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The Data Warehouse Toolkit, 2nd Edition View Larger Image | Ralph Kimball, Margy Ross
Wiley, Paperback, 2nd edition, Published April 2002, 436 pages, ISBN 0471200247 | List Price: $60.00
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The latest edition of the single most authoritative guide on dimensional modeling
for data warehousing!
Dimensional modeling has become the most widely accepted approach for data
warehouse design. Here is a complete library of dimensional modeling techniques––
the most comprehensive collection ever written. Greatly expanded to cover both
basic and advanced techniques for optimizing data warehouse design, this second
edition to Ralph Kimball’s classic guide is more than sixty percent updated.
The authors begin with fundamental design recommendations and gradually progress
step-by-step through increasingly complex scenarios. Clear-cut guidelines for
designing dimensional models are illustrated using real-world data warehouse
case studies drawn from a variety of business application areas and industries,
including:
- Retail sales and e-commerce
- Inventory management
- Procurement
- Order management
- Customer relationship management (CRM)
- Human resources management
- Accounting
- Financial services
- Telecommunications and utilities
- Education
- Transportation
- Health care and insurance
By the end of the book, you will have mastered the full range of powerful techniques
for designing dimensional databases that are easy to understand and provide
fast query response. You will also learn how to create an architected framework
that integrates the distributed data warehouse using standardized dimensions
and facts.
Table of Contents
Introduction to the Book.
Dimensional Modeling Primer.
Retail Sales.
Inventory.
Procurement.
Order Management.
Customer Relationship Management.
Accounting.
Human Resources Management.
Financial Services.
Telecommunications and Utilities.
Transportation.
Education.
Health Care.
Electronic Commerce.
Insurance.
Building the Data Warehouse.
Present Imperatives and Future Outlook.
Glossary.
Index.
Customer Reviews
Customer Reviews: 1 Average Customer Rating: Oct 6, 2002 Bruce (Bdorr39@hotmail.com) from Atlanta, Ga
Good for beginners
I found this book to be very informative for beginners. It talked about the concept of the data warehouse and is a primer for the actual how-to. I'm satified with the authors way of writing and I'm going to purchase the Life cycle.
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