Author: Shamal Jayawardhana

Shamal is a senior software consultant and educator with 20+ years of experience. He has an MBA from London Metropolitan University and a graduate diploma in IT from the British Computer Society. He also holds professional certification from the Australian Computer Society. Shamal hails from Sri Lanka and loves listening to English, Spanish, and Sinhalese songs.

What to Look for in Your ER Diagram Tool

Do you find it challenging to choose the perfect ER diagram tool to save time and cost for your next database project? Unsure which features are the most important to include in your evaluation criteria? Read this article! The entity relationship diagram, or ER diagram, has been an industry standard used in database modeling among database architects for many years. An ER diagram is a graphical way of presenting a proposed database schema (tables, references, views, etc.

5 Examples of Conceptual Data Models

Are you a student or a beginning data modeler who wants to learn more about data modeling? Let’s start learning with the conceptual data model – the least detailed of the three models. In this article, we’ll discuss the conceptual data model using some real-world examples. As you know, data modeling is the process of describing real-world data – its relationships, features, and attributes – in a structured document like an ER (entity-relationship) diagram.

Top 7 Entity Relationship (ER) Diagram Online Tools

Are you searching for the best online ER diagram tool? Read on and discover our top picks. Data modeling is one of the most critical parts of a software project. Database architects use ER diagrams (also called ERDs or Entity Relationship Diagrams) as a data modeling technique. Many ER diagram tools are available, but choosing the best tool for your project can be hard. Still, your data model is a key factor in the success of your entire project; it’s important to get it right.