Archaic methods have made database modeling happen in a vacuum, which has been quite frustrating to enterprises.

Based on PSL Group’s primary objective of helping research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare institutions enhance medical care, SqlDBM fits into the picture as an online database modeling tool that enables them to visualize their schema without writing any code, according to Jarred Campbell (pictured, left), chief data officer of PSL Group.

“If I’m new to Snowflake, I don’t have any database tables or models,” Campbell said. “SqlDBM allows you to establish your relationships between entities and go through, and really build that visual representation of data so your conceptual, your logical, and your physical design,” he said. “One of the key features that sets SqlDBM apart is that they actually have CI/CD integrations with GitHub repositories. If you have code commit, if you have GitHub, you can actually set up continuous integration pipelines.”

Campbell and Serge Gershkovich (right), product success lead at SqIDBM, spoke with theCUBE industry analysts Lisa Martin and Dave Vellante at Snowflake Summit, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed how PSL Group is streamlining the healthcare sector with the help of SqlDBM’s expertise in database modeling, as well as the Snowflake-SqlDBM partnership. (* Disclosure below.)

Unlocking the world of possibilities in database modeling

By making database modeling easier with the help of Snowflake Inc., SqlDBM streamlines database documentation and governance to the extent that it looks like a web form. As a result, enterprises become innovative without realizing that they are generating code behind the scenes, according to Gershkovich.

“SqlDBM is an online database modeling tool and very much in the ethos of Snowflake,” he noted. “What Snowflake is to databases, SqlDBM is to modeling. The vision is to tear down the barriers, make it easy, make it maintenance-free, self-hosted, nothing to worry about. By making this visual, by making it easy to access, not only have we made modeling easier, but we’ve unlocked the world of possibilities for the business.”

Traditionally, database modeling required the maintenance of a server, hardware and a server-side application. SqlDBM takes this pain point away by offering a visual approach, which is business-driven, Gershkovich pointed out.

“Database modeling is actually founded in relational database design, which is as old as relational databases, of which Snowflake is one,” he explained. ”An image, something visual, something interactive, and that’s what SqlDBM has enabled.”

Here’s the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s coverage of Snowflake Summit:

(* Disclosure: Snowflake Inc. and SqlDBM sponsored this segment of theCUBE. Neither Snowflake/SqlDBM nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

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