Practical Data Modeling
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The Mixed Model Arts Manifesto
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19 Aug 2026
A Unified Discipline for Modeling Systems, Data, and Meaning in the Age of AI
The Turf Wars Are Over. Time to Cross-Train
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2 Jun 2026
But seriously, stop the silly turf wars
April 2026 PDC State of Data Modeling Survey Results Are In!
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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
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25 Apr 2026
Chapter 16 of Mixed Model Arts
Ch 15 - People and Organizations: Data Modeling is a Full-Contact Sport
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20 Apr 2026
Chapter 15 of Mixed Model Arts
New pulse survey just dropped: The State of Data Modeling (April 2026).
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14 Apr 2026
April 2026 Edition
Ch 11 - Context, Intent, and Action: The Semantic Foundation
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3 Apr 2026
Chapter 11 of Mixed Model Arts
Ch 9 - Counting and Aggregation: Controlling the Grain
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21 Mar 2026
Chapter 9 of Mixed Model Arts
Ch 4 - Beyond Rows and Columns: The Five Forms of Data
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2 Mar 2026
Chapter 4 of Mixed Model Arts
Ch 3 - No Free Lunch: The Debt, The Excuses, and The Reality of Data Modeling
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25 Feb 2026
Chapter 3 of Mixed Model Arts
The Organizational Crisis in Data Modeling: Why 89% of Engineers Are Struggling
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20 Feb 2026
And what's up the the other 11%?
Mixed Model Arts Defined
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17 Feb 2026
Excerpt from Chapter 1 - The Era of the Mixed Model Artist
The Organizational Dynamics and Politics of Data Modeling
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4 Feb 2026
Power, Politics, and People Matter FAR More Than You Think
Data Modeling is Dead (Again), 2026 Edition. Part 2
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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.
