A data warehouse lies at the foundation of any business intelligence (BI) system. But if this foundation is flawed, the towering BI system cannot possibly be stable. Given BI’s importance as a ...

The data warehousing process is first and foremost about making operational data easily accessible so that management can get answers to business questions in an efficient manner. The first step in ...

Data quality is paramount in data warehouses, but data quality practices are often overlooked during the development process. The true measure of an effective data warehouse is how much key business ...

If you're not analyzing all the data collected by your ERP (enterprise resource planning) and CRM (customer relationship management) solutions, it might as well be collecting dust on a shelf.

You may have heard the term “data warehousing” in relation to your information and technological needs, but what does this mean and what can it do for your rental business? Data warehousing is simply ...

I talk to a lot of different businesses about their data, and, without fail, some form of the same question always comes up: “What is the most common reason you see data warehouse projects failing?” ...

SCD type 2 will store the entire history in the dimension table. In SCD type 2 effective date, the dimension table will have start-date and end-date as the fields. If the end-date is null, then it ...

Data warehouse design is not a short-term investment and it’s important to understand that the process will rarely show results in a limited time frame. By looking toward the future, you’ll be more ...