There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch (TANSTAAFL)

TANSTAAFL - Pronounced Tan-staff-ll. An acronym for the adage "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch," popularized by science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein and promulgated in his 1966 novel "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress." It is often invoked in IT work to remind participants that "free" software or services actually require additional work and cost, or that no change comes without a cost.

[Category=Data Governance ]

Source: The Data Governance Institute, 28 December 2009 13:10:08, http://www.datagovernance.com/glossary-governance/

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TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch! In developing a data warehouse, there is work involved, and there is no "free lunch."

[Category=Information Management ]

Source: Information-Management.com, 13 July 2010 11:44:14, http://www.information-management.com/glossary/m.html