Putting Teeth In the Tiger

This post was originally published in August 2010 on the Irish Computer Society’s Data Protection Blog. I’ve copied it to here as it is my work and I want to put all my Data Protection musings in one place. Please feel free to go and look at it on the ICS site as well. The …

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Profound Profiling

Over the past few weeks at a number of events and speaking engagements I’ve found myself talking about the multifaceted benefits of Data Profiling from the perspectives of: Complying with EU Data Protection regulations Ensuring Data Migrations actually succeed Enabling timely reporting of Regulatory risks My mantra in these contexts seems to be distilling down …

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“It’s the Information, Stupid”

This post was first published in the Irish Computer Society Data Protection blog. I’m republishing it here as it is my original work and I am putting my Data Protection musings in one place. A recent news story in the Irish Times about the data protection compliance problems faced by the Irish Insurance industry serves …

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For the want of a nudie pen Tom Happens is exposed

One of the most popular presenters on one of the most popular radio stations in Ireland recently launched a great idea – a loyalty card for his listeners. This card seems to be the replacement for his previous gimmick, a “Nudie Pen”. Visit the radio station website (NewsTalk.ie, tell them your name, your address, your …

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Information Quality – Do we have an app for that?

A few weeks back I got a new iphone. I’d resisted for years, enjoying the pleasures of Nokia and Symbian and the challenges of Palm and Windows Mobile 6.1. The fun part for me of any new mobile phone purchase is playing with the new toy  tool and seeing what it can do that my …

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Sometimes it is the simplest things…

Yesterday I took some time out from work to help hang some new light fittings at home. Our local handyman/neighbour was doing the hard work as my wife has seen enough of my father’s DIY exploits to have put an embargo on me even looking sideways at power tools. The estimated duration of the job …

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St. Patrick’s Day Special

I found this on http://www.motivatedphotos.com and it struck me that it is a wonderful metaphor for data integration, information quality, and data governance in many organisations where they are reacting to issues, sustaining silos, or viewing all of this as an IT issue rather than a business challenge, or trying to solve the challenge with …

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Wrong Country Wrong Call

I’m diverting briefly today from my regular information quality themes to pick up on a debate that has been triggered by Simon over on Tuppenceworth about the latest tsunami of magical thinking that is Your Country Your Call. For those of you in Ireland who reside under a rock or in a cave or readers …

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An open letter to Orna Mulcahy and Leaving Cert Class of 2010

Today’s Irish Times has an article by Orna Mulcahy where she bemoans the fact that the points for college courses will be higher this autumn due to the increase in applications from mature students who have recently found themselves unemployed/between jobs/time advantaged (pick your own term). After more than a decade of falling points and …

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