The Data Warehouse Toolkit: The Definitive Guide to Dimensional Modeling, 3rd Edition - Softcover

Kimball, Ralph; Ross, Margy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118530802 ISBN 13: 9781118530801

Publisher: Wiley, 2013

Synopsis

Updated new edition of Ralph Kimball's groundbreaking book on dimensional modeling for data warehousing and business intelligence! The first edition of Ralph Kimball's The Data Warehouse Toolkit introduced the industry to dimensional modeling, and now his books are considered the most authoritative guides in this space. This new third edition is a complete library of updated dimensional modeling techniques, the most comprehensive collection ever. It covers new and enhanced star schema dimensional modeling patterns, adds two new chapters on ETL techniques, includes new and expanded business matrices for 12 case studies, and more. * Authored by Ralph Kimball and Margy Ross, known worldwide as educators, consultants, and influential thought leaders in data warehousing and business intelligence * Begins with fundamental design recommendations and progresses through increasingly complex scenarios * Presents unique modeling techniques for business applications such as inventory management, procurement, invoicing, accounting, customer relationship management, big data analytics, and more * Draws real-world case studies from a variety of industries, including retail sales, financial services, telecommunications, education, health care, insurance, e-commerce, and more Design dimensional databases that are easy to understand and provide fast query response with The Data Warehouse Toolkit: The Definitive Guide to Dimensional Modeling, 3rd Edition.

About this title

From the Back Cover

The most authoritative and comprehensive guide to dimensionalmodeling, from its originators--fully updated

Ralph Kimball introduced the industry to the techniques ofdimensional modeling in the first edition of The Data WarehouseToolkit (1996). Since then, dimensional modeling has become themost widely accepted approach for presenting information in datawarehouse and business intelligence (DW/BI) systems. The DataWarehouse Toolkit is recognized as the definitive source fordimensional modeling techniques, patterns, and best practices.

This third edition of the classic reference delivers the mostcomprehensive library of dimensional modeling techniques everassembled. Fully updated with fresh insights and best practices, this book provides clear guidelines for designing dimensionalmodels--and does so in a style that serves the needs of thosenew to data warehousing as well as experienced professionals.

All the techniques in the book are illustrated with real-worldcase studies based on the authors' actual DW/BI design experiences.In addition, the Kimball Group's "official" list of dimensionalmodeling techniques is summarized in a single chapter for easyreference, with pointers from each technique to the case studieswhere the concepts are brought to life.

The third edition of The Data Warehouse Toolkitcovers:

• Practical design techniques--both basic andadvanced--for dimension and fact tables
• 14 case studies, including retail sales, electronic commerce, customer relationship management, procurement, inventory, ordermanagement, accounting, human resources, financial services, healthcare, insurance, education, telecommunications, andtransportation
• Sample data warehouse bus matrices for 12 case studies
• Dimensional modeling pitfalls and mistakes to avoid
• Enhanced slowly changing dimension techniques type 0 through7
• Bridge tables for ragged variable depth hierarchies andmultivalued attributes
• Best practices for Big Data analytics
• Guidelines for collaborative, interactive design sessions withbusiness stakeholders
• An overview of the Kimball DW/BI project lifecyclemethodology
• Comprehensive review of extract, transformation, and load (ETL)systems and design considerations
• The 34 ETL subsystems and techniques to populate dimension andfact tables

About the Author

RALPH KIMBALL, PhD, has been a leading visionary in the data warehouse and business intelligence industry since 1982. The Data Warehouse Toolkit book series have been bestsellers since 1996. MARGY ROSS is President of the Kimball Group and the coauthor of five Toolkit books with Ralph Kimball. She has focused exclusively on data warehousing and business intelligence for more than 30 years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1118530802
• ISBN 13: 9781118530801
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 600