Build Information System Pyramid

This is an introductory guide to the techniques of Data warehousing and business intelligence. Centered on modeling, this devotional book explores the topic of fundamental of Data warehouse architectures. Using the anatomy analogy, Taiwei is able to clearly explain multi-layered structure of data warehouse modeling, star/snowflake schema, dynamic ETL, cube design, and recommended approaches. It is suitable for database engineers and developers, college students as well as IT managers and professional data architects.

Taiwei Chi is an Information Technology consultant working in the areas of Data warehouse/Business Intelligence, reporting systems designs and developments. As a battle hardened veteran architect over many years in his fields, he has gain rich knowledge and wisdom from his real life experience. Living in Pacific Northwest, Taiwei loves beautiful nature as well as innovative ideas. Walking on the forest trails, breathing mountain mist, listening creek roaring while thinking about his works that was how this book hatched. He can be reached at taihangshanwei@gmail.com.