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…
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.…
How Dense is Your Information?
Critical understanding to get the most out of Big Data To appreciate what it takes to get the most out of Big Data let’s look at what Big Data is and “information density”. Information density…