Business Intelligence & Data Warehousing Simplified: 500 Questions, Answers, & Tips - Softcover

Khan, Arshad

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1936420325 ISBN 13: 9781936420322

Publisher: Mercury Learning and Information, 2011

Synopsis

This book targets business and IT professionals who need an introduction to business intelligence and data warehousing through a simple question/answer format. Organized into 30 odd chapters, each on a different topic, the book contains approximately 500 questions with answers and tips. Topics include evolution and fundamentals, characteristics and process, architecture and objects, metadata, data conversion, ETL, data storage, infrastructure, data access, data marts, implementation approaches, planning, design, Inmon vs. Kimball, multi-dimensionality, OLAP, facts and dimensions, common mistakes and tips, etc. The book can also be used as a supplemental textbook, for various data warehousing/business intelligence courses.

About this title

Book Description

Targets business and IT professionals who need an introduction to business intelligence and data warehousing through a simple question/answer format.

About the Author

Arshad Khan is a consultant who has worked since 1995 on numerous SAP projects in many roles including Project Manager, BI Architect, Team Lead, Solutions Specialist, Technical Training Manager, and Functional Consultant. Mr. Khan, who has authored 14 books in diverse fields, has a graduate degree in engineering and an MBA. He has taught many IT, SAP, and data warehousing courses at seven schools including the University of California Extensions (Berkeley and Santa Cruz/Silicon Valley).

Edition details

• Publisher: Mercury Learning and Information
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1936420325
• ISBN 13: 9781936420322
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 250