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30 December 2013

Database Design 101: Database Model for an Online Store

A good data modeling exercise for beginners is to create a data model of an online store. Every time I give this exercise to my students, I'm surprised at how difficult it is for them. Let's see how it can be done. We know we have to create a table for every concept in... Read more

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16 December 2013

Redgate Data Modeler

16 December 2013

How to import an existing database into Vertabelo: Reverse Engineering

The newest Vertabelo feature is Reverse Engineering: a way to import an existing database into Vertabelo. The Reverse Engineering tool is a simple command-line Java application that you can download from our website. It connects to your database, reads the table and view details and stores the info in an XML file. Import the... Read more

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4 December 2013

Redgate Data Modeler

4 December 2013

How to embed a database diagram on the Internet

So I’m sitting here thinking to myself: How should I share a new Vertabelo feature with you? Should I write an over-hyped article full of industry jargon and marketing-speak? Hmmm. Tried and failed. I’ve just gotta show you the feature straight up and how simple it is to use. More meat, little fat, no fluff :). Read more

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27 November 2013

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27 November 2013

Theory and History: Why are Relational Databases “Relational”?

Many people wonder why relational databases are called "relational.” Some think that it's because of a logical entity-relationship model you often start your design with. Or, because you have tables and relationships (aka foreign keys) between them. But that's not the case. The name comes from the mathematical notion of "relation." It all started with... Read more

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20 November 2013

Redgate Data Modeler

20 November 2013

Good news: we now support views

Today we are happy to announce that Vertabelo has a new feature we've been working on for some time – views. Now you can easily add them to the diagram, change their definition and other properties and have them generated in your SQL scripts. Read more

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9 October 2013

Redgate Data Modeler

9 October 2013

Five reasons why we built Vertabelo

We are launching a new product on a market, so let me tell you the short story about how and why Vertabelo was born. e-point and I personally have more than fifteen years of experience in building business applications. All of them use relational databases as a storage for their data. Most of those applications... Read more

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Redgate Data Modeler

Database Design 101: Database Model for an Online Store

How to import an existing database into Vertabelo: Reverse Engineering

How to embed a database diagram on the Internet

Theory and History: Why are Relational Databases “Relational”?

Good news: we now support views

Five reasons why we built Vertabelo

2025 State of the Database Landscape

Introduction to PostgreSQL for the data professional

Redgate Flyway

Redgate Monitor

SQL Toolbelt Essentials

Redgate Test Data Manager

Security and compliance

Database monitoring and observability

Database change management

Productivity and workflow automation

AI data readiness

Database modernization

Efficiency and cost optimization

Cloud migration and workload optimization

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