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  <title><![CDATA[The Data Warehouse Toolkit: The Complete Guide to Dimensional Modeling (Second Edition)]]></title>
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  <default_description>Single most authoritative guide from the inventor of the technique.    &lt;ul&gt;    &lt;li&gt;Presents unique modeling techniques for e-commerce, and shows strategies for optimizing performance.    &lt;li&gt;Companion Web site provides updates on dimensional modeling techniques, links related to sites, and source code where appropriate.    &lt;/ul&gt;</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Ralph Kimball]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[That is one way to do it.  I agree with a bottom-up approach. I do not agree with a star schema in all scenarios. Sometimes a subset of flat data is faster than stars. Dimensions, and Fact tables are a must in a DW. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Everyone I know would refer to this as the Bible of Dimensional Modeling.  An excellent introduction with a good degree of depth and written in a case study style that makes it easier to read and digest.  <br/><br/>Very numeric fact driven though and as Data Warehouses store more textual style fac...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13362105">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Kimball does a good job of covering the basics. Approachable, easy to put down and pick up a week later.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[great book for data warehousers !!! unfortunately i am not one .... so just read it for exam sake .. however, its very well written and very very informative .. just as textbooks should be :)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A completely trivial and useless book, unless you are looking for th 100,000 foot view of the topic of data warehousing.  If you are looking for any technical details, ignore this book.]]></body>
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