Lately there has been a lot of discussion around the notion of data governance and SOA governance. Joe McKendrick hit the topic, as did Neil Ward-Dutton; a rash of bloggers took on the issue as well.

Data modeling, at its core, is the process of transforming raw data into meaningful insights. It involves creating representations of a database’s structure and organization. These models are often ...

With the growing interest in adopting best practices across IT departments, particularly according to standards such as the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), many organizations are ...