The Data Warehouse Challenge: Taming Data Chaos (Paperback)

by Michael H. Brackett (Author)

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Information Technology/Database Management

"...the definitive source for understanding modern data architecture. Other books have bits and pieces of architecture described, but nowhere else is there a single source that has all the components of modern data architecture in one place in an organized and readable manner." —From the Foreword by William H. Inmon

The technology for compiling data has evolved to the point where most organizations now amass information faster than they can use it. The bad news is that most of that data is disparate, scattered across different databases and platforms. The time has come to tame the data chaos, and this invaluable resource shows you how.

Michael H. Brackett schools you in a variety of techniques for creating a cohesive data structure that everyone in your organization can use. Step-by-step, he guides you through the entire process of planning, building, and programming a data warehouse tailored to your organization's needs. You learn how to:

• Prepare and evaluate existing data for a data warehouse
• Cross reference data so it's easy to find in all corporate locations
• Prepare data for client/server systems
• Improve the consistency and quality of existing and future data
• Manage a data warehouse

The Data Warehouse Challenge is an indispensable tool for database administrators and developers, systems programmers and analysts, and all those involved with helping their organizations rise to the challenge of taming data chaos.

MICHAEL H. BRACKETT is the Data Resource Coordinator for the State of Washington Department of Information. He has been in the data processing field for more than three decades, during which he developed many innovative concepts and techniques for designing applications and managing a data resource. He works closely with DRMA and DAMA, and is a well-known author and speaker on data design. His other books include Data Sharing Using a Common Data Architecture (Wiley) and Practical Data Design.

From the Publisher
For years your company has been compiling data and creating databases in a variety of formats. Now, you have to pull it all together into a single format that is compatible across the many different databases and software platforms used throughout the company. How do you do it? This invaluable resource shows you how, using a variety of techniques that will help you to create a cohesive data structure that everyone can use.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 579 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 1 edition (July 13, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471127442
• ISBN-13: 978-0471127444
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,266,258 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Jammed packed with useful information and ideas, May 22, 2000

By A Customer

The title might be misleading for some. It's not a quick-fix book, but as Imnon states in the forward, but "is the definitive source for understanding modern data architecture". It is so full of information it can't be read quickly, but is well worth taking the time to read. It probably helps to have read Brackett's 1994, Data Sharing - Using a Common Data Architecture. I've recommended this book to co-workers again and again. Get this book!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Save a tree., April 28, 2000

By A Customer

The book is the total chaos, alas, very boring one. I had to return it. So much paper out there waisted. Save the tree.