{"product_id":"building-and-maintaining-a-data-fon-silvers-9781420064629","title":"Building and Maintaining a Data Warehouse","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs it is with building a house, most of the work necessary to build a data warehouse is neither visible nor obvious when looking at the completed product. While it may be easy to plan for a data warehouse that incorporates all the right concepts, taking the steps needed to create a warehouse that is as functional and user-friendly as it is theoretically sound, is not especially easy. That's the challenge that Building and Maintaininga Data Warehouse answers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a foundation of industry-accepted principles, this work provides an easy-to-follow approach that is cohesive and holistic. By offering the perspective of a successful data warehouse, as well as that of a failed one, this workdetails those factors that must be accomplished and those that are best avoided. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized to logically progress from more general to specific information, this valuable guide: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents areas of a data warehouse individually and in sequence, showing how each piece becomes a working part of the whole \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamines the concepts and principles that are at the foundation of every successful data warehouse \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplains how to recognize and attend to problematic gaps in an established data warehouse \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides the big picture perspective that planners and executives require \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose considering the planning and creation of a data warehouse, as well as those who've already built one will profit greatly from the insights garnered by the author during his years of creating and gathering information on state-of-the-art data warehouses that are accessible, convenient, and reliable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fon Silvers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1420064622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781420064629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Auerbach Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.54w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2008 pg. 24","brand":"Fon Silvers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088199725311,"sku":"9781420064629","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_72efa799-dc30-4b81-9706-33a0bc643f1a.jpg?v=1769103612","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/building-and-maintaining-a-data-fon-silvers-9781420064629","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}