since its groundbreaking inception, the approach to understanding data warehousing has been split into two mindsets: ralph kimball, who pioneered the use of dimensional modeling techniques for building the data warehouse, and bill inmon, who imtroduced the corporate information factory and leads those who believe in using relational modeling techniques for the data warehouse. mastering data warehouse design successfully merges inmon's data warehouse design philosophies with kimbalrs data mart design philosophies to provide you with a compelling and complete overview of exactly what is involved in designing and building a sustainable and extensible data warehouse. .
most data warehouse managers, designers, and developers are familiar with the open letter written by ralph kimball in 2001 to the data warehouse community in which he challenged those in the inmon camp to answer some tough questions about the effectiveness of the relational approach. cowritten by one of the best-known experts of the inmon approach, claudia imhoff, this team of authors addresses head-on the challenging questions raised by kimball in his letter and offers a how-to guide on the appropriate use of both relational and dimensional modeling in a comprehensive business intelligence environment. ...
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