NoSQL and Multi-Model Database Use Cases
NoSQL database systems continue to gain traction, but they are still not widely understood. There is more than one type…
NoSQL
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…
The Marriage of Metadata and Data Governance
Data governance is the people, process, and technology required to create a consistent and proper handling of an organization’s data…
The Tao of NoSQL Data Modeling
The idea for Hackolade came from Pascal Desmaret’s personal need for a data modeling tool specifically for NoSQL databases. He searched the…
The RDBMS is Dead
If you suspected the title of this blog is click-bait, then you would be correct. But bear with me anyway…
Non-Relational Databases Have Relationships Too
Isn’t it ironic that a technology that bears the label of “schema-less” is also known for the fact that schema…
Three Levels of Models Versus Business
Three Levels of Model Abstraction Traditional entity-relationship (E-R) modeling recognizes three different levels of abstraction at which models are developed:…
Understand Relational to Understand the Secrets of Data
I don’t like talking about the relational theory of data. It is absolutely fundamental to any deep understanding of data,…
Benefits of Modeling Apply to NoSQL
Information drives businesses who make decisions based on data. Data is a corporate asset. Data modeling is critical to understanding…
Data Architecture COMN Sense: Data Types and Roles
One of the most illuminating lessons I’ve learned about data modeling came from Len Silverston’s universal data models, where he…