Introduction to Toad Data Modeler

Hello. My name is Matthew Phan, Systems Consultant for Dell Software. Welcome to an introduction to Toad Data Modeler. IT faces many challenges when working with databases, especially when it comes to designing, documenting, and maintaining database models. Not having a model or poor modeling makes it difficult to resolve issues after deployment when IT or DBAs have to scramble through the environment to find issues and apply resolutions. It can also lead to missing project deadlines due to time consuming, repetitive tasks. And it doesn't allow IT to have the proper documentation needed to move forward with the project. Furthermore, communications between DBAs and developers can be difficult. There exists a struggle for DBAs to keep production and non-production databases in sync. IT often spends valuable cycles trying to understand and document changes. The ideal solution should empower the IT organization to create, manage, and document high quality data structures, regardless of skill level. It would save the organization money by reducing the risk of faults making their way into production, and it should improve user productivity without requiring a lot of training. Toad Data Modeler is that ideal solution bringing powerful, cost effective data modeling and design to every developer and DBA with an interface that's easy to use and easy to understand. Our affordable tool empowers users to create, maintain, and document high quality database design at a fraction of the cost of other solutions. Users will be able to create and deploy new data structures meeting the business and IT standards. They'll be able to take the guesswork out of understanding or redesigning existing databases. And they'll be able to reduce the cycles in application development, quickly providing documentation to support IT. Key features of Toad Data Modeler are the ER diagram, where you create and maintain database models, reverse engineering, the ability to connect to an existing database and generate models from them, and DDL generation, the ability to take a model and forward engineer accurate DDL scripts across many platforms. Toad Data Modeler can create detailed reports with just a few clicks of the mouse in HTML, RTF, or PDF formats. You'll have the ability to maintain database structures and keep track of your development with Version Manager. And another strong feature is the support of multiple database platforms.