This single book teaches the reader everything they need to know about Teradata, the architecture, and how Teradata works. It then gives over 1000 SQL examples that teach them everything. If you went to a desert island and could only take one book, this is the one you want.

This collection represents the full spectrum of data-related content we’ve published on O’Reilly Radar over the last year. Mike Loukides kicked things off in June 2010 with “What is data science?” and from there we’ve pursued the various threads and themes that naturally emerged. Now, roughly a year later, we can look back over all we’ve covered and identify a number of core data areas:Data issues -- The opportunities and ambiguities of the data space are evident in discussions...

This book is smartly built around a practical case study ñ HighCloud Airlines ñ to help you gain an in-depth understanding of how to build applications for Business Intelligence using QlikView. A superb hands-on guide.Key FeaturesLearn to build applications for Business Intelligence while following a practical case -- HighCloud Airlines. Each chapter develops parts of the application and it evolves throughout the book along with your own QlikView skills.

A complete guide to Pentaho Kettle, the Pentaho Data lntegration toolset for ETLThis practical book is a complete guide to installing, configuring, and managing Pentaho Kettle. If you’re a database administrator or developer, you’ll first get up to speed on Kettle basics and how to apply Kettle to create ETL solutions—before progressing to specialized concepts such as clustering, extensibility, and data vault models. Learn how to design and build every phase of an ...

Data warehousing is one of the hottest business topics, and there’s more to understanding data warehousing technologies than you might think. Find out the basics of data warehousing and how it facilitates data mining and business intelligence with Data Warehousing For Dummies, 2nd Edition.Data is probably your company’s most important asset, so your data warehouse should serve your needs. The fully updated Second Edition of Data Warehousing For Dummies he...

This is the complete course for anybody who wants to get to grips with Talend Open Studio for Data Integration. From the basics of transferring data to complex integration processes, it will give you a head start.Key FeaturesDevelop complex integration jobs without writing codeGo beyond "extract, transform and load"ù by constructing end-to-end integrationsLearn how to package your jobs for production useBook DescriptionTalend...

The definitive guide to dimensional design for your data warehouseLearn the best practices of dimensional design. Star Schema: The Complete Reference offers in-depth coverage of design principles and their underlying rationales. Organized around design concepts and illustrated with detailed examples, this is a step-by-step guidebook for beginners and a comprehensive resource for experts.This all-inclusive volume begins with dimensional design fundamentals and sho...

A thorough update to the industry standard for designing, developing, and deploying data warehouse and business intelligence systemsThe world of data warehousing has changed remarkably since the first edition of The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit was published in 1998. In that time, the data warehouse industry has reached full maturity and acceptance, hardware and software have made staggering advances, and the techniques promoted in the premiere edition...

Learn the art and science of predictive analytics — techniques that get resultsPredictive analytics is what translates big data into meaningful, usable business information. Written by a leading expert in the field, this guide examines the science of the underlying algorithms as well as the principles and best practices that govern the art of predictive analytics. It clearly explains the theory behind predictive analytics, teaches the methods, principles, and techn...

Reveals how to build rich BI reports with just a few clicks using Crescent, Microsoft’s newest BI toolTechnical review by Microsoft’s Crescent team and Foreword by Group Program Manager for CrescentComplete, practical examples are immediately usable to readers in a commercial environmentCD-ROM contains 30+ reusable reports, all code samples, and supporting animations that walk thru each example

You are going to love this book because your confidence and knowledge will soar. V14 Certification: Teradata SQL has been designed to help you pass the test, but it is so much more. It is an incredible reference guide, learning tool, and the only book you will need for learning, writing Teradata SQL and passing the certification test.

The only Oracle Press guide to the powerful technology available in the Sun Oracle Database Machine and the Exadata Storage Server Achieving Extreme Performance with Oracle Exadata and the Sun Oracle Database Machine is filled with best practices for deployments, hardware sizing, architecting the database machine environments for maximum availability, and backup and recovery. Oracle Database 11 g R2 features used within these offerings, as well as migration options and paths for Oracle and...