Karen Lopez says that when it comes to surviving as a Data Architect, “Hybrid is the future.” It’s no longer enough to speak only one language or stay attached to one set of technologies. According to Lopez, “purely relational (SQL) databases don’t exist any longer,” since most applications developed now use various types of database […]
Is Rapid Discovery of ERP or CRM Personal Data for GDPR possible?
Click to learn more about author Roland Bullivant. One of the key tasks early in a GDPR compliance programme is to locate where Personal Data is stored across an organisation’s information ecosystem. Often this is referred to as an Information Audit or Readiness Assessment. To comply with GDPR, an organisation must be able to point […]
Applied Use of Docker Containers and Database Clones
Click to learn more about author Paul Stanton. This is Part 2 of the “Docker Containers and Database Cloning for DBAs, Data Governance, and IT Decision Makers” Series. Part 1 of the series is at: Docker Containers and Database Cloning for DBAs, Data Governance, and IT Decision Makers: An Introduction, it provided an introduction to […]
How to Make Decisions About Data Modeling Relationships in Databases
Click to learn more about author Thomas Frisendal. When you face highly connected data, you might have to choose between Relational vs. Graph. Which one is better? The answers became clear to me, when I asked people from both camps using two (non-scientific) questionnaires. It is not rocket science, but you still need to do […]
Docker Containers and Database Cloning for DBAs, Data Governance, and IT Decision Makers: An Introduction
Click to learn more about author Paul Stanton. The industry is buzzing about Docker Containers and their rapid adoption. It’s not widely known, but MySQL, Postgres, and NoSQL are among Docker’s most popular images. Microsoft has joined the fray with Docker as a feature of Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10, and SQL Server 2017 […]
DevOps, DataOps, and Data Repositories
Click to learn more about author Paul Stanton. There is a disconnect between the goals of DevOps, and the realities of working with relational data. Relational databases are core to many enterprise applications, and the Gartner Group projects that 80% of new projects will rely on relational data through 2020 (available courtesy of Microsoft here). […]
The Data Logjam Facing DevOps and Digital Transformation
Click to learn more about author Paul Stanton. Cloud Computing and DevOps are dominant themes in computing today. AWS, Azure, Google, and others compete to provide greater agility, while reducing enterprise cost of building, running, and protecting information services. Progress is being made in DevOps strategies, with new leadership and organizational culture, combined with tools […]
Knowledge Maps – Structure Versus Meaning
Click to learn more about author John Singer. We are at an inflection point in the process of designing and building computerized systems. Let’s be honest – even with the explosion of new data technologies we are still building the same unit record processing systems from the 60’s, although with a bit more sophistication than an […]
Knowledge Maps – How to Ask a Good Data Question
Click to learn more about author John Singer. The good news about the Knowledge Map is you can start anywhere and build out from there. Because data is organized into facts, each fact being represented by a subject node, relationship (predicate), and an object node on the graph (see Knowledge Maps – A New Model For […]
Knowledge Maps – A New Model for Metadata
Click to learn more about author John Singer. IT Metadata Management – that quirky corner of IT recognized as a “critical success factor” yet the most under-funded aspect of any initiative. Historically, each new wave of IT technical innovation brings with it a call for better Metadata Management. The new innovation disrupts the current status quo […]