Week 4 Discussion 2

 "Denormalization Functionality" Please respond to the following:

• Having  an adequate data model to serve specific business needs of an  organization is important. Evaluate the need for denormalization within  an organization. Provide at least three examples that prove  denormalization is useful to data consumers.
• Using a  data-modeling checklist can help database developers design efficient  data repositories. Suggest at least two possible scenarios that could  take place if one of the steps in the data-modeling checklist (table 6.7  in Chapter 6 of the textbook) is missed.