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Mastering Data Warehouse Design
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* A cutting-edge response to Ralph Kimball's challenge to the data warehouse community
that answers some tough questions about the effectiveness of the relational approach
to data warehousing
* Written by one of the best-known exponents of the Bill Inmon approach to data
warehousing
* Addresses head-on the tough issues raised by Kimball and explains how to choose
the best modeling technique for solving common data warehouse design problems
* Weighs the pros and cons of relational vs. dimensional modeling techniques
* Focuses on tough modeling problems, including creating and maintaining keys
and modeling calendars, hierarchies, transactions, and data quality
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments.
About the Authors.
Introduction.
PART ONE: CONCEPTS.
Introduction.
Fundamental Relational Concepts.
PART TWO: MODEL DEVELOPMENT.
Understanding the Business Model.
Developing the Model.
Creating and Maintaining Keys.
Modeling the Calendar.
Modeling Hierarchies.
Modeling Transactions.
Data Warehouse Optimization.
Accommodating Business Change.
Maintaining the Models.
Deploying the Relational Solution.
Comparison of Data Warehouse Methodologies.
Recommended Reading.
Glossary.
Index.
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