Data Warehousing Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide for IT ProfessionalsGeared to IT professionals eager to get into the all-important field of data warehousing, this book explores all topics needed by those who design and implement data warehouses. Readers will learn about planning requirements, architecture, infrastructure, data preparation, information delivery, implementation, and maintenance. They'll also find a wealth of industry examples garnered from the author's 25 years of experience in designing and implementing databases and data warehouse applications for major corporations. Market: IT Professionals, Consultants. |
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... report this month are drastically low . The marketing Vice President is agitated and wants to get some reports from the IT department to analyze the performance over the past two years , product by product , and compared to monthly ...
... report this month are drastically low . The marketing Vice President is agitated and wants to get some reports from the IT department to analyze the performance over the past two years , product by product , and compared to monthly ...
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... Reports . This was the earliest stage . Users , especially from Marketing and Finance , would send requests to IT for special reports . IT would write special programs , typically one for each request , and produce the ad hoc reports ...
... Reports . This was the earliest stage . Users , especially from Marketing and Finance , would send requests to IT for special reports . IT would write special programs , typically one for each request , and produce the ad hoc reports ...
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... reports are inflexible and predefined . • Most of the reports are preformatted and , therefore , rigid . • The user has less control over the reports received than the queries he or she can for- mulate . • A proper distribution system ...
... reports are inflexible and predefined . • Most of the reports are preformatted and , therefore , rigid . • The user has less control over the reports received than the queries he or she can for- mulate . • A proper distribution system ...
Contents
The Compelling Need for Data Warehousing | 1 |
The Building Blocks | 19 |
Review Questions | 37 |
Copyright | |
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Data Warehousing Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide for IT Professionals Paulraj Ponniah Limited preview - 2004 |
Data Warehousing Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide for IT Professionals Paulraj Ponniah No preview available - 2004 |
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