The Data Warehouse Toolkit, Third Edition – The Definitive Guide to Dimensional Modeling The definitive guide to dimensional modeling

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.

The Data Warehouse Toolkit,Third Edition, is a complete library of dimensional modeling techniques - the most comprehensive collection ever written. In this new edition - 20% revised, plus 75 new pages- Kimball shows specific technologies for common business applications, including: Retail sales Inventory management Procurement (new) Orders and invoices Customer relationship management Accounting Later chapters covers more advanced techniques for specific industries, including: Financial services Telecommunication and utilities (new) Health care (new) Insurance, and more The authors also present unique modeling techniques for e-commerce, and shows strategies for optimizing performance. The Third Edition includes: New chapter providing a quick overview of eachdimensional modeling and ETLtechnique, cross-referenced to case studies found in later chapters. This should make this edition more easily referenced. Major overhaul of the clickstream chapter to include Big Data analytics. New chapter thatdives into specific ETL techniques for populating fact and dimension tables. Major overhaul of the Lifecycle chapter with drill downs into dimensional modeling and ETL processes/tasks. New and enhanced dimensional modeling patterns throughout the book. Elimination of the Future Imperatives chapter and the Glossary.

Updated new edition of Ralph Kimball's groundbreaking book on dimensional modeling for data warehousing and business intelligence! The first edition of Ralph Kimball'sThe Data Warehouse Toolkitintroduced 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 withThe Data Warehouse Toolkit: The Definitive Guide to Dimensional Modeling, 3rd Edition.