| The MicrosoftData Warehouse Toolkit: With SQL Server2005 and the MicrosoftBusiness Intelligence Toolset | 
| Authors: Joy Mundy, Warren Thornthwaite
Creator: Ralph Kimball
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (18 reviews)
Sales Rank: 30027
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 792
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.3 x 1.7
ISBN: 0471267155
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.74
EAN: 9780471267157
ASIN: 0471267155
Publication Date: February 13, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
 Microsoft Data Warehouse Toolkit Text book January 18, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a good book.I have used for my master's course work.The service of the the Amazon is good.
 Great Book but needs a few things added. October 12, 2006
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I won't bore you with another rendition of the books praises, enough other people have already written them below. What I will tell you is what is not enough or missing: The word toolkit to me implies that there are tools included (i.e. a cd or dvd) - there is none. Many things are discussed and examples given where a CD with code, sample questionaires, sample project plans ( in standard tool formats such as MS Project) and such would have been welcome. This downgrades the books usefullness for me.
I would also like to see more verbage addressing the various project methods/ frameworks such as RUP (IBM's Rational U. P.) as regards the creation of the project plans and Data Warehouses. For those seeking more of a detailed How-To format will be left wanting more... You'll find this happening in most of the recent Kimball books. So examine your needs in detail, before purchasing the book, there is very little hand holding or quick starts to this book.
 Not a "How To", it's a methodology August 7, 2006
28 out of 30 found this review helpful
Excellent book for middle to upper management to learn the 10,000 foot overview of data warehousing. Reading this book can give you all the jargon you'll need to smooze your fellow IT personnel across a conference room table about data warehousing.
Unfortunately, I was looking for a book that would actually spell out HOW TO use SQL Server 2005 Integration Services and Analysis Services.
The Microsoft Data Warehouse Toolkit - Good book, but not an excellent book. August 2, 2006
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Basically, the kimball group , joined the book The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit (TDWLT) + MS BI Toolset.
Equally like in all the books of Kimball Group, does more emphasizes is the roadmap end to end for the solutions of BI.
This book in contrast to the TDWLT, does more emphasis on the skills related to the design and construction of the front-end of BI.
Finally it is a book more focused in methodology than in technology MS BI. For the technologies MS BI (Integration Services, Olap Services, Reporting Services),
I recommend to read any book of the series Wrox,these books have a more interesting practical approach. NSV (La Plata - BA - AR)
Stellar performance July 10, 2006
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
After attending a remarkable presentation by Joy at TechEd in Boston, I purchased this book, and I am glad I did. Working hand in hand with the Business Intelligence group throughout the course of writing really shows - technical accuracy is very high.
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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