Getting business and IT on the same page during a project is key to an initiative's success -- and utilizing data models can help do just that. In this chapter from Data Modeling for the Business: A ...

ERDs provide a visual starting point for database design that can also be used to help determine information system requirements throughout an organization. After a relational database is rolled out, ...

Most projects benefit from having a data model. This article gives an overview of the most common types. At its heart, data modeling is about understanding how data flows through a system. Just as a ...

This chapter shows you how to prepare ORM reports by printing model diagrams directly and by using the New Report Wizard for ORM to prepare reports on constraints, fact types, object types, and ...