Business Rules – February 2012
Ron Ross explains why he thinks the term "conceptual data model" should not be used.
Why Data Models Cannot Work
Malcolm Chisholm explains why enterprise-level information knowledge management will never be attained by producing a comprehensive set of data models.
So You Want to be a Data Champion?
The data champion role is a dedicated, full-time business role. It requires someone who has both IT and business knowledge…
Is Your Organization Too Unique to Use Universal Data Models?
Some of the material presented in this article was excerpted with permission from The Data Model Resource Book: A Library…
The Database Report – January 2011
Craig Mullins provides a recap of database industry news for the last quarter of 2010.
Data Mining in Practice January 2011
This installment of Tim GraettingerÕs series on the nuts and bolts of data mining tackles missing data.
The Data Modeling Addict – January 2011
In this article, Steve Hoberman explains his first of ten Data Modeling Steps, Identify Model Purpose.
Creating and Establishing a Common Language
A common business language is a powerful tool within any enterprise. Adam Giles and Tom Hammergren explain how to get…
SELECT * FROM Celko December 2010
Joe Celko provides an overview of the various types of auctions and explains that they are a classic way of…
The Decision Model – December 2010
This article looks at five approaches in practice for dealing with business rules and business processes, but it begins with…