Thursday: March 2, 2006 1:34 AM
Seth Godin has brought together a collection of writers to publish a book that is not only fun to read but has some interesting value. One of my favorite quotes is from Steve Jobs: Artists Ship. The message is clear in this section that you can ta...
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Thursday: March 2, 2006 1:36 AM
The March issue of DMReview is in print and online. I was able to publish a view at how we can utilize the business strategies of others and actually implement them within our own metadata implementation. Specifically, I review the strategies of...
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Friday: March 10, 2006 11:33 AM
I find myself on a five hour flight reflecting on the Semantic Technologies Conference held in San Jose, CA. Clearly, I have seen a glimpse of the future where semantics drive business value and not just the core data. Like the early views of we...
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Saturday: March 18, 2006 1:10 AM
Federated Agility is the natural progression of technology where everything is automated and every organization is integrated. This article describes the progression and the role metadata will play in this future scenario.
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Monday: March 20, 2006 11:53 AM
On my early morning run, ok more like a jog, ok more like a down hill walk with a back breeze, I was pondering what happens next. What happens when we finally agree on the standards of metadata and core mete-models for the various structures with...
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Tuesday: March 28, 2006 11:51 AM
The Singularity is a term used to describe an evolution of technology, biology, and our own capacity of understanding. On several occasions I have discussed the cycle of change in the world of technology. Specifically, how technology changes are...
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Tuesday: March 28, 2006 11:57 AM
One question that is asked over and over again is what is the difference between a Data Architect and an Information Architect. Of course, both are important and both are desperately needed in todays business environment. One obvious difference ...
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Friday: March 31, 2006 9:20 PM
The one thing that we IAs need to remember is the long and painful death of the Data Architect. Very few will argue that with the advent of SOA, that Data Architecture is the last effort to get started and one of the first to get cut. Agreement ...
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