What does a reality check look like in your business?
Dylan Jones (@dataqualitypro) asks: What does a reality check look like in your business?
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Big Data and nomenclature overload
I'm a big proponent of Big Data. I drink the Kool Aid. I've noticed something interesting over the past year, though. The number of data-specific terms has skyrocketed. Don't believe me? Keep reading.
Midnight in a sky above an ocean of aqua
Jim Harris (@ocdqblog) just wants to buy a blue shirt. Why does e-commerce make it so hard?
Keep your perspective with big data
Yes, you've heard about it, unless you've been so busy that you haven't seen magazines, internet news or even television for the last couple of years: big data. This development has exploded onto the enterprise data management scene, and like any hot new concept, the marketing is breathless and urgent. Take advantage of
Names, meanings, context
David Loshin (@davidloshin) discusses names, meanings and context.
20 encounters of the information kind: data normalization – third normal form or performance and usage
Joyce Norris-Montanari on data normalization -- third normal form or performance and usage.
Struggling with sponsorship apathy? Try adopting incremental habits
Dylan Jones explains his tactics for getting buy-in when it comes to improving data quality.
Big Data: Cui bono?
Who benefits from Big Data? In his Thinkr series, author, photographer and technologist Rick Smolan asks many important questions about the era of Big Data.
Data management in local government: the road from information to decisions
One of my first jobs was as an intern with the City of Wilson, NC. For a summer in the mid-90s, I served the citizens of Wilson by performing some highly strategic work in the city manager's office. I answered phones, fixed the copier and, on occasion, wrote speeches for the
Naming conventions for naming things
David Loshin (@davidloshin) on naming conventions for naming things.