CMDB Guy CMDB Guy

Comic

Rex and Brownie explain the data

My lab assistants — a golden retriever and a teacup Yorkie — take on the ideas that make more sense with a ball launcher involved.

Meet the pack

A four-panel comic titled 'CMDB Guy & the Pack'. Panel 1: CMDB Guy, in his navy suit and green tie, gestures at a relationship diagram on his monitor: 'Hi, I'm CMDB Guy! Let's make sense of your CMDB and CSDM.' Panel 2: Rex, a golden retriever in glasses and a navy bandana, rests a paw on a printed diagram: 'I'm Rex! I sniff out missing relationships.' Panel 3: Brownie, a Yorkshire terrier with a red bow tie, stands on the desk: 'I'm Brownie! Small dog. Big impact.' Panel 4: all three together. CMDB Guy: 'Together, we make data work!' Brownie: 'For treats, right?'
The intro strip: CMDB Guy, Rex and Brownie.

Rex and Brownie are my lab assistants. They take whatever part a concept needs — the expert, the business owner, the newcomer, the sceptic — so the explanation has someone to explain it to.

  • Me, drawn

    CMDB Guy

    Navy suit, green tie, and a habit of asking which release you're on.

  • Golden retriever

    Rex

    Glasses, a pointer and endless patience. Rex retrieves things — data included.

  • Teacup Yorkshire terrier

    Brownie

    Small, sharp and never short of a question. Usually the first to ask where the value is.

In the studio

Episode one is on the drawing board

Rex and Brownie are in rehearsal. The finished strips go up here, one at a time.

What should Rex and Brownie explain next?

Send me the concept you keep having to explain twice. It could be their next experiment.

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