Listen to this article: The vocabulary generator has been working overtime. Just last week I talked about Data Contracts. Here’s another: Data Trust. I predict that through 2028, 80% of S&P 1200 organizations will become curious about the meaning of Read more
Listen to this article: Here we go again. We seem to have an irresistible reflex to prepend “data” to every noun, verb, and adjective in the dictionary. Here’s another: Data Contract. My first thought, when I heard about Data Contracts, was Read more
Listen to this article: Each spring in elementary school, as soon as the weather turned nice enough to be outside, we would start the Physical Fitness unit in Gym class, culminating in the Presidential Physical Fitness Award tests. I’m sure Read more
Listen to this article: Do or do not. There is no try. – Yoda I’ve seen dozens, no hundreds of Data Governance articles, books, classes, videos, presentations and conferences. You’d think that we’d have it right by now, but we Read more
Listen to this article: When it comes to data, there are two types of companies: those that are aware of their data quality issues and those that aren’t looking. Does your CEO know how bad your data quality is? Hopefully Read more
Listen to this article: Last week I started looking at Artificial Intelligence from the perspective of the Enterprise Architect. Best practices covered included: maintaining a clear line of sight from the AI deliverable to a business objective and its tangible Read more
Listen to this article: This past week I spent some time thinking about AI from the perspective of an Enterprise Architect. Is the Enterprise Architect also the Agentic AI Architect (or just AI Architect)? Perhaps in some organizations, but I Read more
Practical Data is an occasional series that examines data concepts that we encounter in our everyday lives, sometimes without even knowing it. It is my pleasure to introduce you to the Sigmoid Function. I can’t help but think of it Read more
I have long held that the main reason that corporate adoption of Artificial Intelligence has been slow is because leadership would necessarily have to accept the fact that sometimes the AI would be wrong. The demand for AI has always Read more
Today I start teaching introductory computer science at Rhodes College. It’s the first course in the computer science major sequence, but it is also a recommended elective for non-majors. I’ve been told to expect non-majors to make up as much Read more