Web Warehousing and Knowledge Management (Enterprise Computing Series) [Paperback]

Rob Mattison (Author), Brigitte Kilger-Mattison (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 19, 1999 | Series: Enterprise Computing Series

An explanation of the applications, architecture and implementation issues of Web data warehousing. Deals with the tools used to find patterns within a database stored on the Internet which can be shared with suppliers and customers. Includes a CD-ROM.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Your organization may have a collection of Internet resources that rake in customer information by the basketful, but to realize a real return on the investment, you need a way to store, organize, and analyze that raw information, and then act upon the analysis. Web Data Warehousing and Knowledge Management is a great orientation to the capabilities of data warehousing technologies.

Rob Mattison cuts through the hype that surrounds data warehousing and data analysis; he explores the software tools that provide the ability--IQ and Aperio--and he reviews IBM's various data mining tools. This book--particularly the section on Online Analytical Processing [OLAP] reports--cries out for information on putting Extensible Markup Language (XML) to work in data warehouse applications. But that's a small shortcoming. If you're working on a Web-centric data warehouse, or even thinking about one, you'll absorb the information here in a flash. --David Wall

From the Back Cover

Unlock the Secret to Building the Next Generation of Powerful New Business Applications. Discover the key to harnessing new approaches to business systems development with this one-of-a-kind, straightforward problem-solving guide. Written especially for those making the transition into a new technological and theoretical paradigm, Web Warehousing and Knowledge Management clarifies, simplifies, and demystifies. Learn about: Web Warehousing Fundamentals--Learn about the Internet, WAIS, TCP/IP, PPP, CGI, Java and JDBC and see how these technologies can be used to solve business problems in a hurry; Knowledge Management--the hot new systems development approach that guarantees that your new systems will reduce expenses and boost profits immediately; Web Warehousing Applications--Discover the new generation of applications that can make it all possible. Detailed information about the ways that you can integrate the web with business intelligence solutions to re-invigorate your business and tap the potential offered by these products. Written by the leading expert on the application of web technology to the business intelligence marketplace, Web Warehousing and Knowledge Management helps you understand the new world of web commerce, and come up with the right answers to today's competitive business challenges. This balanced, objective resource gives you the background infromation, technology know-how, business insight, and case studies necessary to evaluate your own systems and discover your own unique solutions. If you are involved with designing, implementing, or evaluating Web warehousing solutions or if you are wrestling with the challenges of building corporate computer systems for the 21st century, Web Warehousing and Knowledge Management is the complete solution you've been waiting for.

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx) (July 19, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070411034
• ISBN-13: 978-0070411036
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,877,385 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well written, an excellent guide for the new paradigm, July 26, 1999

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This review is from: Web Warehousing and Knowledge Management (Enterprise Computing Series) (Paperback)

Don't let the size fool you, Rob Mattison's "Web Warehousing and Knowledge Management" is easy to read and educational. Rob Mattison understands the industry's need and where it needs to go, it's a must read for the IT professionals and for the new millennium.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes working with the Web easy, August 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Web Warehousing and Knowledge Management (Enterprise Computing Series) (Paperback)

I am responsible for helping my organization figure out how to make the Web actually useful, and before I found Web Warehousing, I thought that I would never be able to put all of the pieces together. This book is easy to read and provides many insights. The back section in particular is the best discription and explanation I have seen on Web technology.

I recommend this book highly to anyone trying to get a handle on all of this confusing new technology material.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Understanding the Web made easy., September 27, 1999

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I was looking for a book that would cut through the techno-speak and insider jargon and give me a digestible and useful understanding of the Web and knowledge management by business today. Mr. Mattison's text did just that, plus gave me additional context that made the subject more understandable in its driving dynamics. This is a great book that you can sit down with and read for a half hour and feel that you have actually gained a lot for that investment of valuable time, instead of feeling more overwhelmed and confused than when you sat down. I recommend this text to others. It's good to find a guy who talks to you in the pages like a friend and not a pedantic university professor. There's much to intimidate the beginner or even the journeyman about the Internet, telecomm and the knowledge revolution - having some cookie-cutter patterns (paradigms) to make sense of this and see where it came from and where it's going is essential.