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Data Vault versus decommissionning
Starting from scratch to build its Data Vault business object model or datawarehouse is a luxury that only a few companies have. Indeed, all companies, especially the largest ones, are suffering from their existing data flows (extractions merging and/or aggregating...
By the way, what is an expert?
That is a very good question, thanks for asking 😉 An expert is someone with a lot of years of experience? No, even if it is for 20 years, if you only do the same things in the same context… An expert is someone who gets certificates? Neither! An expert is not someone...
Complementarity between MDM and Data Vault
There are similarities between the approach to implementing an MDM system and the approach to implementing an EDWH with Data Vault, especially speaking about the business key concept. This for a very simple reason: these 2 subjects are complementary! Indeed, a Data...
Warehouse on the Lake
No, this is not the sequel of Little House on the Prairie, but rather the continuation of our articles related to the buzz words wandering in the world of Data… So now that the implementation of Datalakes has been completed - or is in progress, or even starting... -...
Limitations and possible enhancements on Data Vault
Limitations One of the fundamental assumptions of this methodology, and so one the crucial points during the design phase lies in determining the Business Keys (BKs) and their immutability in every process and source system to be considered: the definition of the BK...
Got your Data Hub???
“So, you finally got it?” “So, you finally got it?” “What?” “Well your Data Hub!!!!” “Oh yeah, that's great, we implemented it right after our Datalake!!!” “But then what are the benefits?” “…”“Well, first of all, imagine the Datalake!” “…” “…” “…” “We put a lot of...
The differents ways to implement an MDM system
What is MDM? MDM (Master Data Management) is the combination of methods, tools and processes to ensure that a data, identified as transverse in the company, is unified (both in terms of definition and quality) and therefore usable without ambiguity by all the services...
Key success factors for a Data Vault based project
As discussed earlier, the key points of the methodology do not rely on any technical complexity on the physical modeling or on data loading processes, but rather on an adequate representation of business objects and of their relationships as the core of the data...
Data Vault : what is it and what for?
What is Data Vault? Data Vault is a hybrid modeling methodology, that stands between the 3rd Normal Form and denormalized forms coming from Business Intelligence world; as a methodology, it’s therefore not constrained by specific tools or by technology-related choices...
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