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Lightnin’ Hopkins to the Rescue

Listen to this article:  I was introduced to R.E.M. my freshman year in college. They played at Page Auditorium on campus about a month into the school year. The guy in the dorm room next door spent the rest of Read more

By Mark, 6 daysJune 17, 2026 ago
Data Governance Data Quality

Are Your Data Quality Metrics Useless?

Listen to this article:  They probably are. That’s right, I said it. Most Data Quality metrics are useless. Of course, that assumes that you have any to begin with. And by the time you finish this article you’ll agree with Read more

By Mark, 2 weeksJune 10, 2026 ago
Artificial Intelligence Data Governance Data Quality Generative AI

Data Governance’s Second Act

Listen to this article:  Imagine it’s all done. Well, it’s never all done, but imagine it’s all there: definitions, expected content, data models, profiling, documentation, support processes. Everything we’ve spent so much time trying to make happen. It’s all there.  Read more

By Mark, 3 weeksJune 3, 2026 ago
Data Culture Data Governance Data Quality Leadership

Data Quality and The Art of Executive Self-Deception

Listen to this article:  Corporate leadership doesn’t care about data in the same way that we do, nor should they. They don’t care about the details of Data Governance or Data Quality. Certainly not data models. They don’t (or shouldn’t) Read more

By Mark, 4 weeksMay 27, 2026 ago
Data Architecture Data Culture Data Debt Data Governance Data Products Leadership

Taming the Data Rabbits

Listen to this article:  In an earlier article, I highlighted the approach that some companies are taking of allowing, and in some cases encouraging, uncontrolled data replication. Replication may be an intentional executive strategy, although experience suggests it might not Read more

By Mark, 1 monthMay 20, 2026 ago
Agentic AI AI Agents Artificial Intelligence Data Governance Data Products Data Quality Generative AI Information Management

Data Governance Metamorphosis

Listen to this article:  Last week was the DGIQ-EDW conference in San Diego. It’s one of the leading industry conferences for data professionals, focusing on practical enterprise topics like AI governance, data architecture, stewardship, and organizational strategy. If you’ve never Read more

By Mark, 1 monthMay 13, 2026 ago
Data Architecture Data Culture Data Debt Data Governance Data Products Leadership

Data Rabbits

Listen to this article:  Show of hands: how many of you have ever heard corporate leadership say something like, “We are moving everything into the cloud and closing down our data center so we can scale faster and save money”? Read more

By Mark, 2 monthsMay 6, 2026 ago
Life Metadata

Mondegreen Pastures

Listen to this article:  One of the most frequently quoted passages in the Bible, especially at funerals, is the 23rd Psalm. It comforts those who are mourning, reassuring them of God’s presence even through life’s most difficult times.  Except that’s Read more

By Mark, 2 monthsApril 29, 2026 ago
Analytics Artificial Intelligence Competitive Differentiation Data Culture Data Governance Data Products Data Quality Data Regulation Data Value Information Management Leadership

Consequences Schmonsequences

Listen to this article:  Do you listen to the Rock Bottom Data Feed? If you don’t, you should. It’s a serious show about data that doesn’t take itself too seriously; more of a radio program than a podcast. My co-host, John Ladley, in Read more

By Mark, 2 monthsApril 22, 2026 ago
Data Products

Data Products and the Alignment of Beatings

Listen to this article: So much of corporate behavior is driven by beatings; or more accurately, by the avoidance of beatings.  Research consistently shows that people are more motivated by avoiding negative outcomes than achieving positive ones. This tendency, is Read more

By Mark, 2 monthsApril 15, 2026 ago

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