From the Publisher – Happy 1st Anniversary & Questionnaire
With the July 2016 issue of TDAN.com, we celebrate our first year with the new format and new relationships. More…
Data Modeling News, Articles, & Education
Get a thorough Data Modeling education through TDAN’s Business Intelligence articles, news, and blogs.
Data Professional Introspective: Comparative Data Management (Part 2)
Part 1 | Part 3 | Part 4 (Coming Soon) In our last column, “Comparative Data Management…
Converting an Essential Data Model to a Real Database Design, Part One
This is the first part of a three-part series, describing the process of converting a relatively abstract Essential Data Model…
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…
NoSQL and SQL Data Modeling – Separating Type and Class
The following is an excerpt from the book NoSQL and SQL Data Modeling: Bringing Together Data, Semantics, and Software by…
The Book Look: Data Lake Architecture
I consider Bill Inmon a seer. He predicted (and also shaped) the popularity of the data warehouse in the 1990s.…
Career Roadmapping
In following up on Dave Wells’ recent piece titled The Evolution (and Opportunity) of IT Careers, Jennifer takes a different…
The Business of Data: Focus on the Data that is Important to Your Business
A key tenet of my information management practice is that any data strategy needs to be driven by the organization’s…
What are NoSQL Databases?
What is NoSQL? I bet you guessed that it doesn’t use SQL, right? It is sort of right there in…
Pragmatic Data: Another Good Reason to Model Your Data
At some point in your career you have probably heard the words, “why do I need a data modeler?” Perhaps…