Business Intelligence: The IBM Solution: Datawarehousing and OLAP [With *]

ISBN-13: 9781852330859 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 289 str.

Mark Whitehorn; Mary Whitehorn

Opis

This book concentrates on two aspects of business intelligence, together with the associated IBM products: data warehousing with Visual Warehouse, and on-line analytical processing using the DB2 OLAP Server. The book thus provides managers needing an overview as well as practitioners needing to understand and use these tools with all the information they need.

Spis treści

Introduction.- Do You Need Business Intelligence.- Installation.- Creating a Data Warehouse.- Making a Connection to the Data Warehouse.- Business Views.- More about Business Views.- Business Views for Data Transformation.- The Work in Progress Window.- Data from Disparate Sources.- Security.- DataGuide.- Overview of Visual Warehouse Components.- OLAP Concepts and Terminology.- Installing DB2 Server.- Using the Ready-Built Samples.- More About the Outline Editor.- Creating Your First Cube.- Data Load Rules.- Anchor Dimensions, and a Few More Concepts and Pointers.- Visual Warehouse and DB2 OLAP Server Symbiosis.- Appendix 1: Overview of Data Warehousing.- Appendix 2: IBM's Other Business Intelligence Solutions.