Technology Strategy · Information · Data · Governance

Alan Green

I provide fractional technology leadership and help organisations understand complex systems, information and data, developing practical solutions that fit their environment. My experience spans technology, governance, product management and organisational strategy, allowing me to draw on different ideas and disciplines to solve complex challenges and leave organisations stronger.

Systems Architecture · Information Strategy · Data Strategy · CITP · FBCS

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The Data Berg Model

The Data Berg Model provides a new way of understanding the observable behaviours of long-lived or archived data. It introduces a shared vocabulary for discussing how information evolves throughout its lifecycle, helping technical, governance and leadership teams reason about archived data more clearly and consistently.

White paper · Version 1.1 · July 2026

Long-lived data is not merely static

The Data Berg Model is a conceptual model and reasoning framework for understanding the observable behaviours of long-lived or archived data.

Recent

Upcoming publications

Work currently in progress and planned for publication.

Specification · forthcoming

Behavioural Specification Layer

A precise definition of the behavioural layer within the Data Berg Model.

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Technical proposal

CapsuleJobs

A self-contained, introspective batch artefact for portable high-performance computing jobs.

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Selected software

Software

A curated selection of applications demonstrating practical system design and different approaches to representing information. Each application has a dedicated page containing further information, release history and documentation.

Business application

Gluggy

A job scheduling, customer management and payment collection application designed for recurring mobile service businesses.

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Time Collection

TiX Clock

A clock and calendar that represents the date and time using a grid of illuminated blocks, exploring an alternative visual representation of time.

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Time Collection

Fuzzy Clock

A clock that represents the approximate time using familiar natural-language phrases, replacing numerical precision with everyday conversation.

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Latest activity

Updates

July 2026

Data Berg Model white paper published

Version 1.0 is now available as the first public release.

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July 2026

Website structure refined

Publications, products and selected case studies now have clear independent boundaries.

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