Blissful data: wisdom and strategies for providing meaningful, useful, and accessible data for all employees
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Main Author: Chu, Margaret Y. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York AMACOM ©2004
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-238) and index
What the Heck Is a Data Warehouse -- Why Should You Care? -- Data Warehouses, Data Marts -- What's in a Name? -- Myths & Misconceptions -- What Should You Eradicate? -- What Is Dirty Data -- How the Heck Does It Get There? -- Politics -- Who Owns It Anyway? -- Politics -- Who's Gonna Pay? -- Project Management -- Is It the Silver Bullet? -- Data Modeling -- Why do You Care? -- Case Studies -- Is There a Light at the End of the Tunnel?
Annotation "Analyzing information and acting accordingly is a key strategic goal of every business. But vast quantities of data are of little use if they are not structured and kept in such a way as to be readily accessible and applicable. Only optimally organized information can drive maximum productivity. Blissful Datais a reader-friendly book that reveals what it takes to achieve a state of perfect organization within the environment of a successful data warehouse. This timely book will help the reader:* understand how data evolves into information that drives better decision making* recognize the pitfalls, caused by people and politics, that lead to short-sighted solutions and long-term problems* manage data warehousing costs, performance, and expectations effectively* apply project management fundamentals to data warehouse endeavorsBlissful Dataincludes dozens of examples, as well as case studies illustrating successful, unsuccessful, and disastrous data warehouse strategies."
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (x, 244 pages)
ISBN:0814407803
0814427375
9780814407806
9780814427378

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