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Escaping the Legacy Trap: Delivering Data at DevOps Speed

My Journey to Free Data at DevOps Speed By Brian Brewer | Published July 25, 2024, 09:00 AM EDT I look back on a career that defined both my path and InfoLibrarian’s evolution. For over two …

July 25, 2024 · 3 min read · READ →

2026: The Year of the Knowledge Graph for AI

By Brian Brewer · August 11, 2026

Aug 11, 2026 · 8 min · READ →

How GraphRAG Enables Explainable AI

How GraphRAG Enables Explainable AI By Brian Brewer Founder & CTO, InfoLibrarian | Data Trust Engineering infolibcorp.com | …

Oct 22, 2025 · 7 min · READ →

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Bridging Data and AI Governance: Integrating DAMA-DMBOK with NIST AI RMF

TL;DR The Bottom Line: Traditional DAMA-DMBOK data governance isn’t enough for AI systems. This article provides a strategic …

Sep 28, 2025 · 9 min · READ →

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Seven Years Back to the Metal: The Evolution from Strategy-Only to Strategy + Technical Validation Architecture

Seven Years Back to the Metal: The Evolution from Strategy-Only to Strategy + Technical Validation Architecture By Brian Brewer | …

Sep 19, 2025 · 6 min · READ →

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From Governance Theater to Architectural Reality: A Data Leader's Guide to Breaking Free

2025: The Year Data and AI Governance Failure Rates Hit Alarming Highs Whether you’re a hands-on data manager wrangling daily …

Aug 15, 2025 · 6 min · READ →

Beyond GIGO: A Data Leader’s Guide to AI Data Quality

Why AI Changes Everything for Data Quality Every data leader I talk to is asking the same question: “Why are our traditional …

Aug 7, 2025 · 6 min · READ →

Why 90% of AI Projects Fail — and How Metadata Saves Them

Unlocking AI Success: The Metadata Advantage By Brian Brewer | Published August 1, 2025, 09:00 AM EDT The AI revolution is at a …

Jul 20, 2025 · 2 min · READ →

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Demystifying the Data Product Lifecycle for Data Leaders

The Data Product Lifecycle As of 08:03 PM EDT on Thursday, July 17, 2025 The buzz around data products is reshaping how …

Jul 17, 2025 · 3 min · READ →

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Computational Governance: Redefining Stewardship for DataOps

Redefining Data Stewardship: How Computational Governance Aligns with DataOps and Modern Architecture In the fast-paced world of …

Jul 17, 2025 · 8 min · READ →

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From Metadata Pioneers to Graph Databases

From Metadata Pioneers to Graph Databases: How Relational Limitations Shaped Modern Metadata Management Exploring how the …

Jul 16, 2025 · 9 min · READ →

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Modernizing Data Management for AI-Driven Enterprises

Article: Navigating the Paradigm Shift: Modernizing Data Management for AI-Driven Enterprises The IT landscape is undergoing a …

Jul 16, 2025 · 9 min · READ →

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The CTO's Guide to Metadata Strategy

From Chaos to Contracts: How Metadata Powers the Future of Trusted Data Products The era of treating data like a byproduct is …

Jun 15, 2025 · 4 min · READ →

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Fixing Data Governance with Modern Architecture

Why Data Governance Fails 80% of the Time—and How Modern Architecture Can Fix It If you’ve ever felt trapped by the promise of …

Jun 1, 2025 · 9 min · READ →