The Modern Data Warehouse in Azure: Building with Speed and Agility on Microsoft’s Cloud Platform

© Matt How 2020

M. HowThe Modern Data Warehouse in Azurehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5823-1_1

1. The Rise of the Modern Data Warehouse

Matt How¹ 

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Alton, UK

 

A data warehouse is a common and well-understood technology asset that underpins many decision support systems. Whether the warehouse was initially designed to act as a hub for data integration or a base for analytical consistency, many organizations make use of the concepts and technologies that underpin data warehousing.

At one point, the concept of a data warehouse was revolutionary and the two key philosophies on data warehousing, those of Ralph Kimball and Bill Inmon, were new and exciting. However, many decades have passed since this point, and while the philosophies have cross-pollinated, ...