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What are Data Maturity Assessments (DMA) and why should you use them?
A short guide to why DMAs are a tool you should be considering, and some best practice tips on how to deploy and use them.
Alex Leigh
Jan 85 min read


Data Governance failures are a wet sock problem!
Data Governance-we are blaming the wrong things for failure!
Alex Leigh
Dec 10, 20253 min read


How not to create a Data Strategy: A cautionary tale of Tech-first thinking.
One of the less fun parts of this job is reviewing failed data strategies mostly representing thinly disguised investment cases for big technology purchases. You know the ones — glossy decks filled with supplier logos, architecture diagrams that look like train maps, and a budget spreadsheet that reads like a supermarket sweep at a todays cloud provider of choice flagship store. These strategies don’t fail because the technology is bad. They fail because they start with techn
Alex Leigh
Oct 23, 20255 min read


ConnectED at Data Decoded
Data Decoded is an event taking place in Manchester in October 2025.
Alex Leigh
Oct 8, 20251 min read
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