Offers techniques by which an organization can transform the storeroom full of dusty old files into an accessible and reconciled data warehouse to use for research. Surveys the technologies, modeling devices, and decision-support systems available to choose among, provides examples from real experience, and explains how to operate and maintain the database. An ongoing reference for administrators as well as a guide for getting started. Includes a glossary without pronunciation. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
HARRY S. SINGH has over 30 years of hands-on experience in Information Sciences. He worked more than 11 years with IBM, and was a member of the Computer Science faculty at the University of Texas. The holder of 8 US patents, Dr. Singh has published numerous technical papers, as well as two other Prentice Hall books, Heterogeneous Internetworking and UNIX for MVS Programmers.