Reconsidering Multi-Dimensional schemas

This paper challenges the currently popular "Data Warehouse is a Special Animal" philosophy and advocates that practitioners adopt a more conservative "Data Warehouse = Database" philosophy. The primary focus is the relevancy of Multi-Dimensional logical schemas. After enumerating the advantages of such schemas, a number of caveats to the presumed advantages are identified. The paper concludes with guidelines and commentary on implications for data warehouse design methodologies.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: SIGMOD
• Authors: Tim Martyn
• Keywords: Data Warehouse, Database, Multi-Dimensional Logical Schemas, SIGMOD 2004