Ralph Kimball, PhD,  is well known as the father of dimensional data modeling.  His books, speeches, and classes have taught today’s data warehousing professionals how to design implement successful data warehouses and data marts.  His classes can be found at The Kimball University and articles can be found through out the internet.  We have included his most important books, here for you.

Data Warehouse Toolkit Classics 2009, Wiley, Authors: Ralph Kimball, Margy Ross, Bob Becker, Joy Mundy, Warren Thornwaite Build your Kimball library the smart way. This set incldues: The Data Warehouse Toolkit, Second Edition, The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit, Second Edition, and The Data Warehouse ETL ToolkitEach book covers critical subjects for data warehousing success.

The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit 2008, Wiley, Authors: Ralph Kimball, Margy Ross, Bob Becker, Joy Mundy, Warren Thornwaite This book is the top ranked Amazon book that is specifically aimed at data warehousing.  If you buy one data warehousing book, this should be the one. It not only shows how to organize and manage a successful DW/BI project, it also shows how to architect the system and design the databases.  Excellent updates have been made for the second edition, addressing changes needed for the 21st century.

The Data Warehouse Toolkit 2009, Wiley, 2nd Edition, Authors: Ralph Kimball, Margy Ross, Bob Becker, Joy Mundy, Warren Thornwaite Both the big picture and implementation details are provided in The Data Warehouse Toolkit. It shows you the way to: Manage a successful data warehousing and business intelligence project Define a data warehousing architecture Design effective dimensional models Produce a durable DW/BI

The Data Warehouse ETL Toolkit: Practical Techniques for Extracting, Cleaning, Conforming, and Delivering Data 2004, Wiley, Authors: Ralph Kimball, Joe CasertaObtaining clean data is the most expensive phase in building a data warehouse. The Data Warehouse ETL Toolkit shows how to effectively design an implement ETL to populate a data warehouse. This critical roadmap can help you to succeed in this critical area.

The Kimball Reader 2009, Wiley, Authors: Ralph Kimball, Margy Ross, Contributors: Bob Becker, Joy Mundy, Warren Thornwaite Ralph Kimball and The Kimball Group have collected their best advise about data warehousing and business intelligence and placed it in this book. Examples of topics covered include: fundamentals, dimensional modeling, requirements gathering, the data warehouse bus, ETL, MDM and SOA. You could search many journals, websites and whitepapers and not learn as much.

The Microsoft Data Warehousing Toolkit 2009, Wiley, Authors: Joy Mundy, Warren Thornwaite, Ralph Kimball If you are looking to build an effective data warehouse and business intelligence solution then The Microsoft Data Warehouse Toolkit will be of big help to you. It will show you specific Microsoft techniques including:  physical database design, system configuration, ETL design, OLAP database design, BI reporting services, and data mining.  In addition, this book includes methods for managing the DW/BI project and determining requirements. A case study based on the Microsoft Adventure Works will help you to visualize your own projects.

The Data Webhouse Toolkit 2009, Wiley, Authors: Ralph Kimball, Richard Merz Gain an understanding of your web site users by analyzing the clickstream, a log of the actions performed by your users.  The Data Webhouse Toolkit applies methods of data warehousing and analytics to understanding your customers.