Click to learn more about author Michael Blaha. Identity is the means for denoting individual entities, so that they can be found. Identity is a prominent concern for databases because developers must have some way for referring to things. There are two aspects of identity – how to connect records together (internal identity) and how […]
Data-Ed Webinar: Data Modeling Strategies – Getting Your Data Ready for the Catwalk
To view just the slides from this presentation, click HERE>> About the Webinar Because every organization produces and propagates data as part of their day-to-day operations, data trends are becoming more and more important in the mainstream business world’s consciousness. For many organizations in various industries, though, comprehension of this development begins and ends with […]
Data-Ed Slides: Data Modeling Strategies – Getting Your Data Ready for the Catwalk
Data-Ed Slides: Data Modeling Strategies – Getting Your Data Ready for the Catwalk from DATAVERSITY To view the On Demand recording of this presentation, click HERE>> About the Webinar Because every organization produces and propagates data as part of their day-to-day operations, data trends are becoming more and more important in the mainstream business world’s […]
Surrogate Keys: Paving the Way for Graph / NoSQL Data Models
Click to learn more about video blogger Thomas Frisendal. Since the mid-seventies many SQL-databases have been modeled using the concept of surrogate keys: Non-information bearing primary keys Used for join purposes (inter-table relationships) System generated (integer) values Not to be shown to end-users The advantage of using surrogate keys is guaranteed persistence, even across changes in […]
Press Release: DATAVERSITY Announces Open Call for Presentations on Data Architecture
DATAVERSITY Education, LLC has announced the call for presentations for their newest conference, Data Architecture Summit, which will take place in Chicago, IL on November 13-16, 2017. Data professionals who are interested in speaking should visit dataarchitecturesummit.com to review the guidelines and submit their presentation proposals. Submissions must be received by May 5th, 2017 to […]
LDM Webinar: Conceptual Data Models – How to Get the Attention of Business Users (for a Technical Audience)
To view just the slides from this presentation, click HERE>> This webinar was sponsored by: About the Webinar Achieving a ‘single version of the truth’ is critical to any MDM, DW, or data integration initiative. But have you ever tried to get people to agree on a single definition of “customer”? Or to get Sales, […]
LDM Slides: Conceptual Data Models – How to Get the Attention of Business Users (for a Technical Audience)
LDM Slides: Conceptual Data Models – How to Get the Attention of Business Users (for a Technical Audience) from DATAVERSITY To view the On Demand recording of this presentation, click HERE>> This webinar was sponsored by: About the Webinar Achieving a ‘single version of the truth’ is critical to any MDM, DW, or data integration […]
Hackolade Introduces First Data Modeling Software Tool For Couchbase NoSQL Databases
by Angela Guess According to a recent press release, “Hackolade, the pioneer for data modeling for NoSQL and multi-model databases, today announced the introduction of the first data modeling software tool for the Couchbase NoSQL database community. This software is compatible with Couchbase versions 4.0 through the latest 4.6 release. Standard features of Hackolade, already […]
Building a Data Governance Program with Data Modeling
“How do you make Data Governance real where the rubber hits the road?” asked Danny Sandwell, speaking at the Enterprise Data World 2016 Conference. Sandwell, who is Product Marketing Manager for erwin, Inc. said that organizations using data models to aid in the creation of a solid Data Governance Program are better able to meet […]
LDM Webinar: Data Modeling & Business Intelligence
To view just the slides from this presentation, click HERE>> This webinar is sponsored by: About the Webinar Business Intelligence (BI) is a valuable way to use information to show the overall health and performance of the organization. At its core is quality, well-structured data that allows for successful reporting and analytics. A data model […]