Data mesh has been steadily gaining popularity as an approach to enterprise data architecture. While it embodies some great ideas, there are a few crucial…

Continue reading → Data Mesh and the Threads that Hold it Together

Cloud technology can be empowering for end users within organizations of all sizes. But without effective data governance, what at first appears to be a…

Continue reading → Data Governance in the Cloud Era – Accelerating, Not Hindering, Data Democratization

Many large organizations are discovering (or in most cases rediscovering) the need for a “single source of truth” to provide consistent and trustworthy data across…

Continue reading → “Data Warehousing” Doesn’t Necessarily Imply “One Big Database”

Here's the best question I’ve ever been asked by a client: “What’s not in this report that you think we should know?” Now, I wish…

Continue reading → Four Characteristics of a Successful Data Strategy Leader

Over the past several years, enterprise data strategies have been in a wild pendulum swing – from no strategy at all to way too much.…

Continue reading → Six Practices to Realize Your Long-Term Data Vision Through Near-Term Work