James Melzer has published a interesting integration between his enterprise information architecture diagram and the Zachman Framework.

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Metadata can be stored and defined in multiple ways. Do you agree with these classes?

Context Metadata
Context metadata is embedded into the asset itself. Semantic metadata is hidden inside the document or database and in...

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Great Article in this month’s Harvard Business Review by Mark Gottfredson and Keith Aspinall on getting the appropriate level between innovation and complexity. The authors refer to the Innovation Fulcrum as the point where customer satisfaction ...

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Ok, I am slightly behind in my reading so this thought comes after reading the Information Technology and the Board of Directors by Richard Nolan and Warren McFarlan (October, 2005: Harvard Business Review). Overall the article is well w...

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RSS is a lightweight XML format designed for sharing headlines and other Web content. Think of it as a distributable "what's new" for your site. This article reviews the impact of RSS to the Metadata space.
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Ok, so I got into Yahoo or Google Maps and search for an address. They position me at 10,000 feet only showing me the main roadways so I can get my bearings. Then I can drill down and as I move closer the map actually changes by adding the small...

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