[LINK] A New Paradigm of Science

[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

ARTHUR,Evan (Dr) wrote:
>  Bernard wrote:
>
> <<Data in a computer, on their own are meaningless. Data only have meaning when you know what they represent.
>
> Actually Jim Gray and Tony Hey (the key people referenced in the article) know this perfectly well.  They are talking about structured data residing in tables with defined and stable column and row descriptors.  
The phone number the bank kept ringing was also structured data residing 
in a table with defined and stable column and row descriptors. The 
problem was that it was the wrong number. The relationship between the 
client and his phone number was broken. It is the relationship between 
data and reality that needs careful managing.

I'll go away now and read the article you referenced. Thank you for the 
pointer.

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Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Canberra Australia
brd at iimetro.com.au