a presentation by W H Inmon

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MAXIMIZING THE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY DATA
WAREHOUSING - 1999
what is a data warehouse?
a presentation by W H Inmon
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the two basic kinds of users you have are
explorers and farmers
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data warehouse
- integrated data - historical data - detailed
and summary data
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data warehouses grow large -
detail x history large volumes
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data warehouses sprout departmental versions
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data warehouse
there is an intermediate form of data warehouse
called an operational data store
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data warehouse
exwh
for exploratory purposes, there is an exploration
warehouse
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sales
mktg
finance
hr
data marts
exwh
it is interesting to see where the different
communities of users fit