A data dictionary describes data in business terms, including information about the data. It includes elements like data types, structure details, and security restrictions. Unlike business glossaries, which focus on data across the organization, data dictionaries support data architectures – the technical infrastructures that connect a Business Strategy and Data Strategy with technical execution. This support references high-quality metadata that describes data platform attributes […]
A Brief History of Data Modeling
Data Modeling is the “act” of creating a data model (physical, logical, conceptual, etc.) and includes defining and determining an organization’s data needs and goals. The act of Data Modeling defines not just data elements, but also the structures they form and the relationships between them. Developing a data model requires the data modelers to work […]
Case Study: PrecisionProfile Advances Healthcare Analytics with Improved Data Preparation
There’s one phrase that people never want to hear from their doctor: “I’m sorry, but you have cancer.” According to the National Cancer Institute, an estimated 1,735,350 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year and 609,640 people will die from the disease. Fortunately, and despite these statistics, many types […]
To Get Value from Data, Organizations Should Also Focus on Data Flow
Click to learn more about author Stuart Tarmy. Data Flow allows a company to understand the relationships between data elements across the enterprise and between individual lines of business. Companies in a wide range of industries, including financial services, health care, aviation and energy services, are increasingly focused on Data Flow to better leverage their Data […]