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		<title>Big Data opportunities and NoSQL challenges</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2012/04/big-data-opportunities-and-nosql-challenges/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a relational database professional I couldn’t help but feel like something would be lost with the emergence of the new Big Data/NoSQL database management systems (DBMS). After about two years of buzz around the topic, I’m really excited about the emerging possibilities. However, I’m pretty sure we’ll miss the relational model’s strengths in requirements <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2012/04/big-data-opportunities-and-nosql-challenges/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The data quality challenge, in pictures</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2012/03/the-data-quality-challenge-in-pictures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Data quality in most large organizations is commonly known to be rather lacking.  Most would argue that things haven&#8217;t gotten much better since this 2007 Accenture study found that &#8220;Managers Say the Majority of Information Obtained for Their Work Is Useless&#8221;. To some, quotes like that are shocking, but if you think about how information <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2012/03/the-data-quality-challenge-in-pictures/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A QlikView QuickStart: first steps for learning QlikView desktop</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2012/01/a-qlikview-quickstart-first-steps-for-learning-qlikview-desktop/</link>
		<comments>http://robertlambert.net/2012/01/a-qlikview-quickstart-first-steps-for-learning-qlikview-desktop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[QlikTech&#8217;s QlikView reporting and analysis tool is among a new class of Business Intelligence (BI) software tools. As Ben Harden reported in a recent blog post, BI vendors like SAP, Microsoft, and IBM have traditionally sold “to the IT enterprise, but companies like QlikTech and Tableau are targeting the business and bypassing IT. Their tools <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2012/01/a-qlikview-quickstart-first-steps-for-learning-qlikview-desktop/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The gnarly, subtle-seeming data quality question</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2011/11/the-gnarly-subtle-seeming-data-quality-question/</link>
		<comments>http://robertlambert.net/2011/11/the-gnarly-subtle-seeming-data-quality-question/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve posted a couple of articles at my company’s blog site that reflect my view on data quality efforts: Yes, there is a business case for improving data quality, and I’ve got real business value examples. If you look for real money where you anecdotally know there are data quality problems, you’ll likely find it <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2011/11/the-gnarly-subtle-seeming-data-quality-question/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Get an early start for on-time data modeling</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2011/07/get-an-early-start-for-on-time-data-modeling/</link>
		<comments>http://robertlambert.net/2011/07/get-an-early-start-for-on-time-data-modeling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a data modeler, so I enjoyed Jonathon Geiger&#8217;s recent article entitled &#8220;Why Does Data Modeling Take So Long&#8221;.  But why does he say it like it&#8217;s a bad thing? Mr. Geiger&#8217;s bottom line is exactly right: &#8220;Most of the time spent developing data models is consumed developing or clarifying the requirements and business rules <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2011/07/get-an-early-start-for-on-time-data-modeling/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts after agile training: strengthening values, reducing the cost of honesty, and growing apps</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2011/05/thoughts-after-agile-training/</link>
		<comments>http://robertlambert.net/2011/05/thoughts-after-agile-training/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 13:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently completed ScrumMaster training ably presented by Lyssa Adkins. Throughout the two-day class we appreciated Lyssa’s Zen-like, enabling, style. If her name is familiar, it’s because Ms. Adkins is the author of the book Coaching Agile Teams, one of the leading texts on the subject. I’ve participated on agile projects, but so far only <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2011/05/thoughts-after-agile-training/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Health care data security: how bad is it?</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2011/05/health-care-data-security-how-bad-is-it/</link>
		<comments>http://robertlambert.net/2011/05/health-care-data-security-how-bad-is-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 11:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is really bad, according to a recent survey by the Ponemon Institute (available here with registration). The white paper, entitled Health Data at Risk in Development: A Call for Data Masking, presents the results of a survey of 492 health care IT professionals on their companies’ practices regarding use of live personal health care <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2011/05/health-care-data-security-how-bad-is-it/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Data quality and data governance lessons from national health care</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2011/03/data-quality-data-governance-lessons-from-national-health-care/</link>
		<comments>http://robertlambert.net/2011/03/data-quality-data-governance-lessons-from-national-health-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who would want to be a national health care administrator?  Who would want the responsibility for managing health care and formulating health policy for tens or hundreds of millions of people?  It seems obvious that such decisions would rely on quality data.  A recent interview impressed upon me how much data managers can learn from a <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2011/03/data-quality-data-governance-lessons-from-national-health-care/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>But is it art? Skills of the next generation BI professional</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2011/02/but-is-it-art-skills-of-the-next-generation-bi-professional/</link>
		<comments>http://robertlambert.net/2011/02/but-is-it-art-skills-of-the-next-generation-bi-professional/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s a data explosion going on and perhaps the strangest result is that business intelligence analysts need to become more artistic. Recently my friend Ben Harden directed my attention to a post from Steve Bennett of Oz Analytics on the future of BI. One challenge to analysts that Mr. Bennett cited was the unprecedented explosion in data <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2011/02/but-is-it-art-skills-of-the-next-generation-bi-professional/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Metadata goals, ROI, and point solutions</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2010/11/metadata-goals-roi-and-point-solutions/</link>
		<comments>http://robertlambert.net/2010/11/metadata-goals-roi-and-point-solutions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently there has been a long, and very interesting, discussion of do-it-yourself versus third-party metadata tools on LinkedIn&#8217;s TDWI BI and DW discussion forum (membership required to follow the link). I have followed but haven&#8217;t commented, but I suppose I contributed when Information Management kindly published my article on DIY metadata. The discussion is extremely <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2010/11/metadata-goals-roi-and-point-solutions/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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