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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... share their data. After facing quite a few roadblocks in trying to access and understand the data, Robert wrote up his data requirements and asked John in information technology (IT) if he could create a report to extract the data he ...
... share their data. After facing quite a few roadblocks in trying to access and understand the data, Robert wrote up his data requirements and asked John in information technology (IT) if he could create a report to extract the data he ...
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... share a memory. This duplication of experiences is a very good thing. Similarly, the data in a data warehouse also exist elsewhere. Usually, they come from data in the day-to-day operations or from something as simple as a hand-written ...
... share a memory. This duplication of experiences is a very good thing. Similarly, the data in a data warehouse also exist elsewhere. Usually, they come from data in the day-to-day operations or from something as simple as a hand-written ...
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... share remembrances of an event. Each will have a different perspective of the event, all having a bearing on the true happenings of the event. Just as you play a crucial role in your memory, people are an important aspect of a data ...
... share remembrances of an event. Each will have a different perspective of the event, all having a bearing on the true happenings of the event. Just as you play a crucial role in your memory, people are an important aspect of a data ...
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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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