Relationships Are Not Verbs–Part One
In conceptual (“ontological”) data modeling, relationships describe the structure of the connections between pairs of entity types. It is therefore…
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The Book Look: The Rosedata Stone
I know there is a bit of a bias when I dedicate this quarterly column to my own book ……
Conceptual Modeling Requires Conceptual and Critical Thinking
I am surprised to see a lot of people jumping straight into logical or even physical modeling and skipping conceptual…
Steps to an Effective Data Governance Structure
The quality of data used in business is more important now than ever before. Accordingly, in order for organizations to…
Data Management 20/20: Business Glossary Best Practices
It’s all about communication. Everyone talks about collecting, storing, and analyzing data but how do you make use of this…
Tales & Tips from the Trenches: Agile Data Transformation using MDOX
What is agility? I would define it as the ability to move quickly, fluidly, and efficiently in any direction. In…
The Ballot Data Model – Part 2
This is the second of a two-part series (see part one) on the structure of the voting process, as carried…
The Ballot Data Model – Part 1
In Harris County, Texas (which is approximately the City of Houston), for the November 6, 2018 election, I was appointed…
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,…
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…