
Building the Operational Data Store
William H. Inmon(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 11. June 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
XX, 316 pages
978-0-471-32888-9 (ISBN)
Description
The most comprehensive guide to building, using, and managing the operational data store. Building the Operational Data Store, Second Edition. In the five years since the publication of the first edition of this book, the operational data store has grown from an intriguing concept to an exciting reality at enterprise organizations, worldwide. Still the only guide on the subject, this revised and expanded edition of Bill Inmon's classic goes beyond the theory of the first edition to provide detailed, practical guidance on designing, building, managing, and getting the most of an ODS. With the help of fascinating and instructive case studies, Inmon shares what he knows about: How the ODS fits with the corporate information factory. Different types of ODS and how to choose the right one for your organization. Designing and building an ODS from scratch. Managing and fine-tuning an ODS for peak efficiency. ODS support technology. The pros and cons of competing off-the-shelf ODS products. The advantages and disadvantages of various hardware and software platforms. Integrating the ODS with data marts. Distributed metadata using the ODS. Data aggregation within the ODS.
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More details
Edition
2., Aufl.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 19 cm
Weight
577 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-32888-9 (9780471328889)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
W. H. INMON is the acknowledged "Father of the Data Warehouse," and inventor of the operational data store. He is Chief Technology Officer at Pine Cone Systems, a company that builds software for the management of the data warehouse environment. And, he is the author of 34 books on databases, database management, and data warehouse technology, including the classic Building the Data Warehouse, Second Edition, as well as Managing the Data Warehouse, Corporate Information Factory, and Data Warehouse Performance.
Content
Evolving to the Operational Data Store. The Corporate Information Factory. Metadata in the ODS Environment. Class I, II, III, and IV Data Stores. Operational Data Store Design: High-Level Design. Operational Data Store Design: Low-Level Design. Hardware and Software Requirements. Implementing the ODS: Case Studies. Managing the Operational Data Store Environment. Managing the ODS: An Organizational Perspective. The Role of Standards. Reengineering and the Operational Data Store. Appendices. Index.