Strategic Data Warehousing

by Neera Bhansali, Bhansali

Organization of data warehouses is a vital, but often neglected, aspect of growing an enterprise. Unlike most books on the subject that focus on either the technical aspects of building data warehouses or on business strategies, this valuable reference synthesizes technological know-how with managerial best practices to show how improved alignment between data warehouse plans and business strategies can lead to successful data warehouse adoption capable of supporting an enterprise’s entire infrastructure. Strategic Data Achieving Alignment with Business provides data warehouse developers, business managers, and IT professionals and administrators with an integrated approach to achieving successful and sustainable alignment of data warehouses and business goals. More complete than any other text in the field, this comprehensive reference details the joint roles and responsibilities of the data warehouse and business managers in achieving strategic alignment, business user satisfaction, technical integration, and improved flexibility. Complete with case studies that depict real-world scenarios, the











Achieving sustainable alignment between the data warehouse and business strategies is a continuous process. Armed with this valuable reference, readers will be able to gain the solid understanding of the organizational, technical, data, and user factors needed to promote a successful data warehouse adoption and become active partners in leveraging this powerful, but often overlooked, information reso

218 pages, Hardcover

First published July 29, 2009

Reviews

[Dan Lazaro · Rating 1 out of 5]

Despite several references, the author was unable to support the hypothesis, that makes qualitative sense, but there is too much beyond the text that at the end the book is just a compilation of entry-level knowledge on the topic.