Garry Ure

Garry Ure

A data leader with over 20 years' experience designing and implementing data strategies within top-tier financial institutions. Transforming how organisations manage, govern, and leverage their data assets.

The Ontology Opportunity: Why Building Your Data's Common Language is About to Pay Dividends

Ontologies and semantic knowledge graphs have lurked in the academic shadows for years. Now they’re finally having their moment, not because of some theoretical breakthrough, but because AI is hungry for context and most organisations are serving it data chaos. Beyond the Buzzwords An ontology is your organisation’s definitive dictionary. Not just what words mean, but how concepts relate to each other. The difference between knowing that “customer” and “client” both refer to people who give you money, and understanding that “high-value customer” triggers specific retention workflows whilst “churned client” activates win-back campaigns. ...

November 23, 2025 · 5 min · Garry

Building a Personal Website with Claude Code

I recently rebuilt my personal website using Claude Code, and the experience was genuinely different from traditional web development. Not better or worse in every way, just different enough to be worth writing about. The Starting Point I wanted a simple personal website: a home page, an about section with my CV, and a blog for occasional writing. Nothing complicated. The tech stack would be Hugo for static site generation, GitHub for version control, and FTP deployment to my hosting provider. ...

November 22, 2025 · 3 min · Garry

Welcome to My Blog

Welcome! This is my first blog post. I’m excited to start sharing my thoughts and experiments here. What to Expect Technical writing and tutorials Personal projects and experiments Thoughts on software development And much more! Stay tuned for more content!

October 22, 2025 · 1 min · Garry Ure