| Description |
1 online resource (x, 244 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-238) and index. |
| Contents |
What the Heck Is a Data Warehouse -- Why Should You Care? -- Data Warehouses, Data Marts -- What's in a Name? -- Myths and 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? |
| Summary |
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." |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Decision making -- Data processing.
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Management -- Data processing.
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Decision making -- Data processing.
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Management -- Data processing.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Information Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Knowledge Capital.
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Decision making -- Data processing.
(OCoLC)fst00889041
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Management -- Data processing.
(OCoLC)fst01007162
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| Indexed Term |
Andre fag (naturvidenskab og teknik) Andre fag |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Chu, Margaret Y. Blissful data. New York : AMACOM, ©2004 0814407803 (DLC) 2003012530 (OCoLC)52387896 |
| ISBN |
0814427375 (electronic bk.) |
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9780814427378 (electronic bk.) |
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