Synopsis
Oracle Data Warehousing is your tactical guide to every important facet of data warehousing with Oracle7 and 7.3. Whether you're a database administrator, an information technology manager, a data warehouse team member, or an end user, you'll find valuable advice on how a data warehouse can benefit your operations, how to gain management's support, how to bring the data warehouse into fruition, and finally, how to maintain it at a supreme performance level.
To address the full scope of warehousing your data - from the general concepts through the finer points of Oracle7's warehousing capabilities - Oracle Data Warehousing is the only resource available that covers all bases.
From the Back Cover
ORACLE Data Warehousing Build and Launch the Data Warehouse of the Future. Data warehousing-a breakthrough in large-scale data storage and analysis-is ranked among the most important areas of computing today. Oracle7 is the leading data warehousing product on the market. To master the intricacies of both data warehousing and Oracle7, turn to the book officially authorized by Oracle Corporation, the leading provider of da[Ha warehousing solutions to Fortune 1000 companies. Oracle Data Warehousing is your tactical guide to every important facet of data warehousing with Oracle7 and 7.3. Whether you're a database administrator an information technology manager, a data warehouse team member, or an end user, you'll find valuable advice on how ta data warehouse can benefit your operations, how to gain management's support, how to bring the data warehouse into fruition, and finally, how to maintain it at a supreme performance level. This book discusses: building an effective data warehousing management team; Optimizing the Oracle Server for DSS; Making critical technical decisions such as choosing RAID technology, running the cost-based optimizer, using read-only tablespaces, warehouse refresh mechanisms, and backup and recovery considerations; Converting a legacy database system into an Oracle data warehouse; Exploiting the powerful new data warehousing features in Oracle7.3; Understanding the business rationale that will secure essential management buy-in. To address the full scope of warehousing your data-from the general concepts through the finer points of Oracle7's warehousing capabilities-Oracle Data Warehousing is the only resource available that covers all the bases.
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