A well-designed data model is the cornerstone of effective operational systems and BI and analytics applications that deliver business value by transforming enterprise data into a useful information ...

Data modeling is the process of creating a simplified visual diagram of a software system and the data elements it contains, using text and symbols to represent the data and how it flows. Data models ...

Over the past decade data modeling -- setting up data structures aligned to business requirements -- has tended to take something of a back seat as businesses have rushed to bring products to market.