The staff at Global Data Strategy enjoys giving back to the data management community through articles, books, and publications. The following are some recent highlights.
Articles & Research Papers
Top 5 Trends in Data and BI Governance, by Donna Burbank with Metric Insights, December 2021
Mutual Friends: Aligning Business & Data Strategy, DataIQ article featuring Nigel Turner, June 2020
Align Enterprise Data Architecture & Governance for Quick Wins SearchDataManagement article featuring Donna Burbank March 2020
Data Governance Trends, DATAVERSITY article featuring Donna Burbank January 2020
Align Business and IT Drivers through Data Quality, SearchDataManagement article featuring Donna Burbank and Nigel Turner, October 2019
Mastering Location Data, Harvard Business Review briefing paper with interview from Donna Burbank, August 2019
Data Governance with Data Architecture: A Proactive Approach, DATAVERSITY interview with Nigel Turner, January 2019
Data Modeling vs. Data Architecture, DATAVERSITY interview with Donna Burbank, November 2018
Data Governance vs. Data Architecture, DATAVERSITY interview with Donna Burbank, February 2018
Data Management vs. Data Strategy: A Framework for Business Success, DATAVERSITY interview with Donna Burbank, September 2017
The Importance of Business Process in Data Management, TDAN Featured Column, “The Business of Data”, by Donna Burbank, Nov 2016
Brexit and the Role of the CIO: a Data Management and Governance Perspective , EM360 Magazine featured article, Oct 2016, by Nigel Turner and Donna Burbank
Metadata is Marketing, TDAN Featured Column, “The Business of Data”, by Donna Burbank, July 2016
Focus on the Data That is Important to the Business, TDAN Featured Column, “The Business of Data”, by Donna Burbank, May 2016
A Conceptual Data Model is Physical, DATAVERSITY, February 2016
Data Driven Business Transformation: What It Means for Today’s Data Management Professional , TDAN Featured Column, “The Business of Data”, by Donna Burbank, February 2016
A Data Model Describes a Business, DATAVERSITY, by Donna Burbank November, 2015
Make Your Data Management Project a Peacock, TDAN Featured Column, “The Business of Data”, by Donna Burbank, November 2015
Data Governance Has an Image Problem, TDAN Featured Column, “The Business of Data”, by Donna Burbank, August 2015
Selling Data Governance in Your Organisation, IRM Connects, by Donna Burbank, Aug 2015
Books
Data Modeling fo
r the Business
by Steve Hoberman, Donna Burbank, and Chris Bradley
Data models are critical to most data-centric business initiatives, but too often data modelers focus primarily on the technical database implementations, neglecting key business rules and drivers. This book describes the importance of data modeling to the business, how to build a business-centric data model, and how to align data modeling with key initiatives such as MDM, business intelligence, and more.
Data Modeling Made Simple with CA ERwin
by Donna Burbank and Steve Hoberman
Data Modeling Made Simple with CA ERwin Data Modeler r8 will provide the business or IT professional with a practical working knowledge of data modeling concepts and best practices, and how to apply these principles with CA ERwin Data Modeler. You’ll build many CA ERwin data models along the way, mastering first the fundamentals and later in the book the more advanced features of CA ERwin Data Modeler. This book combines real-world experience and best practices with down to earth advice, humor, and even cartoons