Tag: Data Modeling
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Beware the devils in the details of data integration
Much of today’s IT application development – custom or off-the-shelf – involves integrating data from legacy systems, third- party software products and external data sources such as demographics or mail lists. More often than not, data integration is unexpectedly complex, either due to data quality issues or the nature of the data integration itself.
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Data modeling: essential business skill
Everyone involved in managing or improving a business process should understand data modeling. For real. And almost everyone is in a position to improve a business process by understanding the current one and making suggestions to improve it. Understanding a business process means understanding business objects, events, the relations among them, and the business rules…