The vision of a data warehouse is a single integrated data
source. Unfortunately, the vision for a data warehouse
often fails. Most data warehousing efforts begin with a focus on
an individual set of reports for a department, or a query and
reporting toolset. The result of this narrow perspective is an
environment that fails to ever deliver its potential. In fact,
many data warehouses eventually become just another data source.
Benefits of Data warehousing
- Provides a consistent set of data designed for analysis
- Generates a centralized store of institutional facts
- Leverages (not replaces) legacy systems to support new
capabilities
- Reduces legacy system maintenance and enhancement
backlogs
A successful data warehouse has enormous implications for the
entire organization
- Strategy - new information impacts how the business is
measured and managed
- Process - new information flows throughout the
organization leading to new decisions and ultimately new
processes.
- Organization - new decisions and new processes means
changes to the way people work and collaborate
Building a successful environment relies largely on the
appropriate perspective and approach. A rich and inclusive
perspective combined with the experience to architect, develop,
and deploy the environment in an extensible manner, are critical
success factors.
Our Guiding Principles
One means of mitigating the risks of assuming a tactical
perspective is to define a set of guiding principles that are
based on a strategic and holistic approach. The following
principles provide a framework for how we develop a durable data
warehouse.
- Data Quality
- Architecture
- Investment
- Approach
Data is one of an organizations key assets, we can show you
how to turn the product of your organization data into very high
value business intelligence.
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