Welcome to the Information Value Edition of the Bill Inmon Newsletter featuring David Loshin, a recognized expert, author and speaker on information quality and business intelligence. In addition to my article that points out the conflict that exists between the goal of quality/perfectionism and the need for progress in the arena of data warehouse development, this issue features an article from David that suggests certain characteristics that must be incorporated when developing a model for performance metrics.
On behalf of the Business Intelligence Network, I encourage you to use the monthly Information Value Special Edition of the Bill Inmon Newsletter as your regular source of information and applicable operational processes that will enable you to quantify and elevate the information asset to the balance sheet. Also, please continue to use the Business Intelligence Network as your premier source for information pertaining to business intelligence, performance management, data warehousing and information quality.
To your continued success,
Quality Goals for Data Warehousing
by Bill Inmon
Carried to an extreme, quality can be a real enemy to progress.
Requirements for Modeling Metrics
by David Loshin
This article discusses concepts that are relevant to developing a model for performance metrics, suggesting certain characteristics that must be incorporated.
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