Data Modeling NewsFlash - January 2015, Issue 2

WEBINAR: Top 10 Reasons to Switch to ER/Studio – Discover the Difference!

Before joining Embarcadero’s Product Management team, Ron Huizenga worked as an independent consultant for 20 years. He used both ERwin and ER/Studio with a wide range of customers, and based on his personal experience, he explains the top 10 reasons why he made the switch to ER/Studio, with topics including:

• How your ERwin experience gives you the fast-track on learning the ER/Studio user interface
• How ER/Studio performs some operations differently and why it’s beneficial
• How easily and accurately ERwin models can be imported into ER/Studio

Sessions are scheduled every week through the end of April to provide multiple options to attend, so choose the date that’s convenient for you.

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WHITE PAPER: IDC Analyst Connection: How to Map Complex Data Landscapes

In today’s enterprise data environment, businesses are dealing with a larger volume of data that has expanded in its variety and velocity, and must assess how to integrate the new ‘big data’ with their existing relational assets. In this analyst report, IDC Analyst Carl Olofson shares his insights on the challenges, strategies, and benefits of working with complex data landscapes, including:

• Ensuring data consistency and quality
• Selecting appropriate enterprise data tools
• Implementing best practices such as collaboration

Learn more about the data management tools market and how you can assess industry offerings.

Download the IDC Analyst Connection Report

ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: Top 5 Data Architecture Challenges

Over the past 20 years, the role of data architects and modelers has changed significantly. Many initiatives are now business-driven as opposed to IT-driven, significantly changing the dynamics of solution delivery. This is compounded by complex environments consisting of a variety of solutions on disparate platforms. Today's data architect must be prepared to address all these needs across business and IT. Watch this session to learn about:

• Team dynamics and changes in methodologies within IT
• Defining an enterprise modeling strategy in a complex environment
• Modeling techniques to help address these initiatives

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WHITE PAPER: Make the Most of Your Metadata

There are multiple considerations for collaborating on metadata within an organization, and you need a good metadata strategy to define and manage the right processes for a successful implementation. In this white paper, David Loshin describes how to enhance enterprise knowledge sharing by using collaborative metadata for structure, content, and semantics.

Download David Loshin's White Paper

ER/STUDIO DEMONSTRATION: Get Started with Best Practices

Join these sessions to see a live demonstration of the ER/Studio Data Architect features and capabilities! A technical specialist will show you how to get started with ER/Studio, including:

• Reverse engineer an existing database
• Logical and physical modeling
• Diagram layout and formatting
• How to create and manage submodels
• Import of object definitions and more...

Sessions are scheduled every two weeks all year long to provide multiple options to attend, so choose any date that’s convenient for you.

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COMMUNITY: Read the Latest Updates via Social Media and the Embarcadero Community

Now you can get informational resources and tips for data modelers and architects when you follow ER/Studio on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and the new Embarcadero Community web site. Click to see what’s new and follow us for the latest updates.

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SWEEPSTAKES: You Could Win an Android Tablet when you Try Embarcadero Data Modeling Tools

Download and activate a free 14-day trial of our popular ER/Studio suite by March 31, 2015 and you're entered for a chance to win an Android tablet. You must download, install and register the trial to qualify. See the trial page for rules.