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Aug 6 2025

A Step Ahead: From Acts to Aggregates — Record-ness and Data-ness in Practice

Introduction What is the difference between records and data? What differentiates records managers from data managers? Do these distinctions still matter as organizations take the plunge into artificial intelligence? Discussions that attempt to distinguish between records and data frequently articulate a heuristic for differentiation. “These items are records; those items are data.” Many organizations have […]

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 […]

You Don’t Know Data! (The Importance of Sound Definitions)

W. Edwards Deming, the father of statistical quality control, said: “If you can’t describe what you are doing as a process, you don’t know what you’re doing.” When looking at the world of IT and applied to the dichotomy of software and data, Deming’s quote applies to the software part of that pair. The analogous […]

Game-Changing Data Definitions You Cannot Afford to Ignore

In today’s data-driven world, the terms “data governance” and “data stewardship” have become buzzwords, often thrown around without a clear understanding of their significance. However, defining these terms is not about adding complexity, it’s about establishing clarity and accountability and providing a sense of practicality and pragmatism. As I define it, data governance is “the […]

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A Step Ahead: From Acts to Aggregates — Record-ness and Data-ness in Practice

Through the Looking Glass: Data as Code? Or Data as a Code?

You Don’t Know Data! (The Importance of Sound Definitions)

Game-Changing Data Definitions You Cannot Afford to Ignore