The data warehouse mentor. Practical data warehouse and business intelligence insights

Develop a custom, agile data warehousing and business intelligence architecture. Empower your users and drive better decision making across your enterprise with detailed instructions and best practices from an expert developer and trainer. The Data Warehouse Mentor: Practical Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence Insights shows how to plan, design, construct, and administer an integrated end-to-end DW/BI solution. Learn how to choose appropriate components, build an enterprise data model, configure data marts and data warehouses, establish data flow, and mitigate risk. Change management, data governance, and security are also covered in this comprehensive guide.

Part I: Preparation. Chapter 1: Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence Overview. Chapter 2: Data in the Organization. Chapter 3: Reasons for Building. Chapter 4: Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse Strategy. Chapter 5: Project Resources: Roles and Insights. Chapter 6: Write-It-Up Overview. Part II: Components. Chapter 7: Business Intelligence: Data Marts and Usage. Chapter 8: Enterprise Data Models. Chapter 9: Data Warehouse Architecture: Components. Chapter 10: ETL and Data Quality. Chapter 11: Project Planning and Methodology. Part III: Let's Build. Chapter 12: Working Scenarios. Chapter 13: Data Governance. Chapter 14: Post-Project Review. Index.