Star schema design for BI

	Business intelligence and analytics
	Do we need business intelligence (BI) tools to be successful?
	How to explain and define business intelligence to mid-management
	Examining different data access methods: OLAP and data mining
	What are the best analytical tools for business intelligence for finance?
	Fastest way to learn business intelligence (BI)
	Should a data steward have direct SQL access for reporting purposes?
	Business intelligence market growth for 2009 and beyond
	Comparing Cognos vs. Business Objects for BI reporting
	Business intelligence in management careers
	Data warehouse and business intelligence team reporting structure

	Data modeling tools and techniques
	Understanding five major enterprise information management benefits
	Data modeling concepts: How settings can increase application success
	Advantages and disadvantages of XML shredding
	How to shred XML with the DB2 XMLTABLE function
	Shredding XML docs into relational tables with annotated XML schemas
	Examples of single and bulk XML shredding of XML documents
	Improving ODBC application performance and coding
	How to capture metadata information, ETL rules with CA Erwin Data Modeler
	Data Warehouse Platforms Product Directory
	Data models serve as blueprint for business intelligence, master data management projects

	Data warehouse software
	Microsoft details self-service business intelligence, data warehouse releases
	Why pay for a data warehouse appliance when you can get one free?
	In-database analytics pulls together SAS, data warehouse vendors
	Teradata takes a logical approach to data warehousing appliances
	BT taps open source BI software, homegrown DW to unlock customer data
	Bill pushes for data warehouse, XBRL to track TARP funds
	Teradata VP talks data warehouse appliances, reveals cloud and SSD plans
	Data Warehouse Platforms Product Directory
	Commodity hardware aiding data warehouse appliance performance, costs
	What does MapReduce and in-database technology mean for data warehouses?