An Introduction to Agile Data Engineering Using Data Vault 2.0: Better Data Modeling, Paperback

The world of data warehousing is changing. Big Data & Agile are hot topics. But companies still need to collect, report, and analyze their data. Usually this requires some form of data warehousing or business intelligence system. So how do we do that in the modern IT landscape in a way that allows us to be agile and either deal directly or indirectly with unstructured and semi structured data?The Data Vault System of Business Intelligence provides a method and approach to modeling your enterprise data warehouse (EDW) that is agile, flexible, and scalable. This book will give you a short introduction to Agile Data Engineering for Data Warehousing and Data Vault 2.0. I will explain why you should be trying to become Agile, some of the history and rationale for Data Vault 2.0, and then show you the basics for how to build a data warehouse model using the Data Vault 2.0 standards.In addition, I will cover some details about the Business Data Vault (what it is) and then how to build a virtual Information Mart off your Data Vault and Business Vault using the Data Vault 2.0 architecture.So if you want to start learning about Agile Data Engineering with Data Vault 2.0, this book is for you.