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This definitive guide succinctly explains how to build a data warehouse by using actual case studies of existing data warehouses developed for specific types of business applications such as retail, manufacturing, banking, insurance, subcriptions and airline reservations. Describes a powerful new model of data warehouse design, the dimensional data warehouse, that provides readers with the ability to quickly analyze complex information in order to make sound decisions. The accompanying CD-ROM includes a toolkit for building dimensional data warehouses and examples of all the databases discussed in the text.

This new edition enhances, extends, and clarifies the concepts and examples presented in the first edition. Topics have been restructured to coherently develop the data warehouse architecture.

Single most authoritative guide from the inventor of the technique. Presents unique modeling techniques for e-commerce, and shows strategies for optimizing performance. Companion Web site provides updates on dimensional modeling techniques, links related to sites, and source code where appropriate.

0471255475|9780471255475. The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit Expert Methods for Designing. Developing. and Deploying Data Warehouses published in the year 1998 was published by Wiley. The author of this book is Laura Reeves. Margy Ross. Ralph Kimball. Warren Thornthwaite. ed page displaying collection of Warren Thornthwaite books here. This is the Paperback version of the title "The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit Expert Methods for Designing. Developing. and Deploying Data Warehouses" and have around pp. 800 pages. The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit Expert Methods for Designing. Developing. and Deploying Data Warehouses is currently Available with us.

An unparalleled collection of recommended guidelines for data warehousing and business intelligence pioneered by Ralph Kimball and his team of colleagues from the Kimball Group. Recognized and respected throughout the world as the most influential leaders in the data warehousing industry, Ralph Kimball and the Kimball Group have written articles covering more than 250 topics that define the field of data warehousing. For the first time, the Kimball Group's incomparable advice, design tips, and best practices have been gathered in this remarkable collection of articles, which spans a decade of data warehousing innovation. Each group of articles is introduced with original commentaries that explain their role in the overall lifecycle methodology developed by the Kimball Group. These practical, hands-on articles are fully updated to reflect current practices and terminology and cover the complete lifecycle—including project planning, requirements gathering, dimensional modeling, ETL, and business intelligence and analytics. This easily referenced collection is nothing less than vital if you are involved with data warehousing or business intelligence in any capacity.