OccamThe deconstruction of the customer record (and why this has caused billions of dollars worth of IT…In the last two posts, we talked about White’s Law which states:Jun 9Jun 9
OccamWhite’s LawDavid White is a retired lecturer in information system design at the school of business, Auckland University.Apr 18Apr 18
OccamThe Data-Centric ParadoxAs with many things IT, definitions of words and phrases are often incomplete, ambiguous and sometimes just wrong. Someone gives something…Apr 3Apr 3
OccamApp-centric vs data-centricThere is a lot of talk recently about the data-centric enterprise. In this article we’re going to look at the differences between…Mar 14Mar 14
OccamWhat exactly is Metadata?A few years ago, New Zealand’s prime minister made the statement that the country “should not worry that the GCSB (Government…Mar 6Mar 6
OccamWhat is the purpose of data?Traditional view: “Data should be thought of through the lens of its ability to describe the state of business processes” (Forbes — March…Jan 24Jan 24
OccamWhat exactly is data?A great place to start unravelling data complexity is to ask the question ‘what is data’?Jan 21Jan 21
OccamWhat’s with all this complexity around data?At Occam, we’re taking a deep dive into what causes all the complexity around data. We’re seeing a significant explosion of data solutions…Jan 16Jan 16
