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Data Modeling Channel

Articles

Microsoft BI: Little Big Plan

Conference points at future releases; 'managed self-service' needs a high-level message from Microsoft and consulting partners

10 Mistakes to Avoid in a Business Intelligence Delivery

Every data warehousing and business intelligence project teaches us something. It is generally on failures, however, that we base our new success. You can learn from other’s failures, 10 of which are discussed in this article.

Embedding Semantics into the Dimensional Data Models: A Business Aligned Modeling Technique

This article discusses a method of introducing semantics into the dimensional data model for a more realistic business alignment with the data in the data warehouses.

The Ins and Outs of Imperfect Data

Corporate data is inherently imperfect.

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A Scoring Model and Choice Model for Multistage Cross Selling in the Insurance Industry, Part 2

This month we will develop choice models for arriving at suitable product combinations to help cross-sell.

A Statistical Stocking Stuffer for the Holidays

All of you last minute shoppers stumped for presents to geeky BI practitioner loved ones have an answer to your gift-finding dilemma, a great statistics book available for next day delivery.

Broken Shells

Have you ever had to analyze or model a concept in your organization where enough changes could occur to create a completely new concept?

Data Models are Not Database Design

Examine the assumption that a data model can capture all the information about the design of a database.

Null Alternate Key?

Ask the Experts

What are your views on the advantages and/or disadvantages ETL tools and data modeling versus code?

Which would be a better choice of classes for career growth in data warehousing - ETL architecture or dimensional modeling?

What is the difference between ER modeling and OLTP modeling? Is the result of ER modeling and OLTP model the same?

Do you have any specific suggestions about the use of a primary key in fact tables?

What is a junk dimension? Is that similar to a conformed dimension?

White Papers

Best Practices: Eight Tips for Improving Your Professional Services Business

Metadata Management for Enterprise Applications

By Neil Buchwalter

UML for C#

By Harold Halbleib

PHP Code Design

By Excel Software

Domain-Specific Modeling: 10x Faster than UML

By by James Hammond

Books

Data Mining Cookbook: Modeling Data for Marketing, Risk and Customer Relationship Management

By Olivia Parr Rud

Data Modeler's Workbench: Tools and Techniques for Analysis and Design

By Steve Hoberman

The Data Modeling Handbook: A Best-Practice Approach to Building Quality Data Models

By Michael Reingruber, William W. Gregory




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