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…
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A Beginner’s Guide to NoSQL
Whether you’re opening a website or running a business, it’s very likely that you’re going to be using some sort…
Data Management 20/20: Building a Data Modeling Center of Excellence
Data governance is considered an oversight activity for work pertaining to the creation and management of data. That is, what…
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…
Data Modeling and Database Design
Data modeling and database design is an in-demand career path, and database design is a crucial skill set that experienced…
The Unfolding of the Data-Centric Paradigm – Part 1
There is a movement to upend traditional thinking about information systems by putting data and meaning at the center of…
The Book Look: The Elephant in the Fridge
Guided Steps to Data Vault Success through Building Business-Centered Models John Giles wrote The Nimble Elephant a number of years…
Data Management 20/20: Connecting the Data
Data collection is getting more dispersed and voluminous every day. Corporate entities are constantly merging or splitting, and new lines…
Common Data Modeling Mistakes and Their Impact
Although data modeling has been around for over 30 years, it ranks among the top areas from which database application…
Tales & Tips from the Trenches: A Tool for Agile Data Transformation (MDOX)
Data Transformation is usually thought of in the context of database ETL (Extraction, Transformation, and Loading)— i.e. moving data wholesale…