Building, Using and Managing the Data Warehouse

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Expert, end-to-end help with the practicalities of data warehousing.

When it comes to making organizations smarter, faster, and more competitive, few technologies have more promise than data warehousing. This book shows you how to translate that promise into reality.

Led by the president of the Data Warehousing Institute and a leading database consultant, a world-class team of experts teaches you how to:

• Decide which data to include, and which to leave out.
• Optimize the quality of new data—and then keep it up-to-date and accurate.
• Manage and staff your data warehouse for maximum effectiveness.
• Deliver solutions that serve the real needs of users.
• Understand the strategic implications of data warehousing.

You'll discover how to extract more usable knowledge from your data—and learn about the remarkable results now being achieved with leading-edge data mining solutions. You'll preview the future of data warehousing, reviewing state-of-the-art parallel processing platforms and object-oriented database technology. And you'll learn about comprehensive education and training resources that can help you succeed right now.

Whether you're a database professional, an IT manager, or a strategic planner, Building, Using and Managing the Data Warehouse is your blueprint for successful data warehousing.

Sample Content

Table of Contents

1. Introduction.

The Transformation of Information Systems Technology: A Data Warehousing Manifesto, Ramon Barquin, The Data Warehousing Institute.

Building Successful Data Warehouses, Dick Hackathorn, Bolder Technology. Parallel Computing for Data Warehouses, Mark Sweiger, Sequent. Migrating Data from Legacy Systems: Challenges and Solutions, Katherine Hammer, ETI. Building Data Warehouses with the Tools You Have, Karen Grippo, DBIS.

Data Warehouses and the Mobile User, David Menninger, IRI. Requirements for Data Retrieval, Katherine Glassey, Edholm (Brio). Advanced Data Mining, Paul Barth, Tessera Enterprise Systems. Data Quality and Data Warehousing, Ken Orr, The Ken Orr Institute.

Ten Mistakes to Avoid for Data Warehousing Managers, Ramon Barquin, The Data Warehousing Institute, Alan Paller, CIO Institute, and Herb Edelstein, Euclid Associates. How to Make Your Data Warehouse Mission Critical, C.L. Meador, MST and Richard Franklin, CIGNA. Maintaining the Data Warehouse, J.D. Welch, PRISM Solutions. Staffing Your Data Warehouses, Hugh Watson, University of Georgia.

The Naval Surface Warfare Center: A Warehouse Case Study, Carol Burleson and David Tabler, both of the NSWC. ENTERGY Corporation: A Data Warehousing Success Story, Boris Bosch, ENTERGY.

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