Getting into Datawarehousing

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Getting into Datawarehousing

JMartin-392745

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January 28, 2008 at 5:05 am

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I am looking to get a better idea of the concepts and fundamentals of datawarehousing, can anyone reccomend some books or such like that will help me do this?
Many thanks
John

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 1

Look up books written by the Kimball Group for a start. This has been an excellent reference for me.

Also, look into books about database design. Most of them give the basics for OLTP databases, but there are gems in there that will help you with your DW design.

I'm in the same boat as you, just a little farther ahead. I've got the theoretical basics. Now I've got to put them into practice. This webcast might help. I'm thinking of attending myself. But it might be half-sales pitch, which is why I haven't yet signed up for it.

https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=102696&sessionid=1&key=09ACA40F8ADEB6E5464D761A784BB069&partnerref=TDWI&sourcepage=register

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JMartin-392745 Ten Centuries Points: 1279 More actions · Answer 2

JMartin-392745

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January 28, 2008 at 6:20 am

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Thanks for that I will go and have a look.

Tim Pain Ten Centuries Points: 1136 More actions · Answer 3

You may also want to have a look at http://channel9.msdn.com/wiki/default.aspx/Channel9.SQLServer

Tim

Tim

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 4

Good point, Tim. I just found out about that yesterday. I'm about to spend a lot of time on Channel9. @=)

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