Tag Archives: data modelling

How to forward engineer SQL scripts from Microsoft Visio
Ever wanted to forward engineer a SQL script of DDL statements to automatically generate the tables based on a Visio entity relationship diagram (ERD)? In the steps below, I will explain what you need to do in order to install the Forward Engineer plugin for Microsoft Visio 2010, based on the original work by Alberto Ferrari.

BI 101: What is Business Intelligence?
For the uninitiated, the term “business intelligence” has the potential to generate quite a lot of questions. When is business ever unintelligent? How is it different from business analysis? What tools and skills does it employ? Why is it important? Would my business benefit from it? This first post in the “BI 101” series begins […]