Data Warehousing for Dummies - Couverture souple

Hammergren, Thomas C.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0470407476 ISBN 13 : 9780470407479

Editeur : For Dummies, 2009

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There′s more to data warehousing than you think, so start righthere!

You don′t need a forklift to work with a data warehouse, but youdo need a hefty load of know–how to make wise decisions whensetting one up. Data is probably your company′s most importantasset, so your data warehouse should serve your needs. Here′s howto understand, develop, implement, and use data warehouses, plus asneak peek into their future.

• Know your stuff understand what a data warehouse is,what should be housed there, and what data assets are

• Get a handle on technology learn about column–wisedatabases, hardware assisted databases, middleware, and master datamanagement

• The intelligent view see how business intelligence anddata warehousing work together

• Ask the right questions explore data mining and learn tofind what you need

• Do the groundwork choose your project team and applybest development practices to your data warehousing projects

• Keep the user in mind involve your users in definingbusiness needs through testing, and learn how to get valuablefeedback

• Fix or replace? learn how to review and upgrade existingdata storage to make it serve your needs

• Buyer beware be prepared when dealing with datawarehousing product vendors

Open the book and find:

• What to expect from your data warehouse

• The difference between data warehouses and data marts

• All about specialty database technologies

• What to look for in a consultant

• How your data warehouse feeds dashboards and scorecards

• Secrets for managing a successful data warehouse project

• How to effectively capture business needs and requirements

• Ten signs your project is in trouble

Présentation de l'éditeur

Data warehousing is one of the hottest business topics, andthere s more to understanding data warehousing technologiesthan you might think. Find out the basics of data warehousing andhow it facilitates data mining and business intelligence with Data Warehousing For Dummies, 2nd Edition.

Data is probably your company s most important asset, soyour data warehouse should serve your needs. The fullyupdated Second Edition of Data Warehousing For Dummies helpsyou understand, develop, implement, and use data warehouses, andoffers a sneak peek into their future. You ll learn to:

• Analyze top–down and bottom–up data warehouse designs
• Understand the structure and technologies of data warehouses,operational data stores, and data marts
• Choose your project team and apply best development practicesto your data warehousing projects
• Implement a data warehouse, step by step, and involve end–usersin the process
• Review and upgrade existing data storage to make it serve yourneeds
• Comprehend OLAP, column–wise databases, hardware assisteddatabases, and middleware
• Use data mining intelligently and find what you need
• Make informed choices about consultants and data warehousingproducts

Data Warehousing For Dummies, 2nd Edition also shows youhow to involve users in the testing process and gain valuablefeedback, what it takes to successfully manage a data warehouseproject, and how to tell if your project is on track. You llfind it s the most useful source of data on the topic!

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: For Dummies
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0470407476
• ISBN 13: 9780470407479
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 400