NO E-R: Modeling for NoSQL Databases

 

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About the Paper

Entity-relationship (E-R) modeling is a tried and true notation for use in designing Structured Query Language (SQL) databases, but the new data structures that Not-Only SQL (NOSQL) DBMSs make possible can’t be represented in E-R notation. Furthermore, E-R notation has some limitations even for SQL database design. This article shows how a new notation, the Conceptual and Objective Modeling (COM) notation, is able to represent NOSQL designs that are beyond the reach of E-R notation. At the end, it gives a peek into the tutorial workshop to be given at the 2015 NOSQL Conference in San Jose, CA, US, in August, which will provide opportunities to apply COM notation to practical problems.

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