My Rules for Purging Data

One of my favorite Johnny Cash songs is "I've Been Everywhere." A look at song's lyrics reveals an absolutely amazing pastiche of cities that "The Man in Black" saw as an entertainer.

Check out these amazing lyrics:

I've been to Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Ombabika, Schefferville, Jacksonville, Waterville, Costa Rica, Pittsfield, Springfield, Bakersfield, Shreveport, Hackensack, Cadillac, Fond du Lac, Davenport, Idaho, Jellico, Argentina, Diamantina, Pasadena, Catalina, see what I mean-a.

In a word, wow.

While Cash has more than a few places on me (although I might catch up one day), I started thinking about some of the things that I have seen as a technology consultant.

I've seen many things in many places on the data side. In this post and others forthcoming, I'll take a look at some data atrocities. If I were the slightest bit musically inclined, I'd put it to a song.