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Mastering Data Warehouse Aggregates: Solutions for Star Schema
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.74
EAN: 9780471777090
ISBN: 0471777099
Label: Wiley
Manufacturer: Wiley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: July 19, 2006
Publisher: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
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Editorial Review:
- This is the first book to provide in-depth coverage of star schema aggregates used in dimensional modeling-from selection and design, to loading and usage, to specific tasks and deliverables for implementation projects
- Covers the principles of aggregate schema design and the pros and cons of various types of commercial solutions for navigating and building aggregates
- Discusses how to include aggregates in data warehouse development projects that focus on incremental development, iterative builds, and early data loads
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Focused, clear and useful
I must confess that I was skeptic before reading the book, because I thought that it could not add very much to Kimball's books. However, I was wrong: this turned out to be a very useful book. Not only it contains the most detailed explanation of DW aggregates available, but it also contains a very good discussion of the loading process for various types of dimensions and facts, which forms the bulk of data warehouse "back room processing".
One more final plus: the author completely adopts ... Read More
Rating: - Buy with confidence
Mr. Adamson is certainly the foremost expert in this area. He has many years of hands-on experience, research, and knowledge in Data Warehousing. I have been able to consult his books and find answers and solutions to problems that I encounter every day in my work. You shouldn't waste your time by not buying this book. Definitely don't waste your money by buying a book written by some else.
Rating: - Do yourself a favor
If you are responsible for delivering results from your company's data warehouse, you owe it to yourself to read this book. Chris Adamson has lived and breathed this stuff and he knows first hand the challenges facing those who enable the business intelligence systems that more and more organizations have come to rely on. The implementation of aggregates in your data warehouse is not trivial. Make a mistake and the consequences can be very serious indeed. Mr. Adamson is more than an author. He ... Read More
Rating: - Boost Data Warehouse Performance
Recently, a colleague recommended "Mastering Data Warehouse Aggregates" and I have already applied many of the powerful techniques so ably presented by Mr. Adamson. Although experienced in the implementation of the Dr. Kimball's star schema approach, I have never been able to exploit its full performance potential - until now.
Despite the complexity of the material, the book is concise and easy to understand. NOTE: Adamson's approach is not tied to any proprietary HW or SW product. ... Read More
Rating:  - Accurate and Easy to Follow
Chris does a great job of laying out both the good and bad associated with using aggregates as a means to support Business Intelligence and Hierarchical-type queries within a Data Warehouse environment. As a disciple of Ralph Kimball's Chris kept true to the doctrine and helped the reader understand why he recommended the tacts he did throughout the manuscript. The material was easy to follow and his illustrations were clear representations of the material being presented. I especially liked that ... Read More
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