Visit www.geneseeacademy.com (ENG) or www.data-vault.nl (NL) for more info, pricing, dates and location. You can always contact opleidingen@centennium.nl for more info!

1. 25568 Genesee Trail Rd
Golden, Colorado 80401
(303) 526-0340
 Data Vault Modeling and Approach  DW2.0 and Unstructured Data  Master Data Management and Metadata
Data Vault Certification
Certified Data Vault Data Modeler
#CDVDM
Partners for NL and B
October 2012

2. Genesee Academy
• Genesee Academy is a world leader in
blended training for data
warehousing, data vault and business
intelligence professionals.
• At Genesee Academy, we are
committed to helping business
professionals develop the skills and
knowledge necessary to pursue
opportunities in today's fastest
growing career fields.
• Genesee Academy is committed to
providing certification programs that
are based on the current leading best
practices and real life experiences. Hans@GeneseeAcademy.com
USA +1 303.526.0340
Sverige 070 250 2102
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3. Centennium BI expertisehuis
www.centennium.nl
• Since 2008 business partner of GA in NL and B
• Independent, 45 consultants, The Hague, NL
• Consultancy, ad-interim support, project implementation and
training services, but primarily a knowledge partner for our clients
• We take or share responsibility for the execution and management
of BI and DWH projects and provide second or third line support
for existing implementations
• We offer an extensive portfolio of courses and training services
• We provide our customers with the knowledge and practical
insights required to be(come) self-sufficient in maintaining and
expanding their BI-environments
• >10 certified Data Vault professionals
• Leader in Data Vault implementations in NL
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4. Data Warehousing Industry
• Problems Experienced with EDW:
– Not auditable, lack of traceability, cannot support
corporate accountability, fails compliance initiatives
– Time to build, complexity, & 50 to 70 percent failure rates
– Lack of agility, expensive and extensive re-engineering
required to adapt
– Inability to effectively integrate disparate systems – no
enterprise view – fails to meet objectives
– Duplicate efforts & higher costs resulting from spread
marts
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5. Data Vault and Enterprise Datawarehousing
Important Data Vault benefits:
• Business
• Ability to adapt quickly to business needs
• Data is traceable allowing for a fully auditable, integrated data store
• Allows the EDW to absorb all information all of the time
• Elegantly adapts to new data sources and changing business rules
• Projects
• Ideal for agile/iterative development
• Can be built incrementally without compromising the core architecture
• Architecture
• Parallel loading and restartability
• Architecture that supports future growth and a low TCO.
• Can scale to virtually any size without breaking down
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6. The Data Vault modeling approach
• The Data Vault is a data modeling approach
…so it fits into the family of modeling approaches:
3rd Normal Form Data Vault Star Schema
• While 3rd Normal Form is optimal for Operational Systems
…and Star Schema is optimal for OLAP Delivery / Data Marts
…the Data Vault is optimal for the Data Warehouse (EDW)
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7. Data Vault Around the World
An estimated 500 Data Vault based
Data Warehouses around the world
400+ Certified Data Vault Data Modelers
around the world
www.geneseeacademy.com/certification

8. Why become certified?
• Data Vault certification is a strong differentiator in the BI and DWH
market
• Data Vault is gaining momentum and attention: prepare yourself to
be part of it, by gaining deep and practical knowledge
• Genesee Academy is THE Data Vault body-of-knowledge worldwide
and leads & participates in numerous platforms and conferences
• Customer are asking for Certified Data Vault Data Modelers!
“Certification processes are critical for assuring that core principles are consistently represented, for Data
Warehousing this is my DW2.0 Certification and for the Data Vault it is the Genesee Academy CDVDM
Certification” - Bill Inmon
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9. How Do You Become Certified?
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The hybrid model provides the means to prepare yourself for the onsite part at your own pace and convenience.
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10. 1. On-demand data vault training
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11. 2. 2,5 day on-site seminar
• Pre-Requisites: On-line courses MUST be
completed
• The class will move at a pace that assumes
students are generally familiar with basic data
warehousing concepts and have some
education and experience in the field.
• Students who have experience with the data
vault will find the course very valuable to
synchronize on best practices and to align
understanding with data vault guru Hans
Hultgren.
• Review of standards, basics and rule sets
• Case study, group work, hands on model
building, and review
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12. 3. Certification exam (part of on-site seminar)
• The written exam has a 3 hour time limit and is in English.
• Only knowledge, ideas and concepts are graded.
• No points are deducted or awarded for grammar or spelling.
• Allow 4 to 6 weeks for the results to become available.
• Each student will be notified individually by e-mail.
• You have to score 90% to pass.
• Re-exams are available (fees apply)
• Certification is valid for two years, re-certification classes are
available (fees apply)
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13. 2012-2013 Schedule
There will be 4 CDVDM
seminars in Holland in 2013:
- February
- April
- June
- October
- Check www.data-vault.nl or
www.geneseeacademy.com
for more details.
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