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Summary: Useless book
Review: It's a very generic book about DW. You can't learn any technique from the book. Only generic and obvious statement are containd in it. It's not good also for beginners.
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Summary: Useless and time wasting
Review: Never in my life did I spend so much time in reading such a useless book. The whole thing message could have been written on a pin head. J suggest the authors to have a look at the Kimball books.
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Summary: Inmon vs. Kimball????
Review: The two approaches, Inmon and Kimball are complimentary. Kimball is not "BS" and "stupid" as stated by one reviewer. In fact, it is the PRACTICAL techniques and elegant SIMPLICITY that makes Kimball's work so valuable. Inmon is strong on theory, while Kimball is strong on the day-to-day tools required to build a useful and understandable decision support environment. This reviewer has observed many huge "pure Inmon" projects fail (and none observed succeeded) while all pure Kimball projects observed have thrived and exceeded expectations. Strong words, to be sure, but accurate to the reality observed by this reviewer. While the failures might be attributed to the particular technical teams and management groups, many of those same groups did succeed with a dimensional approach.If you want to debate academics, read both authors and have at it. I have to actually deliver... on time or early and on budget or below. Thus, my rating reflects that reality. Give me Kimball. The techniques have worked for me (and teams of all sizes) since 1986 at many Fortune 100 and 500 clients. Inmon provides a great perspective on the issues and on how to think about information management for decision support and this book provides some of his latest thinking on the topic. Kimball provides an excellent and proven way to get there in the real world.
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Summary: Inmon vs. Kimball????
Review: The two approaches, Inmon and Kimball are complimentary. Kimball is not "BS" and "stupid" as stated by one reviewer. In fact, it is the PRACTICAL techniques and elegant SIMPLICITY that makes Kimball's work so valuable. Inmon is strong on theory, while Kimball is strong on the day-to-day tools required to build a useful and understandable decision support environment. This reviewer has observed many huge "pure Inmon" projects fail (and none observed succeeded) while all pure Kimball projects observed have thrived and exceeded expectations. Strong words, to be sure, but accurate to the reality observed by this reviewer. While the failures might be attributed to the particular technical teams and management groups, many of those same groups did succeed with a dimensional approach. If you want to debate academics, read both authors and have at it. I have to actually deliver... on time or early and on budget or below. Thus, my rating reflects that reality. Give me Kimball. The techniques have worked for me (and teams of all sizes) since 1986 at many Fortune 100 and 500 clients. Inmon provides a great perspective on the issues and on how to think about information management for decision support and this book provides some of his latest thinking on the topic. Kimball provides an excellent and proven way to get there in the real world.
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Summary: Missed the target
Review: This book did not have the basics for data warehousing. The conecpts were not clear, transition was very poor. Overall, I got nothing from that book.
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Summary: THE standard for Data warehousing
Review: This book is THE standard when it comes to data warehousing. I first read this book six years ago and it has changed my career. It provides a clear and concise description of a data warehouse as well as the necessity of creating one. A well-read copy of this book should be on the shelf of every one involved in the construction of a data warehouse or business intelligence system. It is a classic that needs to be read.
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Summary: Useless Book
Review: This book is useless. The topics are traeted in a very superficial way. It's a bad description of some problems You can find in a DW building. No methodological approach is contained in the book. A very good way to loose Your money.
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Summary: A good book as a general guide to DW
Review: This is a useful and readable book. It tells the reader of the key issues in designing DW. If you are looking for technical details to build a DW, better look for other books or product manuals. If you want to share the rich experience from the author, read it. Is there anything more valuable than experience to a computer professional? The style is pretty like a presentation. I listened to the author's presentation before, which was informative and to-the-point. This book has a lot of redundancies. The 386 pages could be compressed to about 250 pages. It did cost more trees and more time of mine than necessary. However, still a good book.
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Summary: Explain it to Your Boss!
Review: This is the best introduction to data warehousing I've ever read! Bill Inmon has a really great way of explaining technical stuff in a clear and down-to-earth style---in the past, I've been able to use material from this and others of his books to explain data warehousing to my managers. The new addition delivers the information I need better than ever.
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