Practical Data Modeling
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Ch 11 - Context, Intent, and Action: The Semantic Foundation
3 Apr 2026
Chapter 11 of Mixed Model Arts
Ch 11 - Context, Intent, and Action: The Semantic Foundation
3 Apr 2026
Chapter 10: Why Time Matters in Data Modeling
30 Mar 2026
Chapter 10: Why Time Matters in Data Modeling
30 Mar 2026
Chapter 10 of Mixed Model Arts
Ch 9 - Counting and Aggregation: Controlling the Grain
21 Mar 2026
Chapter 9 of Mixed Model Arts
Ch 9 - Counting and Aggregation: Controlling the Grain
21 Mar 2026
Ch 8 - Grain: Getting the Level Right
17 Mar 2026
Ch. 8 of Mixed Model Arts
Ch 8 - Grain: Getting the Level Right
17 Mar 2026
Ch 7 - Relationships: Tying It Together
12 Mar 2026
Chapter 7 of Mixed Model Arts
Relationships: Tying It Together
12 Mar 2026
Ch 6 - Attributes: Describing the Entity
8 Mar 2026
Chapter 6 of Mixed Model Arts
Ch 6 - Attributes: Describing the Entity
8 Mar 2026
Ch 5 - Entities, Instances, and Identifiers
4 Mar 2026
Ch 5 - Entities, Instances, and Identifiers
4 Mar 2026
Chapter 5 of Mixed Model Arts
Ch 4 - Beyond Rows and Columns: The Five Forms of Data
2 Mar 2026
Chapter 4 of Mixed Model Arts
Beyond Rows and Columns: The Five Forms of Data
2 Mar 2026
Ch 3 - No Free Lunch: The Debt, The Excuses, and The Reality of Data Modeling
25 Feb 2026
Chapter 3 of Mixed Model Arts
No Free Lunch: The Debt, The Excuses, and The Reality of Data Modeling
25 Feb 2026
Ch 2 - What Data Modeling Is and Is Not
23 Feb 2026
Chapter 2 (Revised) of Mixed Model Arts
What Data modeling Is and Is Not
23 Feb 2026
The Organizational Crisis in Data Modeling: Why 89% of Engineers Are Struggling
20 Feb 2026
And what's up the the other 11%?
The Organizational Crisis in Data Modeling: Why 89% of Engineers Are Struggling
20 Feb 2026
The Era of the Mixed Model Artist
18 Feb 2026
Ch 1 - The Era of the Mixed Model Artist
18 Feb 2026
Chapter 1 of Mixed Model Arts
Mixed Model Arts Defined
17 Feb 2026
Excerpt from Chapter 1 - The Era of the Mixed Model Artist
Mixed Model Arts
17 Feb 2026
The Organizational Dynamics and Politics of Data Modeling
4 Feb 2026
Power, Politics, and People Matter FAR More Than You Think
The Organizational Dynamics and Politics of Data Modeling
4 Feb 2026
Data Modeling is Dead (Again), 2026 Edition. Part 2
4 Feb 2026
In Data Modeling is Dead Again (Part 1), we looked at some various arguments I’ve seen for why data modeling is finally, truly dead.
Data Modeling is Dead (Again), 2026 Edition. Part 2
4 Feb 2026
Are the Levels of Data Modeling Outdated? (Redux)
31 Jan 2026
An update to last year's take.
Are the Levels of Data Modeling Outdated? (Redux)
31 Jan 2026
Modeling Business Processes and Domains
9 Jan 2026
Modeling Business Processes and Domains
9 Jan 2026
New Chapter in Part 3 of MMA, Book 1
What’s Ahead - Alien Processes, Domains, and Data Models
5 Jan 2026
What’s Ahead - Alien Processes, Domains, and Data Models
5 Jan 2026
Excerpt from the chapter on Modeling Business Processes and Domains
Data Identity Politics and The Kimball vs. Inmon War
31 Dec 2025
Bill and Ralph don't care, and neither should you. It's time to move on.
Data Identity Politics and The Kimball vs. Inmon War
31 Dec 2025
Data Modeling is Dead (Again), 2026 Edition. Part 1
23 Dec 2025
It's AI's Fault!
Data Modeling is Dead (Again), 2026 Edition
23 Dec 2025
Survey Reminder: 2 Minutes, Big Impact
19 Dec 2025
There Still Time to Take the 2026 State of Data Engineering Survey
Survey Reminder: 2 Minutes, Big Impact
19 Dec 2025
An Intro to Business Processes and Domains
12 Dec 2025
Help shape the Practical Data 2026 State of Data Engineering Report.
2 Dec 2025
Fundamentals of Aggregations
30 Nov 2025
Counting and Aggregations - A Primer
19 Nov 2025
Updates on Mixed Model Arts Book and Upcoming Stuff for 2026
18 Nov 2025
Semantics, Ontology, and Taxonomy, and Metadata – Foundations for Meaning in Data Modeling
5 Nov 2025
Semantics in Data Modeling
29 Oct 2025
The "Done" Delusion: Why Data Modeling Should Be a Program, Not a Project
21 Oct 2025