Get expert answers to common questions about data warehouse basics. Learn why one expert recommends building a data warehouse; get definitions of basic data warehousing terms; learn the difference between data marts, data stores and data warehouses; and more.
What is the difference between a logical and physical warehouse design?
07 Oct 2009 EXPERT ANSWER - What's the difference between logical design and physical design? Get an expert's take, plus lean about three data warehouse models — the user model, physical model and logical model — and how they differ.
Similarities and differences between ROLAP, MOLAP and HOLAP
by Matteo Golfarelli and Stefano Rizzi | 11 Jun 2009 CHAPTER DOWNLOAD - Find out the differences between ROLP, MOLAP and HOLAP and their advantages and disadvantages. Learn about data warehouse quality and the evolution of data warehouse applications.
Best practices for data warehouse access and reports
by Matteo Golfarelli and Stefano Rizzi | 11 Jun 2009 CHAPTER DOWNLOAD - Get best practices techniques for accessing data warehouses with reports, OLAP and dashboards. Learn about common OLAP operators including roll-up, drill-down, and slice-and-dice.
Advantages of the multidimensional database model and cube modeling
by Matteo Golfarelli and Stefano Rizzi | 10 Jun 2009 CHAPTER DOWNLOAD - Discover the advantages of multidimensional databases and find out how data warehouse cube modeling, data restricting and data slicing works.
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