Data Modeling for Quality
In this article, I describe a method of modelling data so that it meets business requirements. Central to this method…
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Ownership of Vocabulary vs. Ownership of Data
Can the responsibilities for vocabulary ownership and data ownership by business stakeholders be separate? Should they be? I have listened…
Perception Manipulation in Infographics
The purpose of data visualization is to facilitate the perception of information arrays and to identify patterns that are difficult…
How Data Cleansing Helps Predictive Modeling Efforts
If you are planning on using predictive algorithms, such as machine learning or data mining, in your business, then you…
None Shall Pass! Are Your Database Standards Too Rigid?
Rigidly adhering to a standard, any standard, without being reasonable and using your ability to think through changing situations and circumstances…
Big Data Modeling Improves Business Intelligence
Through big data modeling, data-driven organizations can better understand and manage the complexities of big data, improve business intelligence (BI),…
The Book Look: Data Model Storytelling
Larry Burns’ latest book, Data Model Storytelling, is all about maximizing the value of data modeling and keeping data models…
Common Quality Assurance (QA) Problems
According to research work done by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the US economy loses from $22.5 billion…
Improve Data Governance with These Data Modeling Tips
Data Governance describes the practices and processes organizations use to manage the access, use, quality and security of an organizations…
Stages and Types of Data Models
Three different types of data models exist, each of which plays a distinct role in data modeling. They help an…