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His methodology, also known as dimensional modeling or the kimball methodology. His classes can be found at the kimball university and articles can be found through out the internet. We want to thank julie kimball of ralph kimball associates for her vision and determination in getting the project launched. When it comes to designing a data warehouse for your business, the two most commonly discussed methods are the approaches introduced by bill inmon and ralph kimball. The data warehouse toolkit covers dimensional modeling in detail. New chapter with the official library of the kimball dimensional modeling. The complete guide to dimensional modeling 9780471200246 by kimball, ralph. The complete guide to dimensional modeling, and the data warehouse lifecycle toolkit, and more on. Updated new edition of ralph kimball s groundbreaking book on dimensional modeling for data warehousing and business intelligence.
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