A short first look at what it might take to integrate Data Vault modeling with Hadoop.
#datavault – Hard Copy Book & Class to Be released!
That’s right! My book is coming to Amazon, Kindle, and the itunes store. It will be released soon in hard-copy print for those of you that want it. In case you missed the announcements about my book or my new upcoming technical class, you can check it out here: http://learndatavault.com/secrets-revealed/dv-implementation-special-invite/ Get on the list today, and be the first to get notified!
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IRM UK – 2009: #datavault presentation slides
A presentation about Data Vault that I gave in November 2009 to IRM UK / DAMA conference. Please leave me a comment.
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#datavault: Unstructured Data & Operational Data Vault, Array Conference 2009
I’m beginning to post slides from presentations that I’ve done at DAMA, TDWI, and other conference proceedings over the years. IF you LIKE these slides, PLEASE let me know by commenting here on the blog. Thank-you kindly, Dan Linstedt
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Column Based Data Vaults #datavault
Column based data stores have been around for a long time. This blog will talk about what you need to do to make the Data Vault successful on a column based data store. It’s quite simple really, and in the end – some parts of physical data modeling don’t matter in a column based data store.
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Clash of the Titans: Post on Kimball Forum
The Data Vault Model is NOT the be-all-end-all solution to data warehousing, it IS a single evolutionary step forward, as it is a Hybrid design. If you don’t feel pain in your current implementation, then you may not be a candidate for the Data Vault model and methodology.
Upcoming Events, I’m Teaching!
Data Vault Events, certification class, Bill Inmon Conference, and new US based certification class in 2012.
Why & When Data Warehousing? Is it Relevant?
There are many questions around Data Warehousing, ranging from WHEN to do a formal data warehouse vs when to use a data mart/subject oriented star schema approach vs when to use federated NOW data. Other questions are why would you use a Data Warehouse today? Is it still a relevant approach in Information Management?
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Reducing Costs of your BI Solution
A short walk in to the business world about how and why to outsource your BI or EDW project. I go through some of the important points that tie directly to the success or failure of outsourcing BI.
Business Aspects: Real-Time Information Flow
A PDF article about the needs and terminology that business users have with regards to right-time and real-time Business Intelligence Systems
Sequence Numbers – for EDW & BI projects
In this post I talk about sequence numbers, what they are and why they should stay “hidden” in the databases in which they are created.
Futuristic Data Warehouse
Just a thought expiriment on what should the future Data Warehousing Database engine really have embedded… please add to this list with your comments.
