Slides: https://www.slideshare.net/DataStax/data-modeling-a-scheduling-app-adam-hutson-datascale-cassandra-summit-2016 | The task of a data modeler is to create order out of chaos without excessively distorting the truth. The finished product should be data model that describes the structure, manipulation and integrity aspects of the data to be stored. To properly create a data model, the modeler will transform said chaos through three distinct stages. The first is a Conceptual Data Model, then a Logical Data Model, and lastly, a Physical Data Model. This presentation will cover all three stages. It will also walk through the creation of a full blown data model for a service scheduling application to be built with a Cassandra backend. This presentation is based on a 3 part blog series I wrote for DataScale. About the Speaker Adam Hutson Data Architect, DataScale Adam is Data Architect for DataScale, Inc. He is a seasoned data professional with experience designing & developing large-scale, high-volume database systems. Adam previously spent four years as Senior Data Engineer for Expedia building a distributed Hotel Search using Cassandra 1.1 in AWS. Having worked with Cassandra since version 0.8, he was early to recognize the value Cassandra adds to Enterprise data storage. Adam is also a DataStax Certified Cassandra Developer.