With changes in software development methodologies, the role of the data modeler has changed significantly. In many organizations, data...
Agile is the new Waterfall
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Ron Huizenga
Resolutions for your Data Management Strategy
As 2019 has just begun, it’s a good time to assess what you accomplished last year and what goals to set for the new year. It's also a great...
Business Value Metrics for Data Governance
As data professionals, we recognize and understand the need for data governance, focusing on data quality in particular. We have made some progress...
Data Architecture: The Foundation for Enterprise Architecture and Governance
"Data modeling is all about understanding the data within our organizations and then representing this data in a precise visual (the...
Announcing ER/Studio 17.1 General Availability
We are pleased to announce the general availability (GA) of IDERA ER/Studio 17.1 ER/Studio 17.1 contains improvements and enhancements in a number...
Creating a Data Culture Through Continuous Improvement
Far from a one-off effort, data quality and data culture require continuous improvement and optimization. Industry leading organizations recognize...
Beyond Cloud: The Multi-Hybrid Data Ecosystem
Last week, Idera, Inc. sponsored Enterprise Data World 2018 in San Diego, CA. As usual, it was a fantastic event, organized by the great team...
Is Redshift giving you the Blues? ER/Studio has the cure.
In my 35 years of data modeling many data platforms have come and gone, while others continue to change. For many, maintaining pace with the...
Battle the Dark Side of Data Governance
In recent years, there has been a re-awakening, with organizations recognizing the importance of data not only as an operational imperative, but...
ER/Studio 17.0.2 is available
We are pleased to announce the general availability (GA) of IDERA ER/Studio 17.0.2 ER/Studio 17.0.2 contains improvements and enhancements in a...
New patch releases available for ER/Studio 16.5.0 (2016+) and also ER/Studio Team Server 16.1.x (2016)
For customers using ER/Studio 16.5.0 (2016+), the 16.5.1 patch release is now available. This patch contains a number of performance...
Modeling Graph Data Stores in ER/Studio
Modeling Background Enterprise data environments have become increasingly complex due to a proliferation of different technologies and data...
Is your SQL drawing a blank? It’s NULL a surprise!
The title of this post is a play on words, but very appropriate. We are going to discuss the inconsistent results, as well as performance...
erwin Announces DM 9.7 – Why All the Fanfare?
You may have seen erwin's recent press release contents announcing DM 9.7 on January 23rd, containing a number of new (to erwin)...
Enabling a Data Culture Through Continuous Improvement
Progressive organizations recognize data as a strategic asset and rely upon it for critical decision making. Business intelligence spending has been...