Complex data models have now become the norm. A single stream of the data can travel through many hubs, and many different technologies. It may travel through the front end, the APIs, the Kafka pub/sub systems, Lambda functions, ETLs, data lakes, data warehouses, and more. Riding within this stream of data is the schema, and […]
Roll Call: Visual Graph Data Models Today
Click to learn more about author Thomas Frisendal. Preamble: Five years ago, I wrote a book about a new approach to Data Modeling — one that “turns the inside out.” It discussed visual Graph Data Modeling. For well over 30 years, relational modeling and normalization were the name of the game. One could ask that […]
The Structure of Concept Models
Click to learn more about author Ronald G. Ross. This is the third and final part of a three-part series. See part one Confessions of a Concept Modeler here, and part two Creating Concept Models here. In creating a concept model, you are designing a special kind of business blueprint, one crucial for information architecture, business […]
Data Management has Failed! And Presented Us a Historic Opportunity
Click to learn more about co-author John Ladley. Click to learn more about co-author Thomas Redman. In addition to Tom and John, the following folks also contributed and co-authored this piece. We all feel it is time for Data Management to move “off of the beach.” Theresa Kushner is a Consultant for AI/Analytics at […]
GoodData Announces New Collaborative Data Modeling Solution
According to a recent press release, “GoodData®, a leader in end-to-end analytics solutions, today announced the release of a new web-based logical data model (LDM) modeler. The new LDM modeler brings new capabilities and tooling and enables the simplification of data modeling when starting a new data product or extending existing enterprise reporting. The web-based […]
Creating Concept Models
Click to learn more about author Ronald G. Ross. Getting Started This is the second part of a three-part series. See part one Confessions of a Concept Modeler here. In creating a concept model, you can start in any of several ways, whichever best fits your circumstances. For example, you can start by identifying terms or […]
Confessions of a Concept Modeler
Click to learn more about author Ronald G. Ross. This is the first part of a three part series: Part Two is Creating Concept Models and Part Three is The Structure of Concept Models. We work with clients across a wide variety of industry sectors and, within those sectors, subject areas often new to us. You […]
Without Improved Business Skills, a Dark Day is Coming for Data Scientists
Click here to learn more about Ted Kwartler. Each semester my Harvard University Extension class is about half business and half computer science students. As you may expect, the business pupils struggle with learning how to code. However, computer scientists feel hindered by business case studies and learning how to interact in a cross-functional group. […]
Instana Releases Context Guide, First Graphical UI Representation of an Application System Model
A new press release states, “Instana, a leading provider of automated Application Performance Management (APM) solutions for microservices, today announced the availability of the Instana Context Guide, providing GUI-based access to the company’s underlying system model called the Dynamic Graph. With the release of Context Guide, Instana becomes the first APM solution to provide a […]
How Scorecards and Dashboards Provide Clarity for Better Decision-Making
Click to learn more about author Manish Godha Scorecards provide historical, current, and predictive views and reports of business operations and resources on easy-to-understand visual dashboards. They compare performance against forecasted benchmarks and targets. And they do so with the intent of tracking, managing, and improving an organization’s performance. By aggregating data from various enterprise […]