The 5 Stages of Your Data Analytics Journey
Harnessing the power of data has become critical in today’s digital age when information is abundant and decision-making is critical…
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Using Predictive Analytics to Improve Employee Safety
Employee safety is not exactly a hot topic, nor is it a particularly interesting one. Naturally, it involves a lot…
Knowledge Graphs vs. Property Graphs – Part II
Differences in Terminology and Capability Building on the terms and concepts introduced in Part I of this white paper, Part…
Exploiting a Semantic Method
In this paper I wrote with Sylviane Cardey and Peter Greenfield we examine how a semantics based technique, MMS (Méta Modèle…
Data Architecture COMN Sense: Relationships and Semantics
Introduction Relationships are fundamental to contextual modeling, data modeling, and semantics. It’s important to understand them deeply. This blog will…
Converting an Essential Data Model to a Real Database Design, Part One
This is the first part of a three-part series, describing the process of converting a relatively abstract Essential Data Model…
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…
NoSQL and SQL Data Modeling – Separating Type and Class
The following is an excerpt from the book NoSQL and SQL Data Modeling: Bringing Together Data, Semantics, and Software by…
The Case Against Slowly Changing Dimensions, Part Two
In Part 1, I showed that SCDs inadequately live up to their stated purpose. They are intended to provide history…