One of the most important steps in desiging a database is establishing the data model. Part one of a two-part article describes how to create a logical model.

In the simplest terms, a logical data model is a visual representation of the business rules and requirements covering the universe-of-discourse for a given solution or enterprise, along with some ...

One might be kind when confronted with a data model where everything has a generated primary key and assume such models are physical-only data models. And further assume that were someone to make an ...

Based on the above, using logical model describing business requirements and de-normalizing schema to physical data model is fundamental when building NoSQL databases.

A logical data model captures how a company conducts its business and how the data are organized for decision-making and analysis. The Utilities LDM also highlights data integrity problems, provides ...

A logical model is similar to a flowchart diagram in many respects; if your goal is to gain an understanding of the business, use the logical model. Alternatively, the physical model is a view of the ...

MISMO, the standards development body for the mortgage industry released its logical data model as the next generation of the MISMO data exchange, according to a press release.

BMC Software's Doug Mueller cites the shortcomings of CMDBs and explains how a federated data model can overcome them.

Continuing the discussion of logic models in social work education, this article describes logic modeling as a tool for teaching evaluation skills in practice, research, and policy courses. Because ...

Teradata, a division of NCR Corporation, has announced the launch of the Teradata Communications Logical Data Model (LDM) Version 5.0. NCR is represented in South Africa by National Data Systems ...