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
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
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
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
Listen to this article: Just over two and a half years ago, I was among those who were invited by my former employer to explore free agency and/or retirement. I knew that I still had more to say and more Read more
Listen to this article: At this point you are, no doubt, ready to get this thing started already and burst out of the gate coding. You know you have already started the project, but I get it. But just one Read more
Listen to this article: I trust that by now that you’ve completed Phase Negative One and Phase Zero in your Data Products journey. Congratulations, you’ve reached the starting line. Ready to implement something? Almost. Let’s recap. Phase Negative One: Preparation Read more
Listen to this article: A 2020 report published by DAMA in the Netherlands found more than 60 different data quality dimensions. Traditionally, most practitioners recognize the “Core 8”: accuracy, validity, completeness, integrity, uniqueness, timeliness, reasonability, and consistency. The one I want Read more
Listen to this article: In a previous article I covered the foundation that needs to be laid before you even begin thinking about deploying data products. You’ve worked through and completed Phase Negative One, and now you are ready to Read more
Listen to this article: I don’t think I’ve ever seen a technology develop and expand and proliferate this quickly. Remember back in the ancient days of 2023 when it was pretty much just ChatGPT? Did you notice the following year Read more