Data Modeling: Understanding and Being Understood
Originally published in TDAN.com in October 2006. From time-to-time TDAN.com shares oldie but goodie articles as Features that are relevant…
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Modeling Data Versus Designing Databases: A Case Study
At first, it might seem strange to separate the process of modeling data from the process of designing databases. Not…
Questions Being Asked About Data Governance: Best of #RWDG Q&A
Every month since January 2012 I have had the privilege of conducting a monthly Data Governance and Data Stewardship webinar…
The Business of Data: Focus on the Data that is Important to Your Business
A key tenet of my information management practice is that any data strategy needs to be driven by the organization’s…
It’s all in the Data: Data Governance and Sharing Data Models
On March 17, 2016, I held a Real-World Data Governance (#RWDG) webinar with DATAVERSITY that was titled The Data Model…
The Book Look: Data Novels
I love good novels. I read and learn from a lot of technology texts (and we publish many of them),…
Big Changes in the World of Data Modeling
My work involves consulting and teaching about big data analytics, and I’m fully aware that the real value of big…
How to Manage Null Values in Your Data Warehouse
I’m sure many business intelligence developers have experienced a customer asking why there are null values in their report and…
Universal Data Vault: Case Study in Combining “Universal” Data Model Patterns with Data Vault Architecture – Part 1
There are plenty of reasons you might want to use proven “universal” data model patterns to improve the outcome of…
Medical Professional Liability Ratemaking: Extending the Scope of Predictive Analytics
In today’s insurance landscape, predictive modeling has become a familiar term. With insurance companies now using predictive models to improve…