Data Terminology Context I write this because I have seen too many conversations between business and technical stakeholders confused by the every evolving terminology around data. This unnecessarily leads to annoyance, eye rolling and a…
Consuming Systems: Secrets of Operational MDM – Part…
In my previous posts Secrets of Operational MDM – Part 1 : Choosing System Behaviors and Secrets of Operational MDM – Part 2 : Contributing Systems we categorized systems connected to our MDM environment as…
Contributing Systems: Secrets of Operational MDM – Part…
In my previous post Secrets of Operational MDM – Part 1 : Choosing System Behaviors, we categorized systems connected to our MDM environment as Consumers, Managers and Creators of master data. We know that systems often…
Choosing System Behaviors : Secrets of Operational MDM…
Ok I’m probably a bit crazy but despite all the angst, minutia and roadblocks I really enjoy the work in getting the most out of data. And while a lot of focus is currently toward…
Would we choose if it we knew...: Truth…
Have you heard the news about Fake News?… Of course you have. And despite all the fervor around it not only continues to exists but thrive. Because of one simple fact, it quite literally pays.…
SaaS 2.0 time for an Uncloud™ approach
SaaS has been around for a while so now it’s important to start thinking about SaaS 2.0. SaaS 1.0 allows applications to be run and maintained by a SaaS provider in a remote data center…
Defend Timelines from “Perfect Data”
There is a lot of truth and wisdom in the quote, “The perfect is the enemy of the good.” The quote definitely applies when trying to get the most out of data. However, in this…
Top Ten Thoughts for Product Development
#10 There is nothing that a framework can offer that can’t be gained with Java and a compiler, unless you count speed to market and development time. #9 The magic triangle is made of Scalability,…
Top ten truths about data projects
#10 Money is like data if you invest it, manage it and protect it well it can pay off immensely. But do any poorly and you'll regret it. #9 Development methodologies keep changing… mostly in…
How much does your data weigh?
Business Improvement via data metrics Measurement can be key to improving data. But, there are too many potential measures when it comes to data. Every column, every row, every table, every relationship can be measured.…