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<title>Data Modeling: Finding the Perfect Fit</title>
<shortdesc>If you ask an application developer what the most important task is in developing new or enhanced applications for institutional data and processes, almost every time they will tell you it is the initial analysis of client requirements. Before purchasing any software, before storing a single byte of data in a database, analysis of the client&apos;s requirements is paramount to developing the appropriate solution.</shortdesc>
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<p>If you ask an application developer what the most important task is in developing new or enhanced applications for institutional data and processes, almost every time they will tell you it is the initial analysis of client requirements. Before purchasing any software, before storing a single byte of data in a database, analysis of the client&apos;s requirements is paramount to developing the appropriate solution.</p>
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