Ralph Kimball¶
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Ralph Kimball (born 1944) is an author on the subject of data warehousing and business intelligence. He is one of the original architects of data warehousing and is known for long-term convictions that data warehouses must be designed to be understandable and fast. His methodology, also known as dimensional modeling or the Kimball methodology, has become the de facto standard in the area of decision support.
Approach to Building a Data Warehouse¶
Kimball’s approach – creating data marts first and then developing a data warehouse database incrementally from independent data marts.
Comparison with Inmon¶
External Links¶
- Kimball Group
- Differences of Opinion: The Kimball bus architecture and the Corporate Information Factory