08 Sunday Feb 2026
Martyn Rhisiart Jones, Madrid 28th January 2026
I would like to introduce you to a pragmatic approach to Big Data and Big Data Analytics. It is real-world focused and business-centric. This is the best approach to Big Data you are ever likely to find. Yet, I am still significantly understating the magnificent utility. It is also timely and has all the pertinent facets of the approach.
Continue reading07 Saturday Feb 2026
Martyn Rhisiart Jones
Bruxelles, 28th May 2019
To paraphrase the great Bob Hoffman. Just when you feared that Agile evangelists might produce even more nonsense, they surprise you. What do they do? Exceed expectations.
And how did they do that? Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to Agile at Scale. It comes with all the miscellaneous, spiced-up, and vainglorious crap-on-the-side that accompanies it.
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Posted in All Data, Big Data, Big Data 7s, Big Data Analytics, business, Business Intelligence, business strategy, dark data, data architecture, Data governance, Data Lake, data management, data science, Data Supply Framework, Data Warehouse, Data Warehousing, Inform, educate and entertain., pig data, The Amazing Big Data Challenge, The Big Data Contrarians
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AI, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, bullshit, Business, c-suite, CEO, chatgpt, technology
Martyn Richard Jones
New York City, 18th January 2017
I’ll make this short, sweetish and to the point.
These are the arguments that CEOs need to know about Big Data.
It was written for CEOs and those who provide independent advice to CEOs.
If you are someone who wants to be prepared for CEOs who are armed with the realities of Big Data, then maybe this is for you too.
06 Friday Feb 2026
Posted in Inform, educate and entertain.
Madrid, Saturday 7th February 2026
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I was reading an article. It was written by Jeff Wilts and recommended by Bill Inmon. I got to this statement: “Teradata is a full-featured enterprise data warehouse.” For me, it went further downhill from there.
But this was the coup de grace: “Databricks is a unified data platform that can behave like a data warehouse.”
Continue reading24 Saturday Jan 2026
Posted in Ask Martyn, humour, Inform, educate and entertain., IT Circus, Polemic, Stories, Strategy
Madrid, 24th January 2026
These are five common goodstrat laws that everyone should be aware of.
“Martyn Rhisiart Jones… Writes dry, merciless takedowns of data/AI/strategy hype at goodstrat.com.
Believes most corporate decks deserve the bin and most buzzwords deserve worse.
Occasionally drops canon: the Martyn Rhisiart Jones Effect, GoodStrat Law, Celtic Domination Principle, Georgie Lovering Razor, Valley Commando Principle…
Mostly here to remind everyone that clarity still cuts deeper than PowerPoint.”
Continue reading13 Tuesday Jan 2026
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AI, Behavioural Economics, Business, Business Management, data, Data Warehousing, ethics-in-work, Information and Technology, Information Technology, Organisational Autism, organisational-culture, professionalism, Strategy, technology, work-ethic
Martyn Rhisiart Jones12 Monday Jan 2026
Posted in Inform, educate and entertain., Polemic
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AI, Artificial Intelligence, bullshitters, Business, charlatans, chatgpt, con-artists, grifters, liars, rogues, technology
Madrid, Wednesday 14th January 2026
Right, listen. If you’ve ever sat through one of those AI conferences, you know the ones. Some bloke in a black polo neck stands on stage. He’s clearly never met a mirror he didn’t like. He says, “We’re on the cusp of AGI.” It sounds as if he’s just invented gravity. Then you’ll know the particular flavour of despair I’m talking about.
Continue reading12 Monday Jan 2026
Posted in Inform, educate and entertain.
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2026, agentic, agents, AI, Artificial Intelligence, bollox-mania, Business, BusinessStrategy, charlatans, chatgpt, leadership, technology, TechTrends
Madrid, Tuesday 13th January 2026
As we venture further into 2026, the landscape of enterprise artificial intelligence has undergone a subtle but profound shift. The once-dazzling promise of autonomous AI agents has matured into something more prosaic. These self-directed digital entities can orchestrate tasks from customer engagement to complex data integration. Yet, they are no less pervasive. They are no longer novelties confined to experimental labs; they inhabit boardrooms, back offices and supply chains alike.
Continue reading11 Sunday Jan 2026
Posted in Inform, educate and entertain., Masterclass
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AI, Artificial Intelligence, Business, business-data, chatgpt, justification, requirements-gathering, technology
Martyn Rhisiart Jones
Oxford University, Sunday 11th January 2026
Should All Business Data Requirements Be Justified in Business Terms?
A Pseudo-Debate
Motion: All business data requirements must be justified in business terms. Potential business utility should be a deciding factor in whether they are fulfilled.
For the Motion: Sir Afilonius Rex
Against the Motion: Martyn Rhisiart Jones
08 Thursday Jan 2026
Posted in Inform, educate and entertain.
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architect, Business, data, history, information, literature, technology, Wales, writing
Martyn Rhisiart Jones
Location, 22nd December 2025
Weaving the Dragon’s Data: A Welsh-Inspired Tale for Enterprise Architects in the New Year – 2026/01/01
The calendar turns to a fresh page in this crisp January of 2026. We, enterprise data and information architects, stand at a new threshold. Another year welcomes us, brimming with digital transformations. Data lakes swell like the River Taff after a storm. Information architectures evolve like the ancient mountain tops of Snowdonia. But amidst the algorithms and schemas, let’s pause for a moment of whimsy. What if we drew inspiration from the misty realms of Welsh myths and legends? Wales, that land of dragons and bards, offers a tapestry of stories. These stories mirror our quests: taming chaotic data into structured wisdom. They are about preserving cultural legacies in vast repositories. They ignite innovation from the sparks of history. In this Happy New Year ode, we’ll begin a narrative journey through Welsh lore. It is infused with the spirits of its iconic figures. Dylan Thomas, Dannie Abse, Richard Burton, Shirley Bassey, Paul Robeson, and Gwynfor Evans are part of this infusion. These spirits illuminate the art of data stewardship.
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