Data Warehousing with Informix: Best Practices

Bys: Informix Press Staff and Angela Sanchez

A Comprehensive Look at an Exploding Technology Data Warehousing-From Planning Through Performance-By Top Experts in the Field For a large and growing list of industries, data warehouses are rapidly... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130796220
• ISBN13: 9780130796226
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 7.3"

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KEY BENEFIT:This is the first book that brings together the background, tips and specific techniques INFORMIX database users need to successfully deploy and manage a data warehouse. KEY TOPICS:In the first section of this book, noted data warehousing expert Vidette Poe introduces the core issues surrounding today's data warehouse, covering construction, administration and template data models. Next, Bill Inmon -- "the father of data warehousing" -- covers the latest data warehousing technologies, including 64-bit computing, scalable data mining and INFORMIX-Universal Server. Then, leading technologists cover the deployment of INFORMIX-based data warehouses in depth. Topics include: INFORMIX-Online Extended Parallel Server; proliferating data warehouses beyond power users; building data warehouses with INFORMIX relational databases; and high-availability transaction processing environments based on INFORMIX. MARKET:For all data warehouse and database administrators and decision makers using or considering Informix technology. For more information, see the book preface *Covers every aspect of data warehousing, with special emphasis on INFORMIX issues and technology -- especially INFORMIX-Universal Server. *Scalability, parallel architectures, data mining, high-availability transaction processing, and more. *Includes major contributions from data warehousing pioneer Bill Inmon and decision support expert Vidette Poe! Table Of Contents Part I. The Decision Support Community . 1. The DSS Community: Tourists, Explorers, and Farmers by William H. Inmon Introduction. The DSS Community. Tourists. Explorers. Farmers. Development Life Cycles. Database Design. Different Data Warehouses. Infrastructure. Tools. The Cycle of DSS Users. The Organization Chart. Summary. About the Author. About Pine Cone Systems. 2. Managing the Data Warehouse: The Advent of the Data Warehouse Administrator by William H. Inmon. Managing the Data Warehouse Environment. Oper!ational and Informational Differences. The Role of the DWA. Managing Volumes of Data. Keeping Costs Down. Creating and Managing the Technical Infrastructure. Fostering an Organizational Environment. Creating a Proper Architecture. Summary. About the Author. About Pine Cone Systems. Part II. Design and Implementation for Decision Support. 3. Using a Rational Approach to Build Your Data Warehouse by Dale Mietla and Marvin Miller. Introduction. Key Components. Data Warehouse Products. Data Warehouse Services. Data Warehousing Process. What Is a Process? Project Startup . Scope and Purpose Confirmation. Knowledge Analysis. Knowledge Requirements Definition. Data Source and Quality Analysis. Knowledge Use Analysis. Solution Design. Solution Architecture Design. Testing Strategy and Design. Procedure Design . Data Warehouse Environment Installation. Solution Implementation.Warehouse Solution Development. Warehouse Loading and Testing. Data Warehouse Solution Deployment. Project Wrap-Up.