Metadata versus Taxonomy
I’ve advocated for many years that Information Management should be a superset of related disciplines including data warehousing, document management,…
Data Cleanup: Michael Clayton and The Consultant’s Role
I recently attended the DataFlux IDEAS 2010 Conference in balmy Palm Springs, CA. I finally had the chance to meet…
The problem with a full box of big data tools
“NoSQL”, for lack of better name, is a generic term that describes any data management system that does not use…
Data quality tools do not solve data quality problems
Data Quality (DQ) Tips is an OCDQ regular segment. Each DQ-Tip is a clear and concise data quality pearl of…
Supply Chain Traceability – What’s in Your T-Shirt?
Does it concern you that cotton from a t-shirt originated in Uzbekistan? You might care if reports are true that…
Once Upon a Time in the Data
“Once upon a time, and a very good time it was, there was a moocow coming down along the road,…
Data Mining in the New Economy and How to Get Started
We are all, to some extent, experiencing the drastic transformations that are underway within our current economy. Spurred by the…
To Our Data Perfectionists
Had our organization but money enough, and time, This demand for Data Perfection would be no crime. We would sit…
Data Mining Theory vs. Practice
In many fields, it is common to find a gap between theorists and practitioners. As stereotypes, theorists have a reputation…
