Why Do Top-Down Big-Picture Modeling? Part 1
Models are only ever a means to an end. Sometimes car designs are modeled in clay –you can’t drive the…
Data Modeling News, Articles, & Education
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DAMA International Community Corner: Enterprise Data World 2018
By the time you read this, the Enterprise Data World (EDW) 2018 conference will have come and gone and all…
All in the Data: Achieving “Good Data” – Pt 1 Improving Data Definition
Many organizations are focusing their data management and “data as an asset” governance programs on improving data for analytical purposes.…
Data Modeling is (Still) Data Governance
The title of this feature should grab the attention of data modeling people as well as data governance people and,…
Preparing for GDPR
GDPR goes into effect on May 25, 2018. Anyone who captures personal data for EU members will be subject to…
The Book Look: Blockchainopoly
I am a data modeler…and plan on always being a data modeler. My latest book however, just released last week,…
Non-Relational Databases Have Relationships Too
Isn’t it ironic that a technology that bears the label of “schema-less” is also known for the fact that schema…
Thoughts on Semantic Debt
Semantic debt arises when an organization’s data management systems are conceptually inadequate. We often see semantic debt in source-to-target mappings…
Tales & Tips from the Trenches: Data Model Patterns for Agile Projects
This is the fourth column in my series about applying Agile techniques to data projects in our Tips and Tricks from the…
Tales & Tips from the Trenches: Agile Principles in Data Projects, Part 3
Data Modeling in Agile Projects This is the third in a series of columns about applying Agile techniques to data projects.…