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3 powerful lessons of using data governance frameworks

CIO

The first published data governance framework was the work of Gwen Thomas, who founded the Data Governance Institute (DGI) and put her opus online in 2003. They already had a technical plan in place, and I helped them find the right size and structure of an accompanying data governance program.

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FreshBooks reaches $1B+ valuation with $130.75M for its SMB-focused accounting platform

TechCrunch

In 2003, FreshBooks’ co-founder Mike McDerment was running a small design agency. After relaunching its accounting platform, FreshBooks has raised another $43 million. As in the case of many startups, FreshBooks was started to solve a pain point for one of its founders.

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LMS365, a learning management system built into Microsoft 365 and Teams, raises $20M

TechCrunch

LMS365: Tracking and reporting Image Credits : LMS365 The story so far LMS365’s history can be traced back to 2003, when dentist Bjarne Mortensen founded a company called Elearningforce that was focused squarely on on-premise deployments of Microsoft Sharepoint.

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Bliki: TechnicalDebt

Martin Fowler

Apparently he originally started using a few years ago when it fitted in with government policy; I suppose it's natural again now. I originally published this post on October 1 2003. A couple of readers sent in some similarly good names. David Panariti refers to ugly programming as deficit programming. Revisions.

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Zero trust security: What it is, why it matters

TechBeacon

In 2003, a group of leaders from government agencies and technology companies—later dubbed the Jericho Forum—searched for ways to better secure their networks at a time when companies were using more Internet infrastructure and laptops were becoming more common.

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8 cannabis investors share their outlook on the European market in H1 2022

TechCrunch

Germany’s government created quite a buzz when it announced that recreational cannabis would be legalized during the current term. Does this mean that we’ll see recreational use of cannabis for adults becoming a common policy in Europe? It’s too soon to say.

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SAP has a new succession plan

CIO

Déjà vu “In Pekka Ala-Pietilä, I recognize a leader who not only possesses a profound understanding of our industry and the intricacies of European SE governance, but also one who has been a steadfast ally through many of SAP’s pivotal moments,” said SAP co-founder Plattner, who has served as chairman of the supervisory board since 2003. “As