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The Microsoft Data Warehouse Toolkit : With SQL Server 2005 and the Microsoft Business Intelligence Toolset
Format: Paperback
Author: Joy Mundy
ReleaseDate: 13 February, 2006
Publisher: Wiley
Rating:
Stellar performance
Working hand in hand with the Business Intelligence group throughout the course of writing really shows - technical accuracy is very high. After attending a remarkable presentation by Joy at TechEd in Boston, I purchased this book, and I am glad I did.
Of course, the same process quality you always expect from Kimball Group books is present too. I especially was interested in the SSIS advice. I found everything I needed, even skiping ahead to read those chapters first (which I don't recommend usually, but I was in a hurry).
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Most Excellent
I originally bought Teo Lachev's book. Let me say, this is an absolutely WONDERFUL book. It is technically very good and I will keep it around, but The Microsoft Data Warehouse Toolkit is absolutely outstanding in the way it takes you by the hand and walks you step-by-step through all the initial stages of a DW/BI project -- an area in which Lachev's book is somewhat lacking. Since we are doing a new, first time DW/BI effort at my company, this book - and indeed several of the Kimball books - will be invaluable. .
Outstanding, Practical, Honest -- A Must Have
It is refreshingly honest about the wonders and warts, and chock full of practical guidance about how to really make a project succeed using Microsoft tools. The Microsoft Data Warehouse Toolkit is a comprehensive overview of this technology that will surely be ubiquitous. This book is a worthy addition to the outstanding Kimball Toolkit series. It is essential reading for anyone evaluating or implementing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 for business intelligence applications.
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