Academic: Data warehousing Ebooks

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Data Warehousing Fundamentalsby Paulraj Ponniah
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2011; US$ 120.00
Geared to IT professionals eager to get into the all-important field of data warehousing, this book explores all topics needed by those who design and implement data warehouses. Readers will learn about planning requirements, architecture, infrastructure, data preparation, information delivery, implementation, and maintenance. They'll also find a wealth of industry examples garnered from the author's 25 years of experience in designing and implementing databases and data warehouse applications for major corporations. Market: IT Professionals, Consultants. more...
IBM Data Warehousingby Michael L. Gonzales
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 50.00
Reviews planning and designing architecture and implementing the data warehouse. Includes discussions on how and why to apply IBM tools. Offers tips, tricks, and workarounds to ensure maximum performance. Companion Web site includes technical notes, product updates, corrections, and links to relevant material and training. more...
Common Warehouse Metamodel Developer's Guideby John Poole; Dan Chang; Douglas Tolbert; David Mellor
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 50.00
Written by the authors of the Common Warehouse Metamodel (CWM) specification, this book is the official and authoritative developer's guide Provides a comprehensive look at how to develop database and data warehouse applications using the Common Warehouse Metamodel Covers the full development lifecycle including application design implementation, and deployment Companion Web site includes updates on the technology, descriptions of tools, and links to vendor sites more...
Mastering Data Warehouse Designby Claudia Imhoff; Nicholas Galemmo; Jonathan G. Geiger
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 45.00
A cutting-edge response to Ralph Kimball's challenge to the data warehouse community that answers some tough questions about the effectiveness of the relational approach to data warehousing Written by one of the best-known exponents of the Bill Inmon approach to data warehousing Addresses head-on the tough issues raised by Kimball and explains how to choose the best modeling technique for solving common data warehouse design problems Weighs the pros and cons of relational vs. dimensional modeling techniques Focuses on tough modeling problems, including creating and maintaining keys and modeling calendars, hierarchies, transactions, and data quality more...
Common Warehouse Metamodelby John Poole; Dan Chang; Douglas Tolbert; David Mellor
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 34.99
The official guide to programming with the revolutionary data-sharing technology The Common Warehouse Metamodel (CWM) is the new OMG standard that makes the sharing of data seamless. The CWM standard development team provides developers with a complete overview of what CWM is and how it works. After acquainting readers with the CWM architecture and how each CWM component fits into existing database and data warehouse architectures, the authors provide expert guidance on how to plan for, implement, and deploy CWM technologies. Companion Web site features updates on CWM technologies, descriptions of tools, and links to vendor sites. more...
The Data WarehouseETL Toolkitby Ralph Kimball; Joe Caserta
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004; US$ 50.00
Cowritten by Ralph Kimball, the world's leading data warehousing authority, whose previous books have sold more than 150,000 copies Delivers real-world solutions for the most time- and labor-intensive portion of data warehousing-data staging, or the extract, transform, load (ETL) process Delineates best practices for extracting data from scattered sources, removing redundant and inaccurate data, transforming the remaining data into correctly formatted data structures, and then loading the end product into the data warehouse Offers proven time-saving ETL techniques, comprehensive guidance on building dimensional structures, and crucial advice on ensuring data quality more...
Oracle 10g Data Warehousingby Lilian Hobbs; Susan Hillson; Shilpa Lawande; Pete Smith
Elsevier 2004; US$ 84.95
Oracle 10g Data Warehousing is a guide to using the Data Warehouse features in the latest version of Oracle ?Oracle Database 10g. Written by people on the Oracle development team that designed and implemented the code and by people with industry experience implementing warehouses using Oracle technology, this thoroughly updated and extended edition provides an insider?s view of how the Oracle Database 10g software is best used for your application. It provides a detailed look at the new features of Oracle Database 10g and other Oracle products and how these are used in the data warehouse. This book will show you how to deploy the Oracle database and correctly use the new Oracle Database 10g features for your data warehouse. It contains... more...
Professional ADO.NET 2by Wallace B. McClure; Gregory A. Beamer; John J. Croft; J. Ambrose Little; Bill Ryan; Phil Winstanley; David Yack; Jeremy Zongker
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2006; US$ 49.99
ADO.NET revolutionized the way data was accessed through SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL. With Microsoft's release of ADO.NET 2, ADO and the .NET Framework are integrated with SQL Server for the first time-enabling you to program .NET applications directly within the SQL Server database. Packed with sample code and recommended best practices for using ADO.NET 2, this code-intensive book explores the new data types that are available in the 2.0 Framework and discusses the appropriate time and way to use them. You'll learn how to make repetitive, mundane tasks much simpler and you'll walk away with a solid foundation for developing database-driven applications. What you will learn from this book The basics of creating a connection, executing... more...
Mastering Data Warehouse Aggregatesby Christopher Adamson
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2006; US$ 60.00
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 more...
Data Center Fundamentalsby Mauricio Arregoces; Maurizio Portolani
Pearson Education 2003; US$ 62.00
Master the basics of data centers to build server farms that enhance your Web site performance Learn design guidelines that show how to deploy server farms in highly available and scalable environments Plan site performance capacity with discussions of server farm architectures and their real-life applications to determine your system needs Today's market demands that businesses have an Internet presence through which they can perform e-commerce and customer support, and establish a presence that can attract and increase their customer base. Underestimated hit ratios, compromised credit card records, perceived slow Web site access, or the infamous "Object Not Found" alerts make the difference between a successful online... more...