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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Page 23
... ware- house is quite significant for both the design and the implementation phases . For example , in a data warehouse containing units of sale , the quantity stored in each file record or table row relates to a specific time element ...
... ware- house is quite significant for both the design and the implementation phases . For example , in a data warehouse containing units of sale , the quantity stored in each file record or table row relates to a specific time element ...
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... ware- house needs the operational infrastructure in place for proper functioning . Without appro- priate operational infrastructure , your data warehouse is likely to just limp along and cease to be effective . Pay attention to the ...
... ware- house needs the operational infrastructure in place for proper functioning . Without appro- priate operational infrastructure , your data warehouse is likely to just limp along and cease to be effective . Pay attention to the ...
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... ware and operating system components in your company supporting the current opera- tions . How much of this can you use for your data warehouse ? How much extra capacity is available ? How much disk space can be spared for the data ...
... ware and operating system components in your company supporting the current opera- tions . How much of this can you use for your data warehouse ? How much extra capacity is available ? How much disk space can be spared for the data ...
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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aggregate algorithms analysis applications architecture attributes backup business dimensions changes cluster columns complex components create data cleansing data elements data extraction data loading data marts data mining data model data quality data sources data staging data structures data transformation data warehouse environment data warehouse project data warehousing database DBMS decision deployment dimension table dimensional model end-users example fact table Figure files functions incremental loads information delivery integrated interface marketing MDDB methods metrics MOLAP multidimensional OLAP system OLTP online analytical processing operational systems options package diagram performance physical model pilot platform primary key product dimension programs project team queries and reports records relational ROLAP selection server source data source systems specific staging area standards STAR schema strategic information summary techniques tion types usage users values vendors ware Web-enabled data warehouse