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definitive guide to dimensional design for your data warehouseLearn
the best practices of dimensional design. Star Schema: The Complete
Reference offers in-depth coverage of design principles and their
underlying rationales. Organized around design concepts and
illustrated with detailed examples, this is a step-by-step
guidebook for beginners and a comprehensive resource for experts.
This all-inclusive volume begins with dimensional design
fundamentals and shows how they fit into diverse data warehouse
architectures, including those of W.H. Inmon and Ralph Kimball. The
book progresses through a series of advanced techniques that help
you address real-world complexity, maximize performance, and adapt
to the requirements of BI and ETL software products. You are
furnished with design tasks and deliverables that can be
incorporated into any project, regardless of architecture or
methodology. Master the fundamentals of star schema design and slow
change processing Identify situations that call for multiple stars
or cubes Ensure compatibility across subject areas as your data
warehouse grows Accommodate repeating attributes, recursive
hierarchies, and poor data quality Support conflicting requirements
for historic data Handle variation within a business process and
correlation of disparate activities Boost performance using derived
schemas and aggregates Learn when it's appropriate to adjust
designs for BI and ETL tools
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