Click here to learn more about author Michael Blaha. I’m going to do something different this month and reflect on some observations of the IT industry. My comments will focus on database-related topics. This is a smattering of ideas that is not intended to be comprehensive. I’m hoping that this article will stimulate dialogue. I […]
2016 DATAVERSITY Top 20
It’s that time of year again to announce the Top 20 publications by DATAVERSITY in 2016. We are excited to wrap up another great year of education. We published over 100 articles, over 150 blogs, 89 webinars, two online conferences, and five face-to-face conferences. We also launched our new DATAVERSITY Training Center this year where […]
New Esri ArcGIS Release Transforms Spatial Analytics
by Angela Guess According to a new press release, “Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics technology, today announced the release of Esri ArcGIS 10.5, the next-generation analytics technology for innovative organizations. Esri ArcGIS 10.5 arrives at a time when organizations worldwide are challenged to make sense of real-time digital information. The release helps them […]
Visual Normalization – Use the Power of the Dependencies
Click to learn more about author Thomas Frisendal. One of the major contributions of Dr. Ted Codd’s relational model is the focus on the importance of functional dependencies. In fact, normalization is driven by a modeler’s desire for a relation where strict functional dependency applies across all the binary relations between the designated primary key and […]
LDM Webinar: Data Modeling for XML and JSON
To view just the slides from this presentation, click HERE>> About the Webinar Data modeling has traditionally focused on relational database systems. But in the age of the internet, technologies such as XML and JSON have evolved to provide structure and definition to “data in motion”. Have data modeling technologies evolved to support these technologies? […]
LDM Slides: Data Modeling for XML and JSON
LDM Slides: Data Modeling for XML and JSON from DATAVERSITY To view the On Demand recording of this presentation, click HERE>> About the Webinar Data modeling has traditionally focused on relational database systems. But in the age of the internet, technologies such as XML and JSON have evolved to provide structure and definition to “data […]
Be Careful with Derived Data
Click here to learn more about author Michael Blaha. We often perform database reverse engineering as part of our consulting work. We have found that it’s common for databases to contain derived data. Derived data is data that can be computed from other base data. Often, the storing of derived data is a mistake and […]
Webinar: NoSQL Data Modeling Using JSON Documents – A Practical Approach
To view just the slides from this presentation, click HERE>> This webinar was sponsored by: About the Webinar After three decades of relational data modeling, everyone’s pretty comfortable with schemas, tables, and entity-relationships. As more and more Global 2000 companies choose NoSQL databases to power their Digital Economy applications, they need to think about how […]
Slides: NoSQL Data Modeling Using JSON Documents – A Practical Approach
Slides: NoSQL Data Modeling Using JSON Documents – A Practical Approach from DATAVERSITY To view the On Demand recording of this presentation, click HERE>> This webinar was sponsored by: About the Webinar After three decades of relational data modeling, everyone’s pretty comfortable with schemas, tables, and entity-relationships. As more and more Global 2000 companies choose […]
Press Release: Agenda Announced for the 21st Annual Enterprise Data World Conference
Los Angeles, California – DATAVERSITY Education, LLC and DAMA International released the agenda for the 21st Annual Enterprise Data World Conference (EDW). The event will be held at the Omni Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta Georgia on April 2 – 7, 2017. Visit http://enterprisedataworld.com to review event details, the full agenda, speakers, and registration options. The […]