Data Warehousing Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide for IT ProfessionalsEine Einführung in das Data Warehousing - speziell für IT-Fachleute, die sich in dieses Gebiet einarbeiten wollen. Behandelt werden alle wichtigen Themen wie Planung, Systemvoraussetzungen, Architektur, Infrastruktur, Design, Datenaufbereitung, Implementation und Wartung. Der Stoff wird anhand zahlreicher Beispiele, Fallstudien aus der Industrie und Übungsaufgaben anschaulich und nachvollziehbar dargestellt. Autor Paulraj Ponniah verfügt über 25 Jahre Erfahrung in Design und Implementation von Datenbanken und Data Warehousing Anwendungen. Er hat u.a. so namhafte Unternehmen wie Texaco, Sotheby's, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, NA Philips und Bantam-Doubleday-Dell betreut. "Data Warehousing Fundamentals" - ein topaktuelles Buch zu einem brisanten Thema. |
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Contents
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Part 2 PLANNING AND REQUIREMENTS | 63 |
Part 3 ARCHITECTURE AND INFRASTRUCTURE | 127 |
Part 4 DATA DESIGN AND DATA PREPARATION | 203 |
Part 5 INFORMATION ACCESS AND DELIVERY | 315 |
Part 6 IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE | 429 |
Appendix A Project Life Cycle Steps and Checklists | 493 |
Appendix B Critical Factors for Success | 497 |
Appendix C Guidelines for Evaluating Vendor Solutions | 499 |
References | 501 |
Glossary | 503 |
Index | 511 |
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| Title | Data Warehousing Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide for IT Professionals |
| Author | Paulraj Ponniah |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0471463892, 9780471463894 |
| Length | 544 pages |
| Subjects | › › Computers / Data Science / Data Warehousing Computers / Information Technology Computers / Networking / General |
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