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Business intelligence guidebook : from data integration to analytics /

Between the high-level concepts of business intelligence and the nitty-gritty instructions for using vendors' tools lies the essential, yet poorly-understood layer of architecture, design and process. Without this knowledge, Big Data is belittled - projects flounder, are late and go over budget...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sherman, Rick (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Business Intelligence Guidebook
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • How to Use This Book
  • CHAPTER SUMMARIES
  • Acknowledgments
  • PART I
  • CONCEPTS AND CONTEXT
  • CHAPTER 1
  • THE BUSINESS DEMAND FOR DATA, INFORMATION, AND ANALYTICS
  • JUST ONE WORD: DATA
  • WELCOME TO THE DATA DELUGE
  • TAMING THE ANALYTICS DELUGE
  • TOO MUCH DATA, TOO LITTLE INFORMATION
  • DATA CAPTURE VERSUS INFORMATION ANALYSIS
  • THE FIVE CS OF DATA
  • COMMON TERMINOLOGY FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE
  • REFERENCES
  • PART II
  • BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL NEEDS
  • ""CHAPTER 2
  • JUSTIFYING BI: BUILDING THE BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL CASE""""WHY JUSTIFICATION IS NEEDED""; ""BUILDING THE BUSINESS CASE""; ""BUILDING THE TECHNICAL CASE""; ""ASSESSING READINESS""; ""CREATING A BI ROAD MAP""; ""DEVELOPING SCOPE, PRELIMINARY PLAN, AND BUDGET""; ""OBTAINING APPROVAL""; ""COMMON JUSTIFICATION PITFALLS""; ""CHAPTER 3
  • DEFINING REQUIREMENTS�a�?BUSINESS, DATA AND QUALITY""; ""THE PURPOSE OF DEFINING REQUIREMENTS""; ""GOALS""; ""DELIVERABLES""; ""ROLES""; ""DEFINING REQUIREMENTS WORKFLOW""; ""INTERVIEWING""; ""DOCUMENTING REQUIREMENTS""
  • Part iii
  • architecturalframeworkchapter 4
  • architecture framework
  • the need for architectural blueprints
  • architectural framework
  • information architecture
  • data architecture
  • technical architecture
  • product architecture
  • metadata
  • security and privacy
  • avoiding accidents with architectural planning
  • do not obsess over the architecture
  • chapter 5
  • information architecture
  • the purpose of an information architecture
  • data integration framework
  • dif information architecture
  • operational bi versus analytical bi
  • ""MASTER DATA MANAGEMENT""""CHAPTER 6
  • DATA ARCHITECTURE""; ""THE PURPOSE OF A DATA ARCHITECTURE""; ""HISTORY""; ""DATA ARCHITECTURAL CHOICES""; ""DATA INTEGRATION WORKFLOW""; ""DATA WORKFLOW�a�?RISE OF EDW AGAIN""; ""OPERATIONAL DATA STORE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 7
  • TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCT ARCHITECTURES""; ""WHERE ARE THE PRODUCT AND VENDOR NAMES?""; ""EVOLUTION NOT REVOLUTION""; ""TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURE""; ""PRODUCT AND TECHNOLOGY EVALUATIONS""; ""PART IV
  • DATA DESIGN""; ""CHAPTER 8
  • FOUNDATIONAL DATA MODELING""; ""THE PURPOSE OF DATA MODELING""
  • ""DEFINITIONS�a�?THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DATA MODEL AND DATA MODELING""""THREE LEVELS OF DATA MODELS""; ""DATA MODELING WORKFLOW""; ""WHERE DATA MODELS ARE USED""; ""ENTITY-RELATIONSHIP (ER) MODELING OVERVIEW""; ""NORMALIZATION""; ""LIMITS AND PURPOSE OF NORMALIZATION""; ""CHAPTER 9
  • DIMENSIONAL MODELING""; ""INTRODUCTION TO DIMENSIONAL MODELING""; ""HIGH-LEVEL VIEW OF A DIMENSIONAL MODEL""; ""FACTS""; ""DIMENSIONS""; ""SCHEMAS""; ""ENTITY RELATIONSHIP VERSUS DIMENSIONAL MODELING""; ""PURPOSE OF DIMENSIONAL MODELING""; ""FACT TABLES""; ""ACHIEVING CONSISTENCY""