The Data Doctor runs through five common excuses for not reengineering warehoused legacy data. From DM Review, January 1996.
Richard Hackathorn draws parallels between a company's data warehouse and its business image.
Learn how not to set up a data warehouse. Article by Lauren Gibbons Paul is dated November 15, 1997.
Article addresses the process of defining data-warehousing requirements. Written by Bob Lambert in 1995.
Ralph Kimball looks at some truths and falsehoods about data warehousing. From DBMS.
Kathy Bohn's article looks at the complexities and resource requirements for data conversion.
Article from Database Programming and Design looks at data-warehousing and mining techniques. By Charles J. Bontempo and C.M. Saracco.
Carrie Ballinger and Mark Olson make arguments for and against Transaction Processing Council's digital benchmark for decision support.
Get an overview of the basic components of a successful data warehouse. Article is by Bob Lambert from March 1996.
Discusses the importance of refreshing data as a warehouse grows over time. By Michele Bokun and Carmen Taglienti.
October 1996 article offers some tips on automated tools for cleansing warehoused data.
Discusses the pros and cons of using data marts as an alternative to data warehouses. Article is by Kevin Strange.
DM Review article examines issues surrounding the refreshing of data warehouses. By Meryl Surgan, Gil Comeaux and George Fisher.
Discusses issues of the validity, timeliness, completeness and consistency of data extracted from databases. From DM Review.
Article by Beth Davis focuses on the sharing of business information with suppliers and partners. Dated June 28, 1999.
Learn about the smaller, nimble data warehouses known as data marts. Article of March 1998 is by Julie Bort.
Discusses the importance of partitioning and aggregation techniques. By Mary Edie Meredith and Aslam Khader for DBPD Magazine.
Article discusses data-warehousing techniques such as dimensional modeling and ER modeling. Dated August 1997.
September 1996 article discusses often overlooked issues of data cleanliness. From DBMS Magazine.
Learn to choose the right tool for the data-mining job. From DBMS Magazine, February 1997.
Get some tips from DBMS Magazine's Data Warehouse Architect. October 1995 article discusses entity-relationship modeling.
Looks at the workings of Prudential's federated data warehouse, as of July 1998. Article by Jeff Moad.
Essay offers an introductory overview of the form and function of data warehouses. By David M. Raab.
Essay examines the use of large databases, or data warehouses, for knowledge management. By Lawrence Fisher.
Anne Marie Smith discusses the administrative necessities of maintaining a data warehouse. From The Data Administration Newsletter.
Get some tips on choosing the proper server technology for decision-support systems. Article is by Neil Raden.
Essay focuses on the importance of VLDB engineering in the creation of large-scale databases. By Richard Winter.