Components of a Data Warehouse
Overall Architecture The data warehouse architecture is based on a relational database management system server that functions as the central…
Data Topics
System Architecture: Jargon or Strategic Weapon
A systems architecture is a tool for senior management to identify and define the companies applications portfolio.
IRM: Data Administration VS. Database Administration
Throughout the history of Information Resource Management, there have been questions surrounding the necessity for multiple disciplines within the IRM…
Data Stewardship: Process for Achieving Data Integrity
Data Steward - Person responsible for managing the data in a corporation in terms of integrated, consistent definitions, structures, calculations,…
Objects and Business Views
The requirements analysis process, as described in most methodologies’ system development life cycles, typically addresses both rows 2 (the owner’s…
Grade School Lessons: Applied in Technology
Rebecca J. Duffy for The Data Administration Newsletter At some point in your grade school education you learned about various…
Achieving Harmony Between Business and Information Technology
What do the musical score for a symphony and a logical data model for a computer application system have in…
The Meta Data Interchange Specification
What follows is an overview of Version 1.0 of the MetaData Interchange Specification (MDIS) initiative taken by the MetaData Coalition.…
How to Create a Data Administration Mission Statement
The following Mission Statement, Key Objectives, and Roles are offered as a starting point for organizations and individuals involved in…
Data Warehouse: Practical Advice From Experts
Authors: Joyce Bischoff, Ted Alexander and many others Publisher: Prentice hall (ISBN 0-13-577370-9) Data Warehousing has had a profound impact…