Modeling Data Versus Designing Databases: A Case Study
At first, it might seem strange to separate the process of modeling data from the process of designing databases. Not…
Data Modeling Articles
At first, it might seem strange to separate the process of modeling data from the process of designing databases. Not…
What is NoSQL? I bet you guessed that it doesn’t use SQL, right? It is sort of right there in…
This article considers the simplification of entity-relationship diagrams by the use of meta-entities. Indexes to measure the effectiveness of simplification…
Introduction There are four data models that form the overall data model topology within an enterprise. These are depicted in…
There are plenty of reasons you might want to use proven “universal” data model patterns to improve the outcome of…
In Part 1, I showed that SCDs inadequately live up to their stated purpose. They are intended to provide history…
The name of this article is the name of a Real-World Data Governance webinar that I will be giving in…
I believe that Ralph Kimball’s fact-dimension pattern is one of the most important and powerful data design patterns ever discovered.…
In today’s insurance landscape, predictive modeling has become a familiar term. With insurance companies now using predictive models to improve…
This article, Part 3 of a three-part series, discusses the aesthetics of preparing and presenting data models – no matter…