Monthly Archives: November 2008

Reading List – Java in the Enterprise is Dead – Time to get ramped on Grails

November 19, 2008 – 12:01 am

If you went through the previous two reading lists as they related to building Java “Enterprise” applications and browser side Web 2.0 development, you will come to the realization that there is a lot to read. Looking for an agile platform that was “Enterprise Friendly” and did not have as steep a learning curve [...]

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Reading List – Help! I just got fired! How do I begin my career as a Web 2.0 RIA Developer

November 18, 2008 – 12:00 am

Several people have asked me over the years how they can transition to the world of Web 2.0 Development, so I have summarized these recommendations in a reading list which I thought people might find helpful in these times of change and uncertainty:

Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML

ppk on JavaScript, 1/e (VOICES)

Head First JavaScript [...]

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Why bother with application development technologies when building a data warehouse

November 17, 2008 – 6:57 pm

Well – the reason I put in the previous post was because as we have struggled to build our data warehouse, one of the things that we have continually struggled with is data that resides in spreadsheets, post-it-notes, emails. PDF files and other unstructured formats.
To solve for the problem of capturing unstructured data in a [...]

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Reading List – PHP, Ruby, Python don’t work in the Enterprise and C++ applications takes too long to build – I want to learn Java Web Development

November 17, 2008 – 1:48 am

A little break from being focused on Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence. Here is recommended reading list in sequence for those wanting to become Agile Server Side Java Web Developers:

Head First Java, 2nd Edition

Head First Servlets and JSP: Passing the Sun Certified Web Component Developer Exam (Brain-Friendly Guides)

Head First SQL: Your Brain on SQL [...]

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Online Resources – Calculating Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence Project ROI

November 11, 2008 – 1:25 am

Here are a couple of online resources that provide complimentry views on determining the ROI of your Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence efforts:

Data Warehouse Justification and ROI by William McKnight published in DMReview
Realizing Data Warehouse ROI by Lisa Slutter published in TDWI – What Works
Data Warehousing ROI: Justifying and Assessing a Data Warehouse published in [...]

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Survey – What tools and technologies did you use for your data warehouse infrastructure?

November 10, 2008 – 12:00 am

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Click here to take the survey and share with the community what tools and technologies you [...]

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Book Review – Enterprise and Scrum by Ken Schwaber

November 6, 2008 – 3:00 pm

The Enterprise and Scrum by Ken Schwaber is a great addition to agile project management literature. This book is similar in structure to it’s predecessor: Agile Project Management with Scrum (Microsoft Professional) where we were provided with a the core concepts of the agile project management framework known as Scrum and then the book [...]

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Recommended Reading for Beginning Agile Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence Project Managers

November 5, 2008 – 1:52 am

I have pulled together a reading list together for those looking to get started using an Agile Approach to Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence Projects which I would recommend reading in the sequence noted below:

The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit
Agile Project Management with Scrum (Microsoft Professional)
Agile Estimating and Planning (Robert C. Martin Series)

More on the books [...]

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