BEAUTY
In simplicity
Passion in what you do, dedication in how you do it.
There is honesty in simplicity, whether in data management, photography, or cooking. Start from the fundamentals and let complexity grow naturally
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MDM Implementation Styles: Analytical vs. Operational
We rarely see Master Data Management programmes pick a single, fixed architecture on day one. Instead, most fall along a spectrum: from lightweight styles that support reporting and analytics, to heavier styles that put MDM directly in the path of live business transactions. Once you understand where a given implementation style sits on that spectrum,…
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The Importance of Measuring Data Quality from a Process Perspective
When we talk about data quality, we default to a snapshot mindset: pull a sample, run some checks, score the dataset, move on. It is a useful habit, but it treats data quality as a property of a table rather than as the outcome of everything that happened before that table existed. Quality that holds…
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LO-FI towards HI-FI, The Long Way Back to Goosebumps
The 2170 is gone. In its place sits a 3400, and I am still working out whether I traded up or just traded. I did not decommission the TDAI-2170 because it failed me. It didn’t. It was, by any measure I trust, a fine piece of equipment. But somewhere between writing about it last time…
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The Semantic Layer: Lets Dive in
A translation layer between raw data and the people who use it. A semantic layer sits between raw data (tables, warehouses, lakes) and the people or tools that consume it. It translates physical data structures into business language, so a metric or entity means the same thing regardless of which tool queries it. This post…