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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Page vii
... Chapter Objectives 1 1 Escalating Need for Strategic Information 2 1 The Information Crisis 3 1 Technology Trends 4 1 Opportunities and Risks 6 1 Failures of Past Decision-Support Systems 7 1 History of Decision-Support Systems 8 1 ...
... Chapter Objectives 1 1 Escalating Need for Strategic Information 2 1 The Information Crisis 3 1 Technology Trends 4 1 Opportunities and Risks 6 1 Failures of Past Decision-Support Systems 7 1 History of Decision-Support Systems 8 1 ...
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... Chapter Summary Review Questions Exercises 16 2 Data Warehouse: The Building Blocks 19 1 Chapter Objectives 19 1 Defining Features 20 1 Subject-Oriented Data 20 1 Integrated Data 21 1 Time-Variant Data 22 1 Nonvolatile Data 23 1 Data ...
... Chapter Summary Review Questions Exercises 16 2 Data Warehouse: The Building Blocks 19 1 Chapter Objectives 19 1 Defining Features 20 1 Subject-Oriented Data 20 1 Integrated Data 21 1 Time-Variant Data 22 1 Nonvolatile Data 23 1 Data ...
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... Chapter Summary 61 1 Review Questions 61 1 Exercises 62 Part 2 PLANNING AND REQUIREMENTS 4 Planning and Project Management 1 Chapter Objectives 63 1 Planning Your Data Warehouse 64 1 Key Issues 64 1 Business Requirements, Not Technology ...
... Chapter Summary 61 1 Review Questions 61 1 Exercises 62 Part 2 PLANNING AND REQUIREMENTS 4 Planning and Project Management 1 Chapter Objectives 63 1 Planning Your Data Warehouse 64 1 Key Issues 64 1 Business Requirements, Not Technology ...
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... Chapter Summary 86 1 Review Questions 86 1 Exercises 87 5 Defining the Business Requirements 1 Chapter Objectives 89 1 Dimensional Analysis 90 1 Usage of Information Unpredictable 90 1 Dimensional Nature of Business Data 90 1 Examples ...
... Chapter Summary 86 1 Review Questions 86 1 Exercises 87 5 Defining the Business Requirements 1 Chapter Objectives 89 1 Dimensional Analysis 90 1 Usage of Information Unpredictable 90 1 Dimensional Nature of Business Data 90 1 Examples ...
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... Chapter Objectives 127 1 Understanding Data Warehouse Architecture 127 1 Architecture: Definitions 127 1 ... Chapter Summary 142 1 Review Questions 142 1 Exercises 143 8 Infrastructure as the Foundation for Data Warehousing 145 1 Chapter ...
... Chapter Objectives 127 1 Understanding Data Warehouse Architecture 127 1 Architecture: Definitions 127 1 ... Chapter Summary 142 1 Review Questions 142 1 Exercises 143 8 Infrastructure as the Foundation for Data Warehousing 145 1 Chapter ...
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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