Data warehousing fundamentals for IT professionals

Cutting-edge content and guidance from a data warehousing expert--now expanded to reflect field trends. Data warehousing has revolutionized the way businesses in a wide variety of industries perform analysis and make strategic decisions. Since the first edition of Data Warehousing Fundamentals, nume...

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Main Authors: Ponniah, Paulraj
Group Author: Ponniah, Paulraj.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Edition: 2nd ed.
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470604137
Summary: Cutting-edge content and guidance from a data warehousing expert--now expanded to reflect field trends. Data warehousing has revolutionized the way businesses in a wide variety of industries perform analysis and make strategic decisions. Since the first edition of Data Warehousing Fundamentals, numerous enterprises have implemented data warehouse systems and reaped enormous benefits. Many more are in the process of doing so. Now, this new, revised edition covers the essential fundamentals of data warehousing and business intelligence as well as significant recent trends in the field. The aut
Item Description: Previous ed. published under title: Data warehousing fundamentals.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xxviii, 571 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-556) and index.
ISBN: 9780470604113 (electronic bk.)
0470604115 (electronic bk.)
9780470604137 (online library)
0470604131 (online library)
9780470462072 (cloth)
0470462078 (cloth)
Access: Access available to onsite users at SLQ, e-services members and Queensland public library (QPL) account holders.
Index Number: QA76
CLC: TP311.131
Contents: DATA WAREHOUSING FUNDAMENTALS FOR IT PROFESSIONALS; CONTENTS; PREFACE; PART 1 OVERVIEW AND CONCEPTS; 1 THE COMPELLING NEED FOR DATA WAREHOUSING; 2 DATA WAREHOUSE: THE BUILDING BLOCKS; 3 TRENDS IN DATA WAREHOUSING; PART 2 PLANNING AND REQUIREMENTS; 4 PLANNING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT; 5 DEFINING THE BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS; 6 REQUIREMENTS AS THE DRIVING FORCE FOR DATA WAREHOUSING; PART 3 ARCHITECTURE AND INFRASTRUCTURE; 7 ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENTS; 8 INFRASTRUCTURE AS THE FOUNDATION FOR DATA WAREHOUSING; 9 THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE OF METADATA; PART 4 DATA DESIGN AND DATA PREPARATION.