A non-relational database describes a database with flexible storage and retrieval. While NoSQL databases form a subset of non-relational databases, non-relational databases also encompass any system that deals with high volumes of unstructured data at a lower cost. Many non-relational databases support SQL-compatible queries too. Data lakes and cloud databases can also be considered non-relational […]
Ten 2020 Visions for Data Modelers
Click to learn more about author Thomas Frisendal. 2020 is a nice number and sounds comforting. And it is about vision(s). Are there any foresights of importance for data modelers? Well, here are 10 suggestions. No warranties, I suggest you use them as lighthouses, hopefully plotting your course from 2020 onwards. Business Value in Data […]
Data Modeling Trends in 2020: A Year of Optimization
This next year demands quicker data-driven decisions, better automation, more integration, and more data, requiring optimized Data Modeling. Data Modeling refers to documentation describing core business rules and definitions around data. Business and technical shareholders benefit from Data Modeling by seeing complex data concepts in an intuitive, visual way. Throughout 2020, Data Modeling will need […]
Semantic Web and Semantic Technology Trends in 2020
One way or another, it’s all about graphs. And machine learning. And AI. And what their connections to each other are. Welcome to the world of semantic technology in 2020. The year ahead largely picks up the pace on what industry experts predicted would happen in 2019. Graph technologies have finally become mainstream, says Andreas […]
Diagnosis Fraud: How Data Science Can Diagnose Healthcare Fraud and Identify Dirty Doctors
Click to learn more about authors Gaurav Deshpande and Todd Blaschka. Six doctors and seven pharmacists were among those charged in a Texas healthcare fraud and opioid takedown. As part of the investigation, officials uncovered Medicare fraud schemes and networks of “pill mill” clinics. The result: $66 million in losses and the distribution of 6.2 […]
Responding to Innovations and Trends in Data Governance
Kevin Shannon, Global Head of Enterprise Data Governance at Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), shared his views on how to respond to current and future developments in Data Governance at the DATAVERSITY® Enterprise Data Governance Online event, during his presentation titled Trends in Data Governance. The Interconnection of Value & Reality In the next few years, […]
Data Modeling on the Other Side of the Quagmire
Click to learn more about author Thomas Frisendal. At the DATAVERSITY® Graphorum Conference in Chicago in October I attended Dave McComb’s tutorial on “Data-Centric: Models and Architectures”. At the end, he ran a raffle for his 2018 book, Software Wasteland – How the Application-Centric Mindset is Hobbling our Enterprises (TechnicsPub). I was the lucky winner! […]
TigerGraph Improves Its Graph Database-As-A-Service With Enhanced Performance
A recent press release states, “TigerGraph, the only scalable graph database for the enterprise, today announced new functionality and performance for TigerGraph Cloud. TigerGraph Cloud, the industry’s first and only distributed native graph database-as-a-service, is the most intuitive way to build and run applications that work with highly connected and complex datasets. TigerGraph’s latest distributed […]
The Most Innovative Global Financial Services Organizations Bank On TigerGraph
According to a recent press release, “TigerGraph, the only scalable graph database for the enterprise, today announced that the world’s most innovative financial services organizations — from emerging companies to the world’s largest banks — have selected TigerGraph to strengthen their fraud detection and credit risk assessment efforts. In fact, four of the five largest […]
Pagantis Chooses TigerGraph to Deliver Faster Consumer Finance Services
A recent press release reports, “TigerGraph, the only scalable graph database for the enterprise, today announced that Pagantis, a point of sale consumer finance platform for ecommerce in Europe, has chosen TigerGraph to streamline its customer experience. The move enables Pagantis to speed up its real-time risk-scoring and fraud prevention processes and reduce wait times […]