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Geek Sync | How to Select the Appropriate Approach to Data Governance
There are three distinct approaches organizations can follow to implement Data Governance. There is the command-and-control approach, the...
Large Financial Organization Using ER/Studio to Manage Data – Case Study
This is one of our larger clients. They are a huge financial organization. They use ER/Studio to document and design data assets. As they say...
Agile is the new Waterfall
With changes in software development methodologies, the role of the data modeler has changed significantly. In many organizations, data...
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...
Back to Basics: Build a Foundation for Data Governance in 2019
Those who are watching the data management industry have definitely seen an increase in the volume of posts, whitepapers, and webinars on the topic...
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...
Is Data Governance important to you? Then Data Modeling should be too!
Data governance is a hot topic lately. Companies are trying to devise and implement governance programs in order to provide some structure around...
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...
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...
Using Business Processes for Data Governance
Business Processes can be a huge asset for you when you are trying to define your Data Governance Policies. While they aren't specifically...
Data Governance Questions You Should Be Asking
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Many large data breaches have topped news headlines. With all of this great...
The Value of Data Modeling
How do you convince your management that data models are worth the time and effort they require? You may be dealing with challenges around the value...
Building a Business-Driven Data Architecture
In September, IDERA’s Ron Huizenga joined Eric Little and Malcolm Chisholm for a Hot Technologies session, hosted by Eric Kavanagh of the Bloor...
Unique Features of ER/Studio Data Modeling Tool
Data modeling can be challenging for large enterprise architecture environments, but it provides the much-needed structure and context for an...
The Importance of Enterprise Data Architecture
An expert in enterprise data architecture, IDERA’s Ron Huizenga joined several other panelists on a DMRadio session called “Method to...
Metadata Market Study Report
Recently, the Competence Center Corporate Data Quality (CC CDQ, a European consortium research program) engaged with Fraunhofer Institute for...
Aligning Your Models for Master Data Management – by David Loshin
In my last post, I suggested that the conventional “facet” approach to designing master data models (in which each master domain is modeled,...
Improve Agility and Collaboration with ER/Studio XE7
On April 28, 2015, Embarcadero announced the XE7 release of our award-winning ER/Studio data modeling and architecture suite, with new features to...
Business-Oriented Conceptual Modeling for Master Data Entities – by David Loshin
In my previous post, we examined some of the challenges associated with developing data models for master data entities managed within an MDM...
The Evolution of Data Modeling – by Ron Huizenga
When we review the evolution of new data architecture and development methodologies, along with the corresponding changes in corporate culture, we...
The Challenge of Master Data Modeling – by David Loshin
I had a recent email exchange in which a customer was looking for guidance in developing data models for master data entities used across multiple...