RE: Data Administration - Anyone Interested?

In article <3vs4gd$lda_at_shore.shore.net> dstobart_at_shore.net (The BEACON Project) writes:

  I am interested- I am moving from the DBA to DA area at my company, and it would be of interest to me to be able to discuss these issues in a forum designed for them specifically. Let me know if the group gets started!

>There seems to be a lack of attention in the news groups to data
>administration as opposed to database administration. Topics such as
>
> Logical Data Modeling
> Warehousing
> Repositories
> Strategies for modeling distributed data
> and others
>
>Does anyone else out there feel that there needs to be a greater focus on
>these subjects?
>
>It maybe that this is because news groups are generally visited most by
>techies rather than business side people. I represent the Data
>Administration Management Association (DAMA) and am thinking about
>starting a news group on how to manage the data resource. Anyone
>interested?
>
>Diana M. Stobart
>Vice President
>DAMA - Greater Boston Chapter

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