Re: Data Administration - Anyone Interested?

appy_at_churchill (Pratul.Sharma) wrote:
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> In article <3vs4gd$lda_at_shore.shore.net> dstobart_at_shore.net (The BEACON Project) writes:
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> I for one would love to see some attention to the topics you have
> mentioned below. Also, could you let me/us know more about DAMA ?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pratul
> DBA
> AT&T (GIS) Columbia SC
> appy_at_churchill.ColumbiaSC.ATTGIS.COM
>
>
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> >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
> >
>
>

I agree, now that there are better database tools to build with its time to focus on using them. I would also like more information on DAMA. D. Kim Hughes
DRT Systems International
Houston, TX Received on Wed Aug 09 1995 - 00:00:00 CEST