Business Intelligence: The IBM Solution: Datawarehousing and OLAP

by Mark Whitehorn, Mary Whitehorn

Overview

Business Intelligence is an umbrella term, broadly covering the processes involved in extracting valuable business information from the mass of data that exists within a typical enterprise. This book concentrates on two aspects of Business Intelligence, together with the associated IBM products: Data Warehousing - IBM's Visual Warehouse OLAP (On-Line Analytical Processing) - IBM' DB2 OLAP Server If you are a Manager needing an overview of data warehousing and OLAP or a Practitioner needing to understand and use these tools then this book will provide you with all the information you need to make the most of Business Intelligence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781852330859
Publisher:	Springer London
Publication date:	05/14/1999
Edition description:	1999
Pages:	289
Product dimensions:	0.00(w) x 0.00(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

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.