Design reviews are an important facet of the system development lifecycle for database applications. It is during the design review that all aspects of the database and application code are reviewed ...

Good software habits apply to databases too. Trust in these little design tips to build a useful, rot-resistant database schema.

A proper database design cannot be thrown together quickly by novices. A practiced and formal approach to gathering data requirements and modeling data is mandatory. This modeling effort requires a ...

DatabaseSpy includes a "design editor," but it' s better suited for exploring existing database relationships than working through the full database design process.

Most of these tips are geared toward saving time and keeping your database design process running smoothly.