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Data Warehousing: Kimball vs. Inmon (By Inmon)
Summary In this article, Bill Inmon compares and contrasts the Inmon and Kimball approaches to data warehousing, highlighting the pros and cons of each approach.
Topics: Data Warehousing
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07-22-2010 |
Three Types of Data Models
Summary Bill Inmon discusses operational data models, data warehouse (or analytical) data models and global data models.
Topics: Data Warehousing, Data Modeling and Design
by Bill Inmon | 0 comments |
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05-06-2010 |
Cleaning Structured Transaction-Based Data
Summary Bill Inmon compares the task of cleaning structured transaction-based data to that of sweeping sand in a beach house – it's a losing proposition.
Topics: Data Warehousing, Data Quality, Unstructured Data, ETL, Data Migration
by Bill Inmon | 0 comments |
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03-25-2010 |
An IT Progression
Summary Bill Inmon takes a look at the amazing transformations IT has undergone since the 1960s.
Topics: Data Warehousing
by Bill Inmon | 0 comments |
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03-11-2010 |
And a Sawyer Takes the Pot
Summary Bill Inmon contradicts the flawed logic of the corporate bully.
Topics: Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence
by Bill Inmon | 0 comments |
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03-04-2010 |
What is Corporate Data?
Summary Bill Inmon delineates the characteristics of corporate data.
Topics: Data Warehousing
by Bill Inmon | 0 comments |
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02-25-2010 |
Are You Kidding Me?
Summary Bill Inmon is of the opinion that when it comes to software, you can have inexpensive or you can have complete, but you can't have both.
Topics: Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence
by Bill Inmon | 0 comments |
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02-04-2010 |
Corporate Data: A Brief History
Summary Bill Inmon considers the role corporate data plays in making appropriate and timely decisions.
Topics: Data Warehousing
by Bill Inmon | 0 comments |
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01-28-2010 |
Business Relevance
Summary The recession, says Bill Inmon, may be the impetus technicians need to become relevant to their business.
Topics: Data Warehousing, Analytics
by Bill Inmon | 0 comments |
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01-21-2010 |
DAMA
Summary Bill Inmon shares his concerns about the future of data administration.
Topics: Data Warehousing, Information Management, Databases/Database Administration, Data Management
by Bill Inmon | 0 comments |
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01-14-2010 |
A Tale of Two People
Summary Bill Inmon notes that one of the lessons to be learned from the recession is that people aligned with the business, as opposed to a technology, are more likely to be considered essential when a company is forced to make difficult layoff decisions.
Topics: Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence
by Bill Inmon | 0 comments |
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01-07-2010 |
A Modern Gothic Tale
Summary Moving from one release of VB.NET to another can be a huge challenge. Bill Inmon recounts his recent experience.
Topics: Data Warehousing
by Bill Inmon | 0 comments |
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12-17-2009 |
Compliance and the Recession
Summary Basel II, says Bill Inmon, put to proper use, may have alerted banks to the subprime mortgage crisis.
Topics: Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Compliance (SOX, Basil II, HIPAA)
by Bill Inmon | 0 comments |
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12-03-2009 |
Why Has Data Mining Struggled So Much?
Summary While Bill Inmon agrees that data mining has struggled over the years, he contends that it is still too early to call the practice a bust.
Topics: Data Warehousing, Data Mining and Statistical Analysis
by Bill Inmon | 0 comments |
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11-19-2009 |
Why Do Industry Giants Get Caught Flat-Footed?
Summary Will some of the new, promising technologies take established industry giants by surprise? Bill Inmon thinks they might.
Topics: Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Metadata, Unstructured Data, Appliances
by Bill Inmon | 0 comments |
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11-05-2009 |