Evolutionary Stages of the Corporate Information Factory

Though data warehousing was introduced more than ten years ago by W. H. Inmon, it has only been in recent years that we have seen exponential growth in the number of implementations, techniques and tools. No longer are we discussing the merits for building the data warehouse. We are talking about how data warehousing can be exploited as a core competency in all our companies. Businesses want access to increasing levels of detail over longer period. What techniques, tools and technology are providing the catalyst for this trend? More importantly, how are companies planning to use this data? What role will the data mart and operational data store play in providing a scalable data warehousing solution? What are the operational and administrative challenges?

Objectives

Evolving business demands on the CIF
Role of the data mart and the operational data store
Technology trends and direction
Maturity Stages of the CIF
Understand the characteristics and implications of data mart chaos
Understand alternative paths for migrating to the architected environment
Operations and administrative challenges

Duration ½ day

Prerequisite None

Course Format Lecture and group discussion

Instructor Claudia Imhoff or Jonathan Geiger