[1] Svitla – Data vs information– explaining these two interrelated concepts which form the cornerstone of valuable insights that drive intelligent decisions and successful outcomes for businesses and organizations alike.

[2] Cambridge Exam Board -Data, information, knowledge– a short document designed for technology students providing the best explanation I’ve found on this topic.

[3] Smartsheet - Information management strategies- information management (IM) is making sure that the right people have the right information at the right time. This document explains what’s needed to make this happen.

[4] UWE - Logical data structures- handy overview of how to build them containing the technical detail to start building information (data) structure diagrams.

[5] CMMI - Data Management Maturity Model- 53 page presentation describing the goal and realisation of the maturity model

[6] Credera - Data modelling explained(in 10 mins or less) - short description of this important technique with some useful examples.

[7] Oracle – What is data management? – explaining the broad range of tasks, policies, procedures, and practices involved with managing digital data in an organisation.

[8] Big data - a CERN oriented view - captured in a 4 minute long animated TED talk - explaining the the history of big data

[9] Big data, small farms and a tale of two tomatoes - 15 minute TED talk from Erin Baumgartner (ex. MIT) outlining projects that embrace big data and its usage to solve business problems.

[10] Fundamentals of Data Management - SAS website-based work book explaining the practice of managing data as a valuable resource to unlock its potential for an organisation.

[11] What is your data strategy? - short article from HBR published in 2017 exploring the value that data can drive in business.

[12] What is data management? - web article from business.com explaining how every business relies on data, and data management allows businesses to better organise and access the information gathered across a wide range of software solutions.

[13] What is data governance? - Web resource - including two minute video - explaining the value in the process of managing the availability, usability, integrity and security of data in enterprise systems, based on internal data standards and policies that also control data usage.

[14] Developing a data strategy - 10 minute video from a rather modest gentleman explaining the seven steps to building a data strategy. Roll forward to 1:30 to skip (most of) the sales pitch! If you prefer a structured, text-based explanation of the same material, visit this Forbes website.

[15] Visualisation - this very thorough provoking web site shows how information / data can be used to tell a story.

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