Good software habits apply to databases too. Trust in these little design tips to build a useful, rot-resistant database schema. It is a universal truth that everything in software eventually rots.

The end goal of database design is to be able to transform a logical data model into an actual physical database. A logical data model is required before you can even begin to design a physical ...

The stunning visualization Key Workers shines a light on work that is often undervalued and hidden from view. It's a winner in the 2021 Innovation by Design Awards. How data designers helped us make ...

AI systems are only as fair and safe as the data they’re built on. While conversations about AI ethics often focus on model architecture, algorithmic transparency or deployment oversight, fairness and ...

Knowing what you want from SQL Server is probably the biggest step toward running it successfully in business applications, according to consultant Koen Verbeeck. It's not just about knowing how SQL ...

Data is becoming one of the biggest forces shaping modern product design. From Microsoft using thousands of head scans to ...

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 ...