Bill Inmon is considered the father of the data warehouse. I just got back from spending a couple of days with Bill, and we discussed the history of the data industry and the data warehouse. On my flight back, I realized people could benefit from a short version of our conversation.

In this short chat, we discuss what a data warehouse is (and is not), Kimball and Inmon, the origins of the data warehouse, and much more.

Is Kimball still relevant? Or should we just throw columnar storage and unlimited compute to solve our analytical needs?

Because I like to live on the edge, I respond to a comment online that I think highlights the rot in our industry as it relates to how we view data modeling today.

Data Modeling With Joe Reis - Understanding What Data Modeling Is And Where It's Going (Seattle Data Guy): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKo02ThtAto

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