Using Levels of Abstraction to Name Data Elements
What we call a naming convention is a collection of rules, which, when applied to data, results in a set…
Data Administration: Part of the Problem?
Data administration is part of the job of making good systems.
Enterprise Architecture: What and Why?
Enterprise Architecture (EA) has recently become a "hot" topic. Articles and seminars here and elsewhere have discussed Enterprise Architecture (EA).
Using Check Constraints to Simulate Domains
All of the popular RDBMS products provide table check constraints: Oracle, Informix, DB2, Sybase, and Microsoft SQL Server. Check constraints…
When I Learned About Entities
Everything Looked Like an Instance Looking Back The conference room had a glass wall; I guess to discourage any literal…
Document Renaissance
We've gone from cave drawings to fax machines; from tribal legends to the global village; from parchment to PC's.
Building a Better Data Model
As Information Systems get more complicated and specialized, Data Analysts find themselves in need of a better way to express…
DBAs Don’t Need Meta Data
Database Administrators (DBAs) do not need meta data. You read that statement right. They don't need meta data.
Object Orientation & Information Engineering:
This is the first in a series of articles on the relationship between the object-oriented approach to system development and…
Data Warehousing: Enabling the Strategic Shift to a Customer-Centric Business
Organizations that have historically been driven by product and service strategies are beginning to realize that there is a better…