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Mar 6 2024
Through the Looking Glass: Data as Code? Or Data as a Code?
Readers of my column know my aversion to buzzwords.[1] I approach the hot catchphrase “Data as Code” with trepidation. Already, we have to name a few: – Infrastructure as Code (with its own acronym, IaC) – Configuration as Code (Config as Code — why not CaC?) – Environment as Code (EaC is not available, as […]


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Dec 6 2023
Through the Looking Glass: The Unique Identifier of the Rose
I recently taught an online class on BCBS 239: Effective Risk Data Aggregation and Reporting for Risk.net. Preparing the course materials took me back to 2007-2008, when I worked for Merrill Lynch managing the Credit Risk Reporting team. I recall how difficult it was for the banks to provide the aggregated risk data the regulators […]


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Sep 20 2023
Through the Looking Glass: Data Provenance in the Age of Generative AI
Am I right that you can’t open LinkedIn, read a tech or business blog, or attend a conference for more than 30 seconds without encountering the generative AI hype? It’s been this way ever since last fall when OpenAI unleashed ChatGPT upon a (mostly) unsuspecting world. Depending on who you read or listen to, generative […]


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