The Intranet Data Warehouse: Tools and Techniques for Building an Intranet-Enabled Data Warehouse [Paperback]

Richard Tanler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 4, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0471180041 | ISBN-13: 978-0471180043 | Edition: 1

The first guide to building and using one of the most powerful tools ever invented for building corporate intellectual capital Using many real-world examples and case studies, Rick Tanler describes methods developed by database managers and Webmasters at leading corporations for combining the power of data warehouses with the advanced distributed computing capabilities of corporate intranets. He provides guidelines for designing data warehouses that work well with Web browsers on an intranet and for linking existing data warehouses to corporate intranets. And he explores the competitive strategies developed by corporate managers for cashing in on the vast potential of their intranet data warehouses. Tanler begins with an exploration of the interrelationships among data warehousing, online analytic processing, and intranet technologies. He then explores the key issues surrounding the planning and implementation of an intranet data warehouse and provides technical guidelines for developers. Key topics include:
* Optimal data warehouse architectures for intranet access
* Development tools, including CGI, JDBC, CORBA, and ActiveX object messaging
* Database query techniques for online access to data warehouses
* Development of OLAP-based decision support applications
* GUI design with Web browser tools
* Scalability and performance optimization
* Security techniques and push technologies
The first technical guide to one of today's most exciting new developments in corporate computing, The Intranet Data Warehouse is a must read for IT managers and administrators, database managers, and corporate Webmasters. Visit our Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

This book provides the strategies and technical solutions for connecting existing data warehouses to an Intranet, and designing new data warehouses that are Intranet-ready. Numerous case studies and examples are provided to illustrate the tools and techniques described, including CGI, JDBC, CORBA, and ActiveX.

From the Back Cover

The first guide to building and using one of the most powerful tools ever invented for building corporate intellectual capital Using many real-world examples and case studies, Rick Tanler describes methods developed by database managers and Webmasters at leading corporations for combining the power of data warehouses with the advanced distributed computing capabilities of corporate intranets. He provides guidelines for designing data warehouses that work well with Web browsers on an intranet and for linking existing data warehouses to corporate intranets. And he explores the competitive strategies developed by corporate managers for cashing in on the vast potential of their intranet data warehouses. Tanler begins with an exploration of the interrelationships among data warehousing, online analytic processing, and intranet technologies. He then explores the key issues surrounding the planning and implementation of an intranet data warehouse and provides technical guidelines for developers. Key topics include:
* Optimal data warehouse architectures for intranet access
* Development tools, including CGI, JDBC, CORBA, and ActiveX object messaging
* Database query techniques for online access to data warehouses
* Development of OLAP-based decision support applications
* GUI design with Web browser tools
* Scalability and performance optimization
* Security techniques and push technologies
The first technical guide to one of today's most exciting new developments in corporate computing, The Intranet Data Warehouse is a must read for IT managers and administrators, database managers, and corporate Webmasters. Visit our Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/

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Product Details

• Paperback: 338 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (September 4, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471180041
• ISBN-13: 978-0471180043
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,845,119 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars No value for Microsoft shops, August 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Intranet Data Warehouse: Tools and Techniques for Building an Intranet-Enabled Data Warehouse (Paperback)

If you are a Microsoft shop, this book is *not* for you. The book devotes only one thin chapter to Microsoft technologies, and that chapter is completely dated. I guess I should have figured as much, given that the book was published in 1997. Things have changed a lot with SQL Server 7.0, Office 2000, and Internet Explorer 5.0. A book just like this, except specific to the Microsoft platform and up-to-date, would be invaluable to me, but I'm sending this book back. For Microsoft shops, I recommend Kimball's books and "SQL Server 7 Data Warehousing" by Corey, Abbey, Abramson, Barnes, Taub and Venkitachalam. The latter is the only book I've found that tells you how to use today's Microsoft technologies to implement a data warehouse. It doesn't have quite as much as I'd like that is specific to intranet development, but it's the best book that I've found. Tony Rogers

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BI for Everyman, March 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Intranet Data Warehouse: Tools and Techniques for Building an Intranet-Enabled Data Warehouse (Paperback)

Rick Tanler's "Intranet Data Warehouse" is well targeted for data warehousing professionals like me: stockpilers of expertise in the DW back-end issues that, up to now, have been critical success factors. We've been procrastinating dealing with the inevitable (and frightening) issues about making the these information services digestible to hundreds/thousands "real" people: casual computer users and other non-technical folks who have absolutely no interest in learning to use specialized OLAP or data mining tools. How can these services be packaged in a way that is gets managers to use them, and how can we as designers and architects engineer systems that address these requirements for extremes of ease of use and mass utilization?

Tanler suggests that its now time to address these issues head on. He introduces the concept of an Intranet Data Warehouse (a concept that has since been widely embraced by the BI community) and has written what many may consider to be the benchmark standard and high level blueprint for the Enterprise Information Portal (EIP).

I'd wholeheartedly recommend this book for data warehousing professionals seeking a view over the horizon to the age of mass utilization of BI tools , and those brave enough to begin to consider the technical implications of providing BI to Everyman.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent, comprehensive account of DW today., October 16, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Intranet Data Warehouse: Tools and Techniques for Building an Intranet-Enabled Data Warehouse (Paperback)

"The Intranet Data Warehouse" might lead you to believe that this book focuses solely on data warehousing in relation to the web - don't be misled by that title - this book is packed with information covering the full spectrum of issues you want to read about.

Rich covers DW theory, implementation, and practice. The vision he articulates of a corporate "information factory" is perceptive of where DW'ing truly adds business value.

There is also an accessible but thorough discussion of architecture issues, platform pros and cons, and the leading DBMS choices in the market today. There is a particulary good section on the strengths and weaknesses of Red Brick Warehouse, and the special functions it brings to decision support databases.

Best of all, Rich carries forward his vision into a well-defined path to implementation, focused largely on the "big" issues you run into in real-world applications.

Last, he does a terrific job of explaining how to get all that information OUT and make intelligent business use of it.

If you are a Kimball, Inmon, or Hackney book owner, this is an excellent addition to that collection.

Steven Tracy October 1998