Data Architecture

The "Bill Inmon" approach, often referred to as Relational Model, hub-and-spoke Corporate Information Factory (CIF), where atomic data results from acquired source data processing into a normalized (3 NF) data structure, called Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW).

The "Ralph Kimball" approach, also called (Multi)dimensional Model. It primarily consists of of a Fact object and multiple connected Dimensions, often referred to as "Star Join".

A system of Business Intelligence which includes modeling, methodology, architecture, and implementation best practices.