DW 2.0: The Architecture for the Next Generation of Data Warehousing is the first book on the new generation of data warehouse architecture, DW 2.0, by the father of the data warehouse. The book describes the future of data warehousing that is technologically possible today, at both an architectural level and technology level. The perspective of the book is from the top down: looking at the overall architecture and then delving into the issues underlying the components. This allows people ...

Trapped 5,000 years out of time, the would-be Egyptian Goddess, Isis, must adjust to her new life in 21st century Los Angeles. Using her mystical staff and some help from a few new friends, Isis will protect those around her from evil that may threaten their world. But how can she protect a world that she doesn't fully understand? Check up these never before seen pin-ups and character sketches!

Isis has fallen at the hands of Apophis, God of Darkness. Awakening in the Underworld, Isis must discover a way to escape the land of the dead before Set’s play for power reaches a point of no return. Meanwhile, Scott is left to battle Apophis on his own until an unlikely ally appears to lend a helping hand. Can Isis return in time to stop Apophis or has her time run out?

An exciting new chapter in The Legend of Isis series begins here with this new collected edition of the "Twilight of the Gods" story arc. Recovering from the events of the "God War," the last thing Isis needs is for more trouble to come her way. Her evil brother Set makes a play for Isis' life by awaking the God of Darkness, Apophis. Can Isis survive this onslaught of evil? This collected edition features brand new images never seen before.

TidalWave presents the shocking conclusion of the "Rise of Darkness" storyline. The battle between light and darkness comes to a shocking conclusion as Isis learns that even in victory there can be defeat. Granted the powers of Ra and returned to the land of the living, Isis must use her new found powers to defeat the combined forces of Apophis and Set. Will she be able to survive the Rise of Darkness?

Written by the screenwriter from the Legend of Isis film at Paramount, Ali Russell. Jessica and Scott head to Egypt to attend a gala honoring Egyptology. After a mix-up with the hotel that awkwardly forces them to share a room, they meet Moussa Fusani, a leading Egyptologist who invites them on an archaeological dig of a tomb near the Great Pyramids. Unfortunately Jessica cannot bring her case, so she must leave her staff in the hotel, making herself powerless. Moussa traps Jessica and Sco...

An exciting new chapter in The Legend of Isis series begins here with Part One of the "Rise of Darkness" story arc. Recovering from the events of the "God War," the last thing Isis needs is for more trouble to come her way. Her evil brother Set makes a play for Isis' life by awaking the God of Darkness, Apophis. Can Isis survive this onslaught of evil?

An exciting new chapter in the Legend of Isis series begins here with Part one of the "Rise of Darkness" story arc. Recovering from the events of the "God War" the last thing Isis needs is for more trouble to come her way. Her evil brother Set makes a play for Isis' life by awaking the God of Darkness Apophis. Can Isis survive this onslaught of evil?

You have to make sense of enormous amounts of data, and while the notion of “agile data warehousing? might sound tricky, it can yield as much as a 3-to-1 speed advantage while cutting project costs in half. Bring this highly effective technique to your organization with the wisdom of agile data warehousing expert Ralph Hughes. Agile Data Warehousing Project Management will give you a thorough introduction to the method as you would practice it in the project room ...

Data stewards in business and IT are the backbone of a successful data governance implementation because they do the work to make a company's data trusted, dependable, and high quality. Data Stewardship explains everything you need to know to successfully implement the stewardship portion of data governance, including how to organize, train, and work with data stewards, get high-quality business definitions and other metadata, and perform the day-to-day tasks using a minimum of the steward...

If you’re like many of Excel’s 750 million users, you want to do more with your data—like repeating similar analyses over hundreds of files, or combining data in many files for analysis at one time. This practical guide shows ambitious non-programmers how to automate and scale the processing and analysis of data in different formats—by using Python.After author Clinton Brownley takes you through Python basics, you’ll be able to write simple scripts for processing data in spreadshee...

An in-depth Oracle Press guide to Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine Written by Oracle ACE Director Mark Rittman, this e-book offers comprehensive coverage of Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine, the best-in-class, preintegrated BI platform. After an overview of the product and its capabilities, you�ll get complete details on installation, configuration, administration, maintenance, and creation of the in-memory adaptive data mart that powers the �speed‑of‑thought� dashboards. Exp...