Using Oracle to Build Decision Support Systems

This new work covers the issues of ORACLE in the end-user environment. These issues include: the credibility of data, the accessibility of data, the ability to create views of data spontaneously, the ability to manage large amounts of data effectively, and the ability to manage data efficiently in a read-only mode. Following these guidelines allows construction of an effective DSS/ORACLE environment that addresses these issues. The author looks at the long-term consequences of building DSS systems across an organisation and gives solid reasons why organisations should resist the temptation to build haphazard DSS systems quickly. This book provides the first discussion of how to use the data accumulated by operational systems and shows how to apply ORACLE in the real world. IT managers, developers, database administartors and information centre professionals will find this book of great use.