Extraction, Transformation, and Load Issues and Approaches
Published in TDAN.com January 2000 Introduction Many of the Business Intelligence tools look way cool. They provide graphs, moving targets,…
XML & EDI – Peaceful Co-Existence
Published in TDAN.com January 2000 Electronic commerce is not a new concept. Large companies have been using electronic data interchange…
Make vs Buy – The Data Movement Dilemma
Published in TDAN.com January 2000 Although solutions are available to manage and automate data movement across heterogeneous systems, research indicates…
Critical Success Factors for Data Warehouse Engineering Part 1
Published in TDAN.com January 2000 Articles in this series – Part 1, Part 2 Introduction A data warehouse is more…
Web Mining
Published in TDAN.com January 2000 Intoduction Increasingly the first point of contact between a customer and a company is at…
Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid When Developing a Metadata Repository
Published in TDAN.com January 2000 Building a metadata repository is critical for accessing, maintaining, and controlling the vital information stored…
Knowledge Management
Published in TDAN.com January 2000 Anecdotes Origami I have before me paper models of a unicorn, a stegasaurus, and a…
The Impact of Technology
Published in TDAN.com January 2000 Publisher’s note: This paper was extracted from the book: “Building Corporate Portals with XML”, by…
Entities, Attributes and Elements: What Language(s) Are We Speaking?
“Whoooo… could imagine…” “It Can’t Happen Here” — Frank Zappa Who could imagine…that meta data, data definitions, and data definition…
Reinvent Yourself
Reflection is a typical activity for this season. Take a quick inventory of yourself: height, weight, appearance, demeanor, career direction…