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Ralph Kimball and other Kimball Group members have written over 120 columns for Intelligent Enterprise Magazine and its predecessor, DBMS Magazine.

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Articles 2003
Measure Twice, Cut Once
As with construction, you must plan before building the ETL.
by Warren Thornthwaite, Edited by Margy Ross
December 10, 2003

Beyond Paving the Cow Paths
Use the five-stage analytic framework to deliver more from the data warehouse
by Bill Schmarzo, Edited By Margy Ross
November 18, 2003

No Detail Too Small
Although there's no substitute for atomic details, look into complementary consolidations
by Margy Ross & Ralph Kimball
October 30, 2003

Fistful of Flaws
Use this checklist to review your dimensional models
by Margy Ross & Ralph Kimball
October 10, 2003

The Bottom-Up Misnomer
Our data-warehousing approach is sometimes referred to as bottom-up, but it's far from it
by Margy Ross & Ralph Kimball
September 17, 2003

Habits of Effective Sponsors
Business sponsors can make or break a data warehouse program. What habits make or break a business sponsor?
by Margy Ross edited by Ralph Kimball
September 1, 2003

Better Storytelling
Dimensional design techniques bind events into stories
by Jim Stagnitto edited by Ralph Kimball
August 10, 2003

RFID Tags and Smart Dust
RFID tagging will create not just a tidal wave of data, but lifetime employment for data warehouse designers
by Ralph Kimball
July 18, 2003

Real Time: Get Real, Part II
Start by discarding your current concepts of ETL
by Neil Raden edited by Ralph Kimball
June 30, 2003

Real Time: Get Real
Take the idea of a real-time data warehouse with a grain of salt, then realize the possibilities
by Neil Raden edited by Ralph Kimball
June 17, 2003

Is Hand-Coded ETL the Way to Go?
Absolutely yes, or absolutely no, depending...
by Gary Nissen edited by Ralph Kimball
May 31, 2003

TCO Starts With the End User
The conventional view of data warehouse total cost of ownership is myopic and wrong
by Ralph Kimball
May 13, 2003

The Soul of the Data Warehouse, Part Three: Handling Time
The data warehouse takes a pledge to preserve history
by Ralph Kimball
April 22, 2003

The Soul of the Data Warehouse, Part Two: Drilling Across
Drilling across means asking for the same row headers from another fact table
by Ralph Kimball
April 5, 2003

The Soul of the Data Warehouse, Part One: Drilling Down
Drilling down just means 'show me more detail'
by Ralph Kimball
March 20, 2003

Declaring the Grain
It's the most important dimensional design step after identifying data sources
by Ralph Kimball
March 1, 2003

To Be or Not To Be Centralized
Contrary to conventional data warehouse wisdom, physical centralization is not the question
by Margy Ross
February 1, 2003

Fact Tables and Dimension Tables
The logical foundation of dimensional modeling
by Ralph Kimball
January 1, 2003