LOccitane looks to Pervasive Partner Poly-Asia e-Technology Hong Kong and...
LOccitane is an all-natural beauty products provider, based in Manosque in the Haute-Provence region of southern France. A fixture in Europe, LOccitane has a growing retail presence in Japan, China,...
View ArticleReflections on Identity and Master Data Management
Identity is one particular problem in master data management (MDM). Actually, it is one of the key problems that MDM is trying to solve. But just what is identity, and why is it so difficult?
View ArticleHow Organizations Make Better Decisions
Decisions, whether tactical or strategic, are critical to the success of every organization. This research study investigates the decision-making processes of 57 organizations and their use of business...
View ArticleAnalytics: The Art and Science of Better
This briefing presents a series of insightful, timely articles that highlight how people, culture, process and technology combine to overcome analytical challenges. Learn how analytics can help you...
View ArticleDefinitions in Information Management
Although there is a superficial appreciation of the importance of definitions, too few practical approaches have yet been created to use them effectively in data management.
View ArticleWhy Venn Diagrams Don't Work for Data
Malcolm Chisholm explains why we need to find techniques that are oriented specifically to data rather than borrowed from other areas of human experience.
View ArticlePentaho Announces New Releases that Support Its Agile BI Initiative
Pentaho Data Integration 4.0 and BI Suite 3.6 include enhancements for reporting, analysis and dashboards.
View ArticleIs the SDLC Relevant to Data-Centric Projects?
There has been a shift from a process-centric view in application development to a data-centric view. Because so much has changed since the SDLC originated, does it really apply to what is being done...
View ArticleThe Rise of Ontology: A Conversation with Felix Van de Maele
Is ontology real or is it destined to disappear in few years? That is just one of the questions addressed in this conversation between Malcolm Chisholm and Felix Van de Maele.
View ArticleA Journey to Adaptive Master Data Management
Many organizations need to adapt their master data management (MDM) deployments to address new and wider sets of business requirements, and enable different deployment and implementation architecture...
View ArticleWhat Is Data?
Malcolm Chisholm discusses the origins of data and what the definition of data is in the modern sense.
View ArticleData Management: What is Abstraction?
Malcolm Chisholm discusses three common ways the term "abstraction" is used in data management and how misleading the term can be if not clarified.
View ArticleWhat Is a Category?
Malcolm Chisholm explains the significance of categories in semantics and ontology, which are becoming increasingly important in data management.
View ArticleWhat Is Knowledge?
Malcolm Chisholm discusses how knowledge is more complex than its usual definition and what it means for data.
View ArticleWhat are State and Status in Data Management?
Is it necessary to manage state and status differently than other kinds of attributes? Malcolm Chisholm discusses the roles of state and status in data management.
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