90 Days to the Data Mart

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Building a data warehouse is one of the most valuable skills in modern business, and Alan Simon's 90 Days to the Data Mart provides a practical, step-by-step roadmap to getting it right. Rather than getting lost in abstract theory, Simon breaks the process down into a manageable 90-day plan, walking you through every phase: requirements gathering, dimensional modeling, ETL design, and usability testing. Each chapter is focused and actionable, making complex database architecture accessible to anyone who needs to deliver a functional data mart. Whether you're a database administrator, a business analyst, or a developer tasked with centralizing scattered data, this book gives you a proven framework to avoid common pitfalls. You'll learn how to design star schemas that serve business queries, build reliable ETL pipelines, and present data in a way that decision-makers can actually use. The 1998 publication date means the core principles—dimensional modeling and data warehousing architecture—remain foundational and applicable to modern BI stacks today.

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