Blissful DataAnalyzing 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 Data is 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 endeavors. Blissful Data includes dozens of examples, as well as case studies illustrating successful, unsuccessful, and disastrous data warehouse strategies. |
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... knowledge and understanding of the business of the organization, every employee is able to increase his or her productivity, thereby increasing profits for the organization. The enrichment and empowerment brought about by enhanced ...
... knowledge and understanding of the business of the organization, every employee is able to increase his or her productivity, thereby increasing profits for the organization. The enrichment and empowerment brought about by enhanced ...
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... knowledge of the business of her functional area. She was always thinking of ways to improve processes and bring value to the company. However, more often than not, like Robert's, Peggy's bright ideas were lost by the absence of the ...
... knowledge of the business of her functional area. She was always thinking of ways to improve processes and bring value to the company. However, more often than not, like Robert's, Peggy's bright ideas were lost by the absence of the ...
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... knowledge and complete understanding of the entire business of an organization. 4. The capacity to promote increased productivity per employee, resulting in increased profitability for an organization. You can also read about many data ...
... knowledge and complete understanding of the entire business of an organization. 4. The capacity to promote increased productivity per employee, resulting in increased profitability for an organization. You can also read about many data ...
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... knowledge and un- derstanding of the entire business of an organization. “ Imagination. is more important than It can bring unimagined beninformation” efits to the organization. The ALBERT EINSTEIN5, p 136 Data □ TABLE 1-1 □ Warehouses ...
... knowledge and un- derstanding of the entire business of an organization. “ Imagination. is more important than It can bring unimagined beninformation” efits to the organization. The ALBERT EINSTEIN5, p 136 Data □ TABLE 1-1 □ Warehouses ...
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... knowledge and understanding of the entire business of their organization they too could get ideas like Montgolfier's and make discoveries not even imagined today. Data warehouses have the potential to leverage the next generation of ...
... knowledge and understanding of the entire business of their organization they too could get ideas like Montgolfier's and make discoveries not even imagined today. Data warehouses have the potential to leverage the next generation of ...
Contents
Data Warehouses Data Marts | 25 |
Myths and Misconceptions | 47 |
What Are Dirty Data? Where Do Dirty Data Come From? | 69 |
Politics | 93 |
Politics | 116 |
Project Management | 152 |
Data Modeling | 186 |
Case Studies | 210 |
Glossary | 229 |
About the Author | 245 |
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Blissful Data: Wisdom and Strategies for Providing Meaningful, Useful, and ... Margaret Y. Chu No preview available - 2004 |
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action additional already amounts analysis application areas become benefits better blissful data bring business clients business rules business units called cause Chapter clear codes communication completed contains cost create culture data mart data model data warehouse data warehousing databases decisions defined detailed dirty data effort employees endeavor example exist expectations field Figure functional game plan goals groups important improvement increased integration investment involved issues keep knowledge look measurement metadata method months objectives obtain once operational operational systems organization organizational culture performance person problems project management queries REMEMBER reports requirements response risk schedule scope share skills solution specific sponsor structure success tool types understand ware