Database Design

Database Design Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Course Name Instructor Name Due Date Database Design If you had to explain how database design can impact data architecture, what would you say? Database design complements data architecture. Data architecture governs data elements by setting models, standards, rules, and policies (Hughes, 2015). Database design is critical in an organization as it defines the stored data, its organization, the relationship between data elements, and its scalability. A good database design—that identifies data to store, organizes it, and outlines data element relations—positively impacts data integration, improvement efforts, data preparation, data governance, and development of data standards, which are key components of data architecture (Stedman, 2024). In addition, it leads to a well-structured data architecture that offers the benefits of reducing data redundancy, data lifecycle management, and improving data quality within an organization. However, a poorly designed database negatively influences data architecture, which may...