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Demilitarising Information Operations
There is nothing more annoying than management treatises that borrow phrases from military texts to add that touch of gravitas. Equally, the trend in military parlance to wrapper straightforward language with the sort of management-ese that transforms ‘we took the … Continue reading
Some history behind information operations
In my previous post, I talked about a reinvented notion of information operations. Why reinvented? Well, it’s nothing more than conceited to think that the modern world has the monopoly on good ideas. Despite the massive surge of interest around … Continue reading
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Information operations
I have talked a lot in previous posts about data management and some of its more specialist (read as geeky…) subsets, but why is it important? At Evaxyx, we believe that data lies at the heart of a reinvented topic … Continue reading
Master Data Management: mining for gold
In earlier posts, I considered the basics of master data management and common mistakes when approaching this complex issue. Now it is time to consider a more fundamental question. Identifying what is and is not master data is one of … Continue reading
Thee perils in perception
Earlier I outlined the fundamentals of Master Data Management (MDM) and the differences between Customer Data Integration and Product information Management. Let’s now take at three common perils in MDM projects. It can be tempting to see Master Data Management … Continue reading
Variants of Master Data Management
Master Data Management (MDM) is an enigmatic acronym that has come to mean all things to all people. At its essence, MDM concerns itself with creating a single view of all the enterprise information created by the many systems within … Continue reading
Five steps to revolution
In my earlier posts I took a broad look at theories of data governance and modelling. Now I would like to consider the practical aspects. How can organisations transform their data governance into one more suited to their needs? There … Continue reading
Defining data
In my earlier post, I took a broad look at the importance of consensus in data governance. It is equally as important when it comes to data definition. Data definition is a staple of data modelling. To many, those words … Continue reading
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Recent approaches to data governance
In my last post, I outlined a few of the basic principles of data governance. Of course, data management of various kinds has been taking place for as long as data has been used by organisations, but recent approaches to … Continue reading
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Why do data governance?
After ten years of calls for better governance in finance, environmental advocacy, and politics, it is no surprise that the phrase ‘data governance’ has gained an certain ring of authenticity and authority these days. Since all organisations already carry out … Continue reading
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