A poorly designed database can cause a host of problems, including:

• Database Corruption
• Duplicate or Inconsistent Data
• Restricted Reporting
• Hindered Performance

These problems can end up being very expensive for your company, and could even render your database totally useless. A solid, well-functioning database begins and ends with good design.

Good design begins with a graphical representation of the real-world organization of the data that needs to go into your database, and the way it will be used. We make use of one, or a combination of, the following data modeling techniques: