In the development business, there’s no excuse for a bad design. Unfortunately, you probably know developers who skip through or completely ignore the design process because they don’t understand the ...

Over the past decade, firms have taken the plunge to become data driven. They have amassed data, invested in technologies, and paid handsomely for analytical talent. Yet for many, a strong, ...

Designing a data model that supports the reporting and analytical functions is no different, initially, than any other modeling effort. Understanding the data is crucial. The data architect or modeler ...

Big data is less predictable than traditional data, and therefore requires special consideration when building models. Here are some things to keep in mind. Image: iStock/z_wei Data modeling is a ...

Data modeling refers to the architecture that allows data analysis to use data in decision-making processes. A combined approach is needed to maximize data insights. While the terms data analysis and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The “exciting” things programmers like is making things happen — deep down, every programmer out there got their start because ...

When we build database-backed enterprise applications, we generally want to isolate our entity models, the DbContext, and the logic for database initialization and migration to maintain a clean ...