First Publication of 'Building the Data Warehouse'

Name: First Publication of 'Building the Data Warehouse'
Start: 1990-01-01
Location: Published in the United States

Bill Inmon's foundational book defined the architectural principles of data warehousing: subject-oriented, integrated, time-variant, and non-volatile data, separate from operational systems.

Significance

This book provided the intellectual blueprint and common language for data warehousing, moving it from a conceptual idea to a structured methodology and igniting widespread adoption.

Key facts

Date: 1990-01-01
Type: invention
Location: Published in the United States