ABSTRACT

Organization of data warehouses are vital but often ignored aspects of growing enterprises. This work merges technological know-how with managerial practices to show both the business manager and the IT professional how better alignment between data warehouse plans and business strategies can lead to a successful data warehouse adoption that will support the entire infrastructure. More complete than any other text in the field, this resource also addresses the managerial and strategic aspects of data warehouses, offering doable solutions that will allow for the strategic alignment of these warehouses while building them and ensuring that this alignment is sustained.

chapter 1|8 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|10 pages

Benefits of a Data Warehouse

chapter 4|24 pages

Data Warehouse Development Process

chapter 5|4 pages

Data Warehouse Architectures

chapter 7|16 pages

Strategic Alignment

chapter 8|24 pages

Strategic Alignment of Data Warehouses

chapter 12|8 pages

Epilogue