The DevOps movement is a cultural shift toward collaboration and ownership. Collaboration among developers and users. Ownership of projects and…
The Value of an Enterprise Architect
Enterprise Architecture can be a bit nebulous. Without a clear message on value proposition and deliverable expectations, the Enterprise Architect…
Power BI Archtecture
Microsoft’s PowerBI product is a robust data visualization tool for end users. It is easy to get started with the…
Start with a Minimum Viable Solution
Borrowing from Eric Reis’s book Lean Startup, start your data warehousing project simply. Often, we envision a comprehensive, elaborate solution,…
Alternative Data Warehouse Key Design
I was once on a project where the users waited on the data warehouse load to complete before going home.…
Estimating a Data Project
Software estimation has had a lot of attention. Yet, it is still a challenge. Much has been written about metrics…
The Solution Architect
I’ve been a software architect for over 20 years, worked on a wide range of projects. I write this not…
Choosing a Reporting Solution
Reporting solutions vary depending on many factors including the size of the business (or department), security and auditability requirements, and…
Getting Requirements Right
Gathering Data Warehouse Requirements Designing a data warehouse begins with knowing the what and the why of the project. Note…
Critical Success Factors for Data Projects
I’ve been fortunate to have been part of some successful data warehouse projects, and some not so-successful ones. As…