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Planning and Designing the Data Warehouse, 1/e

Ramon Barquin, Bethesda, Maryland
Herb Edelstein

Published July, 1996 by Prentice Hall PTR (ECS Professional)

Copyright 1997, 352 pp.
Paper
ISBN 0-13-255746-0
$41.99


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This is a comprehensive survey of key issues associated with planning and designing enterprise data warehouses.

Covers the process of implementing a data warehouse end-to-end, from planning a data warehouse, to achieving management support, to implementing metadata repositories that make it easier to access real information, rather than mere data. One chapter is dedicated to helping managers avoid mistakes that can limit the effectiveness of a data warehouse. Once the data warehouse is in place, this book provides guidance on helping end users make the most of it. Two detailed case studies are also included.



A comprehensive guide to the technical and management aspects of data warehousing.

  • Covers key data warehousing issues including: developing a strategy, justifying the investment, architectures, optimizing database design, multidimensional models, and metadata repositories.
  • Includes two real-world case studies of successful data warehousing projects at Harris Semiconductor and the Naval Surface Warfare Center.
  • Edited by the President of The Data Warehousing Institute, a neutral forum where data warehouse users and vendors come together to consider critical issues.




1. INTRODUCTION.
    1. A Data Warehousing Manifesto, Ramon C. Barquin — The Data Warehousing Institute.
    2. A Roadmap to Data Warehousing, Alan Paller — The Data Warehousing Institute.
    3. An Introduction to Data Warehousing, Herb Edelstein — Two Crows Corporation.

2. PLANNING THE DATA WAREHOUSE.
    4. Developing a Data Warehousing Strategy, Ellen J. Levin — Barquin and Associates.
    5. How to Justify the Data Warehouse and Gain Top Management Support, Doug C. Neal — ATKearney.
    6. Data Warehousing: Putting It All Together, Carol L. Burleson and David E. Tabler — Fellows, The Data Warehousing Institute.
    7. Ten Mistakes to Avoid for Data Warehousing Managers, Ramon C. Barquin, Alan Paller and Herb Edelstein — The Data Warehousing Institute.
3. DESIGNING THE DATA WAREHOUSE.
    8. Data Warehousing Architectures, Pieter R. Mimno — Technology Insights, Inc.
    9. Database Design for Data Warehouses: The Basic Requirements, Glen Livingston and Bob Rumsby — Red Brick Systems.
    10. Choosing the Right OLAP Technology, Neil Raden — Archer Decision Systems.
    11. Metadata Repositories: The Key to Unlocking Information in Data Warehouses, Duane Hufford — American Management Systems.
4. SOME CASE STUDIES.
    12. Data Warehousing at NSWCDD: A Case Study, Carol L. Burleson and David E. Tabler — Fellows, The Data Warehousing Institute.
    13. Alarming Profits at Harris Semiconductor: A Case Study, Mark W. Poole — Harris Semiconductor.
    Index.

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