With increasing frequency, people are asking, “what is a simple solution to data governance?” They, and likely you, are looking a silver bullet to bring order out of chaos. The ironic part of the problem is that it is not a new problem; rather it is an old recurring problem with a new name. What our industry is dealing with is really a traffic and logistics problem. Once you look at it in that light, how to solve it becomes easy. Read more »
Some time ago, on a project far, far, away, we spent a good deal of time trying to define roles around data governance. We recognized that both the business and the technology teams were key contributors in our fledgling data governance program. What was proposed was that Data Stewards were on the business side of the fence and the experts on context and definitions. The IT staff would be called Data Custodians who were responsible for the safe handling of the data while it was in their custody. What has me chuckling to this day was the aftermath of that discussion. Read more »
As much as developers would like to believe that they have total creative license, they really are bound to some degree by the underpinnings of their development software. No matter the language, platform, or technology, somewhere along the line there are limiters on what a developer can do that govern their efforts.
Solution developers will resist it when possible, just as my brother once tried to defy the laws of physics. Read more »
