Building the Data Warehouse

The data warehousing bible updated for the new millennium

Updated and expanded to reflect the many technological advances occurring since the previous edition, this latest edition of the data warehousing "bible" provides a comprehensive introduction to building data marts, operational data stores, the Corporate Information Factory, exploration warehouses, and Web-enabled warehouses. Written by the father of the data warehouse concept, the book also reviews the unique requirements for supporting e-business and explores various ways in which the traditional data warehouse can be integrated with new technologies to provide enhanced customer service, sales, and support-both online and offline-including near-line data storage techniques.

W. H. INMON is the acknowledged "Father of Data Warehousing" and a partner in www.billinmon.com, a Web site for information on data warehousing and related technologies. He has written over forty books on database, database management, and data warehousing technologies and is a frequent speaker (and often the keynote) at major database conferences.