Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has transformed the field of transcriptomics by making it possible for researchers to address fundamental questions that could not be tackled by bulk-level ...

It’s tempting just to replicate all databases in the cloud, but it’s a much better approach to get your data house in order as part of the move. Last week I discussed database normalization as a best ...

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When normalizing data structures, attributes congregate around the business keys that identify the grain at which those attributes derive their values. Attributes directly related to a person, ...

In response to the CFPB’s Request for Information seeking “best practices for normalizing relevant data” in the CFPB’s Consumer Complaint Database, the American Bankers Association has submitted a ...

As one works through the normal forms, be it a journey to the placid shores of third normal, or the more arid climes of Boyce-Codd normal form, or even the cloudy peaks of fourth normal and beyond—and ...

You hear a lot these days about how the growing deluge of digital data is changing the nature of how nearly every business operates fundamentally. I’ve argued for a while now that we’re at or near a ...