Data Quality dimensions are useful concepts for improving the quality of data assets. Although Data Quality dimensions have been promoted for many years, descriptions of how to actually use them have often been somewhat vague. Data that is considered to be of high quality is consistent and unambiguous. Poor Data Quality results in inconsistent and […]
What Is BASE?
BASE describes database processing germane to a NoSQL database, such as a data lake. An increasing number of data volumes and variability, according to DAMA DMBoK, spurred the BASE philosophy. Its popularity rose in 2008. BASE provides less assurance than ACID, but it scales very well and reacts well to rapid data changes. BASE construction […]
Data Management Hasn’t Failed, but Data Management Storytelling Has
Click to learn more about author Scott Taylor. Let’s not kill the messengers; let’s fix the messaging! In their recently published declaration, Data Management Has Failed!, John Ladley, Tom Redman, and a host of other long-time DAMA leaders drafted a call-to-action recommending the “bold, powerful moves” needed to secure business leader support for Data Management. […]
DAMA International Names 2020 Data Management Excellence Award Winners
DAMA International has named the 2020 Data Management Excellence Award Winners. The Government of Ontario’s Central Agencies I & IT Cluster Baseline Team won the award for “Exceptional Organizational Leadership in Architecting an Innovation Approach for Connecting Data and Ideas.” According to DAMA, “The creation of one space for building and connecting ideas and data […]
Put Your Data To Work with DAMA Phil
Click to learn more about video blogger Scott Taylor. The Data Rants video blog series begins with host Scott Taylor “The Data Whisperer.” The series covers some of the most prominent questions in Data Management such as Master Data, Chief Data Officers, Data Quality, the difference between Master Data and MDM, “truth” versus “meaning” in […]
Data Governance Trends in 2019
In October 2018, DATAVERSITY® released the report Trends in Data Governance and Data Stewardship, which was based on an online survey that garnered responses primarily from Information and Data Governance specialists, Data and Information Architects, and Business Intelligence and Analytics professionals. Findings from the survey revealed, among other things, that there’s still a lack of […]
Educating New Data Experts for the World of Data Management
Millennials (the new generation of future Data Experts) have a lot to offer. But, enterprises might need to think a little differently about how to foster their growth so that they can deliver real value to the organization. As baby boomers retire – and as businesses realize that Generation X wasn’t big enough to replace […]
DAMA’s New Certified Data Management Practitioners (CDMP) Exam
The Data Management Association International® (DAMA) has significantly redesigned their Certified Data Management Practitioners (CDMP) exam. The Associate level is already online and DAMA will be releasing the Practitioner level, along with Data Governance and Data Quality elective exams at the DATAVERSITY® Enterprise Data World 2016 Conference (April 17-22) in San Diego, California. The CDMP […]