Practical Data Modeling

April 2026 PDC State of Data Modeling Survey Results Are In!

11 May 2026

April 2026 PDC State of Data Modeling Survey Results Are In!

11 May 2026

What 334 people said about the state of data modeling in April 2026.

Ch 16 - Be Water. The Continuous Practice of Data Modeling

25 Apr 2026

Chapter 16 of Mixed Model Arts

April 2026 data modeling pulse survey - Reminder

22 Apr 2026

Last call.

Ch 15 - People and Organizations: Data Modeling is a Full-Contact Sport

20 Apr 2026

Chapter 15 of Mixed Model Arts

New pulse survey just dropped: The State of Data Modeling (April 2026).

14 Apr 2026

April 2026 Edition

Ch 13 - Seeing the Business

12 Apr 2026

Chapter 13 of Mixed Model Arts

Ch 12 - Stringing Together the Building Blocks

9 Apr 2026

Chapter 12 of Mixed Model Arts

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

Ch 10: Why Time Matters in Data Modeling

30 Mar 2026

Chapter 10 of Mixed Model Arts

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

No Free Lunch: The Debt, The Excuses, and The Reality of Data Modeling

25 Feb 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

What Data modeling Is and Is Not

23 Feb 2026

Ch 2 - What Data Modeling Is and Is Not

23 Feb 2026

Chapter 2 (Revised) of Mixed Model Arts

The Organizational Crisis in Data Modeling: Why 89% of Engineers Are Struggling

20 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 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

The Organizational Dynamics and Politics of Data Modeling

4 Feb 2026

Power, Politics, and People Matter FAR More Than You Think

Data Modeling is Dead (Again), 2026 Edition. Part 2

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.

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

New Chapter in Part 3 of MMA, Book 1

Modeling Business Processes and Domains

9 Jan 2026

What’s Ahead - Alien Processes, Domains, and Data Models

5 Jan 2026

Excerpt from the chapter on Modeling Business Processes and Domains

What’s Ahead - Alien Processes, Domains, and Data Models

5 Jan 2026

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