Further reading

In this chapter, we have introduced many modeling styles and architectures.

The following books are good starting points to learn more about those subjects.

Data modeling:

• A set of books providing a library of universal data models:

Len Silverston, The Data Model Resource Book.

John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2001, ISBN 978-0471380238

Kimball data model:

• The self-declared definitive guide from the creator itself:

Ralph Kimball & Margy Ross, The Data Warehouse Toolkit.

Wiley, 2013, ISBN 978-1118530801

Inmon design style:

• The foundational book from the father of data warehousing:

W. H. Inmon, Building the Data Warehouse.

Wiley, 2005, ISBN 978-0764599446

Unified Star Schema:

• The book that introduced the USS. It is also a good source of information about model issues such as fan and chasm traps. The first part is an updated vision of the Inmon style, from Bill Inmon himself:

Bill Inmon &...