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The Software Developer Guide to Data Modelling Document Databases

UMLZone.com — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 17:24:09 +0000

Document databases enable an extremely flexible data model for faster and more iterative development. At the same time, however, the data model you design can seriously speed up or slow down your application. While flexibility is great in theory, it is not practical in reality. If you are wondering as a software developer how to […]

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Data Models for NoSQL Databases

UMLZone.com — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 20:23:31 +0000

Application developers must support unprecedented rates of change – functionality must rapidly evolve to meet customer needs and respond to competitive pressures. To address these realities, developers are increasingly selecting NoSQL document-oriented databases (e.g. Azure DocumentDB, MongoDB, CouchDB) for schema-free, scalable and high performance data storage. One of the most often mentioned benefits of NoSQL […]

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Data Modeling & Metadata Management

UMLZone.com — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 16:14:06 +0000

Metadata management is critical for organizations looking to understand the context, definition and lineage of key data assets. Data models play a key role in metadata management, as many of the key structural and business definitions are stored within the models themselves. Can data models replace traditional metadata solutions? Or should they integrate with larger […]

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Data Modelling is Data Governance

UMLZone.com — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 12:05:52 +0000

Data modelling is considered a staple in the world of data management. The skill of the data modeler and their knowledge of the business plays a large role in successful Enterprise Information Management across many organizations. Data modeling requires formal accountability, attention to metadata and getting the business heavily involved in data requirement development. These […]

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Model Data Warehousing Flows with UML Profiles

UMLZone.com — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:16:52 +0000

Data warehousing commonly implies complex data flows, either because of the large number of steps data transformations may consist of, or of the different types of data they carry. These issues rise interesting challenges concerning design-oriented modeling of data warehousing flows with UML. This article identifies and formally defines data warehousing flows (fw’s) as the […]

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