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The most comprehensive introduction to the core concepts and methods of data warehousing
Data warehouses provide a much-needed strategy for organizations to collect, store, and analyze vast amounts of business data. As businesses expand both brick-and-mortar and online activities, the field of data warehousing has become increasingly important. Since it was first published in 1990, W. H. Inmon's Building the Data Warehouse has been the bible of data warehousing it is the book that launched the data warehousing industry and it remains the preeminent introduction to the subject. This new edition covers the latest developments with this technology, many of which have been pioneered by Inmon himself.
An overview of all the fundamental components of data warehouse systems offers you a refresher of the methods used for data warehouse design; various data warehouse migration strategies; and the technologies that can be applied for loading, indexing, and managing data. In order to bring you up to date, this in-depth guide then features the latest advances in data warehousing.
New chapters cover:
- Understanding methods for handling unstructured data in a data warehouse
- Storing data across multiple storage media
- Examining the pros and cons of relational vs. multidimensional design
- Measuring return on investment in planning data warehouse projects
- Exploring advanced topics, including data monitoring and testing
Review
"...a clear and well thought out text?I would recommend it to anyone working in data management or considering setting up a data warehouse..." (Managing Information, 9 October 2002)
"?overall, this is a clear and well thought out text. I would recommend this to anyone working in data management or considering setting up a data warehouse?"(Managing Information, December 2002)
Synopsis
Learn the most recent advances in data warehousing technology from the "Father of Data Warehousing"
Since it was first published in 1990, W. H. Inmon's Building the Data Warehouse has become the bible of data warehousing-- the first and best introduction to the subject. A lot has changed in data warehousing technology since the last edition appeared in 1996, and this latest volume is completely revised to reflect exciting new techniques and applications, update existing topics, and examine data marts, operational data stores, and the corporate
information factory.
In this Third Edition, Inmon explains what a data warehouse is (and isn't), why it's needed, how it works, and how the traditional data warehouse can be integrated with new technologies, including the Web, to provide enhanced customer service and support. He also addresses the trade-offs between normalized data warehouses and dimensional data marts.
In addition, this unique overview of data warehousing reviews new subjects such as:
* Data warehousing techniques for customer sales and support, both online and offline
* Data warehousing for decision support, including data mining and exploration warehousing
* Adoption of near-line storage techniques to vastly increase the capacity and access speed of data warehouses
* Integration of data warehouses with ERP systems
* The unique requirements for supporting e-businesses, including the capturing and analysis of clickstream data
Synopsis
Learn the most recent advances in data warehousing technology from the " Father of Data Warehousing"
Since it was first published in 1990, W. H. Inmon s Building the Data Warehouse has become the bible of data warehousing the first and best introduction to the subject. A lot has changed in data warehousing technology since the last edition appeared in 1996, and this latest volume is completely revised to reflect exciting new techniques and applications, update existing topics, and examine data marts, operational data stores, and the corporate
information factory.
In this Third Edition, Inmon explains what a data warehouse is (and isn t), why it s needed, how it works, and how the traditional data warehouse can be integrated with new technologies, including the Web, to provide enhanced customer service and support. He also addresses the trade-offs between normalized data warehouses and dimensional data marts.
In addition, this unique overview of data warehousing reviews new subjects such as:
- Data warehousing techniques for customer sales and support, both online and offline
- Data warehousing for decision support, including data mining and exploration warehousing
- Adoption of near-line storage techniques to vastly increase the capacity and access speed of data warehouses
- Integration of data warehouses with ERP systems
- The unique requirements for supporting e-businesses, including the capturing and analysis of clickstream data
Synopsis
The data warehousing bible updated for the new millenniumUpdated and expanded to reflect the many technological advances occurring since the previous edition, this latest edition of the data warehousing "bible" provides a comprehensive introduction to building data marts, operational data stores, the Corporate Information Factory, exploration warehouses, and Web-enabled warehouses. Written by the father of the data warehouse concept, the book also reviews the unique requirements for supporting e-business and explores various ways in which the traditional data warehouse can be integrated with new technologies to provide enhanced customer service, sales, and support-both online and offline-including near-line data storage techniques.
About the Author
W. H. INMON is the acknowledged "Father of Data Warehousing" and a partner in www.billinmon.com, a Web site for information on data warehousing and related technologies. He has written over forty books on database, database management, and data warehousing technologies and is a frequent speaker (and often the keynote) at major database conferences.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments.
Preface to the Second Edition.
Preface to the Third Edition.
Evolution of Decision Support Systems.
The Data Warehouse Environment.
The Data Warehouse and Design.
Granularity in the Data Warehouse.
The Data Warehouse and Technology.
The Distributed Data Warehouse.
Executive Information Systems and the Data Warehouse.
External/Unstructured Data and the Data Warehouse.
Migration to the Architected Environment.
The Data Warehouse and the Web.
ERP and the Data Warehouse.
Data Warehouse Design Review Checklist.
Appendix.
Glossary.
Reference.
Index.