by Chris Frost | Jan 28, 2013 | Business Intelligence
Dimensional Model – Contains facts and dimensions. The level of detail in the fact table is called the grain Types of Schemas Fact tables are joined to related dimensions, called a star schema Dimensions that relate to multiple fact tables, should be conformed...
by Chris Frost | Jan 14, 2013 | Business Intelligence
Everything is moving toward evidence-based decision making. In a recent survey of business professionals, 58% say analytics is playing an integral role. They rely on that information to make their business more competitive (46%), target new customers (36%), and...
by Chris Frost | Nov 4, 2009 | Oracle
In October, Jonathan Lewis offered a free one hour lecture on one SQL statement. Jonathan Lewis is one of the world’s foremost Oracle experts and Oracle Magazine’s 2006 “Oracle Author of the Year.” He is a member of the prestigious Oak Table...
by Chris Frost | Oct 29, 2009 | Oracle
Just passed my Oracle Admin II exam. That was the last of my exams and I’m now officially an Oracle Certified Professional. The best part is tonight I don’t have anything to study for the first time in over two years.
by Chris Frost | Sep 3, 2009 | Oracle
The Summer 2009 DOUG Newsletter is now up and online at http://www.fiocci.com/newsletter/summer2009/summer2009.html. This edition, we have the results from the 2009 DOUG member survey, Tony Reed’s motivational presentation on the Achievement Equation, Emmanuel...
