Classic articles in data warehousing
The articles are selected by DM Review editors as the most informative articles that have run in DM Review regarding business intelligence and data warehousing.
Data Warehouse Quality Management
Laura Hadley examines ways in which organizations can think about quality in the data warehouse environment, as well as ideas for possible metrics to measure quality and extend warehouse value.
A Definition of Data Warehousing
Michael Reed of TechnologyEvaluation.Com gives a brief overview of the definition of a data warehouse.
Developing a Data Warehouse Architecture
A data warehouse architecture is a description of the elements and services of the warehouse, with details showing how the components will fit together and how the system will grow over time.
Intelligent Enterprise Magazine
Offers both print and online-only articles, news and analysis focused on the business software strategies that enable IT and business decision-makers to plan, build, manage and purchase business critical enterprise applications.
Kimball Group: articles and columns
The site gives access to Ralph Kimball and other Kimball Group members's columns and articles on data warehouse for the period 1995-2005.
Teradata Review
Technical magazine for data warehouse professionals interested in NCR's Teradata database management system.
Beware the Objection Removers
Intelligent Enterprise article by Ralph Kimball that encourages you to ask questions when sales pitches fly in the face of conventional wisdom. (September, 2005)
Differences of Opinion
Ralph Kimball's Intelligent Enterprise article comparing the dominant approaches to enterprise data warehousing. (March 6, 2004)
The Four Legs of a Successful Business Intelligence (BI) Project Team
A successful BI project team is like a four-legged table - each leg holds up its share of the weight. Remove one and the project wobbles. The four legs of a team are Project Sponsorship and Governance, Project Management, Development Team (Core Team), and Extended Project Team. (April, 2003)
Managing Current and Historical Views of Information in The Data Warehouse
Michael Jennings' DM Review article on managing current and historical views of information. (August, 2001)
The Unity Dimension
Nick Galemmo's Intelligent Enterprise article that offers a modeling solution for when differing entities share a role. (June 13, 2001)
Backward in Time
Ralph Kimball's Intelligent Enterprise article that offers tips for stitching late-arriving records into an existing data warehouse. (September 29, 2000)
How to do a Warehouse Assessment (And Why)
Arthur Moore and David Wells. The essence of data warehousing assessment is directed at refining the warehousing process and revitalizing the warehousing initiative. (August 1, 2000)
Managing Meta Data Within and Across Warehousing Efforts
Many organizations must manage multiple warehousing initiatives underway simultaneously and these systems will most likely be based on products from multiple data warehousing vendors, in the typical decentralized approach of most corporations. (August 1, 2000)
Refreshment Strategies in the Data Warehouse Environment
William Inmon. Once the data warehouse is built, attention shifts from the building of the data warehouse to the day to day operations of making the data warehouse work. (August 1, 2000)
Data Warehouse Delivery: How to Federate
DM Review article by Douglas Hackney that looks in more detail at how you build a federated BI architecture. (June, 2000)
11 Steps to Successful Data Warehousing
Mining your corporate data for valuable customer information can improve your business performance. But it's not as simple as it sounds. Database Advisor article by Phillip Blackwood. (May 31, 2000)
Is Your Dimensional Data Warehouse Expressive?
Intelligent Enterprise Magazine article by Ralph Kimball completes the 20 criteria for rating your dimensional data warehouse by adding 8 expression criteria. (May 15, 2000)
Data Warehouse Delivery: When to Federate
DM Review article by Douglas Hackney discussing conditions that can merit a federated BI architecture. (May, 2000)
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