It is helpful to think of E-R modeling
as "putting a grid on the world".
- Data Modeling Essentials p.106
Photo: Sally Marks Photography
Latest News:
The New Book
Data Modeling: Theory and Practice was published on 1st March 2007. Information and orders at Amazon.com.
Upcoming Presentations by Graeme Simsion:
USA:
Graeme to present Data Modeling Masterclass and Consulting Skills workshop in
San Francisco, California June 26-28, 2007. Information at Wilshire Conference.
Canada:
Hosted by the Information Resource Management Association of Canada, Toronto:
- Data Modeling Masterclass, 18 & 19 June 2007
- Annual Lunch Presentation, 20th June 2007
- Consulting Skills Workshop, 21st June 2007
UK:
Data Modelling Masterclass 2 day seminar, London, 3 -4 May 2007
To Be Confirmed:
Australia:
Data Modelling Masterclass in all capital cities organised by the Australian Computer Society
- 1st half of 2007. For more information visit Australian Computer Society website.
New Edition of Data Modeling Essentials released November 2004 See Steve Hoberman's review in DM Review Magazine and Corine Jansonius' in the Data Administration Newsletter
My number one recommended how-to data modeling book - Karen Lopez, Listmistress.
Recent articles by Graeme Simsion in The Data Administration Newsletter:
"Data Modeling News from the Ivory Tower"
(Issue 39)
"Data Modeling: Understanding and Being Understood"
(Issue 38)
"Conceptual, Logical, Physical: Clearing the Confusion"
(Issue 36)
"Better Data Models Today - Understanding Data Model Quality" (Issue 34)
"What Managers Want" (Issue 33)
"Tackling Data Modelers' toughest challenge"
(Issue 32)
"What's Wrong with the Zachman Framework?" (Issue 31)
"You're Making it Up - Data Modeling: Analysis or Design?"
(Issue 31)
View them online at: www.tdan.com.
Hear Graeme Simsion interviewed on Data Modeling by Dr Greg Low of Readify on his SQL Down Under site.
G. C. Simsion & Associates
G.C. Simsion and Associates is Graeme Simsion's original consulting company, and the ancestor of Simsion Bowles and Associates. Since selling Simsion Bowles (to Tier Technologies) in 1999, Graeme has resumed consulting, focusing on short high-value assignments, with assistance from a number of associates, many of them former colleagues at Simsion Bowles.
Graeme currently focuses on:
- helping individuals to improve their consulting skills
- helping consultancies to develop strategies, capabilities and systems
- facilitation
- business process design and review
As an internationally recognised expert in data modelling, he is well placed to provide input to and QA of data modelling projects. Industry Education
Graeme and his associates are able to offer outstanding industry education programs and seminars. Current offerings include data modelling – from introductory to MasterClass level - and a range of courses on consulting skills for in-house consultants, independent consultants, and consulting managers and their teams.
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