Here’s the problem: Tactical approaches are the ones that will give you quick wins and win over your customer more often than not. That’s what they actually want. They’re short term and short-lived. Strategy on the other hand is an … Read more
Why is it that people think that using the Data Vault model is good enough? You won’t gain much benefit from the model without the methodology anyway. That was the secret sauce behind even successes in 1.0. However, 1.0 has … Read more
Let’s talk about a fairly complex business here where you are tasked with building some analytics. Your client is none other than … Santa Claus! Yes … Really! He runs a fairly complex operation and it’s not going to be that … Read more
As I had suggested earlier, I wanted to talk about price v/s value. This is a simple but extremely important topic that gets ignored in other more sexy sounding terms like ROI, but there’s so much that can be written … Read more
Yes, It’s no more! … It has ceased to be! … It has expired and gone to meet it’s maker! … It’s … a … stiff! And so on and so forth. Well, this isn’t the first time I’ve heard … Read more
I’m sure you’ve been to a fast food place and stood in line to order your food. There’s a very limited selection which usually fits on a board on top where you can prominently see it. However, after you make a … Read more
Today lets talk about what influenced the Data Vault Architecture … At the time Dan invented the DV (1990) the concept of 3NF DWs and Dimensional Modeling was already there. However, these only influenced the modeling aspects of the DV. … Read more
It started out as the Common Foundational Warehouse Modeling Architecture as it’s official name. Then it was more commonly known as the “Data Vault” and became a modelling method for Data Warehouses. It also got a methodology with implementation guidelines … Read more
Hi Again, It’s Sanjay, and I was talking to my 4 year old daughter about the 3 Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf and trying to teach her about the value of doing things right the first time, and … Read more