Historically, data quality has been measured in terms of dimensions including: Accuracy – the degree to which data reflects the real world Completeness – data that is adequately populated Timeliness – That data is available when expected and needed Consistency – that data across all systems reflects the same reality Conformity – that data has…
This weekend’s scandal involving the Australian cricket team and their attempt to cheat against South Africa has made world news. Even CNN had a ticker running in the subject and Americans don’t even watch cricket. For those that haven’t been paying any attention to the news – on Saturday, as the third Test match in…
The European Union’s Global Data Protection Regulation comes in to effect in just over two months. Given that this is European legislation, why should South African businesses care? The obvious answer – GDPR applies to any business that deals with the personal data of EU citizens. This may mean you – even if your business…
If you have heard of the Ides of March, you know you’re supposed to beware them. Why? In ancient Rome, the Ides of March were equivalent to our March 15th. In William Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, a soothsayer warns Caesar to “Beware the Ides of March”, the day on which he would be assassinated by…
In a recent post on the Predictive Analytics Trends blog, Stephen J Smith wrote about how Master Data Management is broken Some key points: Master data management is not a technology problem. “In master data management, fundamentally, your data problems are not technology problems. They are not even MDM problems. Your data problems aren’t…
Last week, DAMA Johannesburg’s chapter meeting discussed the “Current State of DAMA” In particular, the meeting focussed on proposed changes to DAMA-I, and the questions that have been asked by some members on social media. Let me start by saying that sitting on the board of a volunteer,non-profit organisation can be a thankless task, and…
This week features the final section of a three part interview on @SAfmradio late last month. In part one we looked at the difference between data and big data, about emerging trends impacting big data, and about the data siloes present in large organisation create barriers to really taking advantage of big data In part…
