LeapFrogBI Success Story
I get asked on occasion to quantify the efficiency that the LeapFrogBI data warehouse automation platform offers. Below are a few measures that were collected
Before Development Begins…
It probably goes without saying that BI and data warehouse projects can be very complex. Taking a bottom up & agile approach breaks the larger
Working With Data Sources That Do Not Track Changes
Data sources come in all shapes and sizes. Some include all of the features needed to easily integrate into load processes. Others can cause all
Accumulated Snapshot Fact Table
Breakdown of an Accumulated Snapshot Fact Table When creating a model to describe a process that has a clear beginning, end, and phases in between,
Why You Need A Persistent Staging Area (PSA)
Data warehousing closely resembles life in general. Just about when we feel like everything is going our way something unexpected happens. Before we know it
SSIS Package Execution Precedence
SQL Server Integration Services offers developers a powerful toolset capable of performing a wide range of integration tasks. Data mart developers will typically design numerous
Dimension Load Using the MERGE Statement
The T-SQL MERGE statement was introduced in SQL Server 2008, and in many ways simplified common tasks such as dimension loading. However, like most things
Loading Dimensions From Multiple Sources
Dimensions records are often derived from multiple sources. When these sources are in sync, it is a simple enough process to combine the sources to