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Database Technologies - Data Warehousing: Fundamentals

Audience

IT managers, decision-support staff, higher management, and strategic developers

Prerequisites

A general knowledge of IT and databases

Course Aim

To introduce the fundamentals of data warehousing

Learning Objectives

Explain what data warehousing is and where it fits into a company's information processing setup. Describe the history of information systems. Discuss examples of situations where data warehousing has been used effectively. Explain some of the terms used in data warehousing. Describe a typical data warehouse setup and the types of systems that data warehouses exist on. Discuss the factors to take into account when considering a data warehouse.

Topics Covered

Introduction - The data warehouse - The history of information systems - The arrival of data warehouses - Case studies Basic concepts - Terminology - The typical data warehouse - Platforms Considering a data warehouse - Cost justification - Challenges and solutions - Further challenges and solutions