What is Data Modeling?
Data modeling is the practice of designing abstract representations of data structures and their relationships within an organization.
A foundational aspect of data architecture, data modeling is essential for understanding the underlying data of an organization, its relationships, and the potential for data to support business processes and strategy.
By visualizing data structures as physical, logical, or conceptual models, data modeling establishes a foundation for robust data architectures that organize and manage data in ways that directly enable scalability, performance, and usability.
Key Concepts of Data Modeling
Canonical Data Modeling (CDM)
Canonical Data Modeling (CDM)
Conceptual Data ModelingConceptual Data Modeling
DenormalizationDenormalization
Entity-Relationship Diagrams (ERD)Entity-Relationship Diagrams (ERD)
Logical Data ModelingLogical Data Modeling
NormalizationNormalization
Physical Data ModelingPhysical Data Modeling
Schema VirtualizationSchema Virtualization
Additional Topics in Data Architecture
Big DataBig Data
Customer Data Platform (CDP)Customer Data Platform (CDP)
Data AnalyticsData Analytics
Data GovernanceData Governance
Data LineageData Lineage
Data MeshData Mesh
Data Storage and ManagementData Storage and Management
Master Data Management (MDM)Master Data Management (MDM)
Metadata ArchitectureMetadata Architecture
Real-time Data ProcessingReal-time Data Processing
