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Should You Consider a Unified Data Model?

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A unified data model allows businesses to make better-informed decisions. By providing organizations with a more comprehensive view of the data sources they’re using, which makes it easier to understand their customers’ experiences. appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Tales of Data Modelers

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Reading Larry Burns’ “Data Model Storytelling” (TechnicsPub.com, 2021) was a really good experience for a guy like me (i.e., someone who thinks that data models are narratives). The post Tales of Data Modelers appeared first on DATAVERSITY. The post Tales of Data Modelers appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Datatype Conversion in Power Query Affects Data Modeling in Power BI

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Here are some common challenges that are the direct or indirect results of inappropriate data types and data type conversion: In this blogpost, I explain the common pitfalls to prevent future … Continue reading Datatype Conversion in Power Query Affects Data Modeling in Power BI The post Datatype Conversion in Power Query Affects Data Modeling (..)

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2021: Three Game-Changing Data Modeling Perspectives

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So, I had to cut down my January 2021 list of things of importance in Data Modeling in this new, fine year (I hope)! The post 2021: Three Game-Changing Data Modeling Perspectives appeared first on DATAVERSITY. Common wisdom has it that we humans can only focus on three things at a time.

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Agile Requirements Management Part 3 – A Collaborative Data Model

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In this article I want to explore how to integrate data requirements with product features and user stories; the result is some very useful traceability to where a particular data entity or attribute is being used across a product.

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Data Modeling Techniques and Best Practices

Dataversity

Data models play an integral role in the development of effective data architecture for modern businesses. They are key to the conceptualization, planning, and building of an integrated data repository that drives advanced analytics and BI.

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Thin Reports, Report Level Measures vs Data Model Measures

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If you are not sure what Thin Report means, … Continue reading Thin Reports, Report Level Measures vs Data Model Measures. The post Thin Reports, Report Level Measures vs Data Model Measures appeared first on BI Insight. We discuss what report-level measures are, when and why we need them and how we create them.