IBM Data Warehousing

* Reviews planning and designing architecture and implementingthe data warehouse.* Includes discussions on how and why to apply IBM tools.* Offers tips, tricks, and workarounds to ensure maximumperformance.* Companion Web site includes technical notes, product updates,corrections, and links to relevant material and training.

Acknowledgments.Introduction.PART ONE: FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND THE DATAWAREHOUSE.Chapter 1. Overview of the BI Organization.Chapter 2. Business Intelligence Fundamentals.Chapter 3. Planning Data Warehouse Iterations.PART TWO: BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ARCHITECTURE.Chapter 4. Designing the Data Architecture.Chapter 5. Technical Architecture and Data ManagementFoundations.PART THREE: DATA MANAGEMENT.Chapter 6. DB2 BI Fundamentals.Chapter 7. DB2 Materialized Query Tables.PART FOUR: WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT.Chapter 8. Warehouse Management with IBM DB2 Data WarehouseCenter.Chapter 9. Data Transformation with IBM DB2 Data WarehouseCenter.Chapter 10. Meta Data and the IBM DB2 Warehouse Manager.PART FIVE: OLAP AND IBM.Chapter 11. Multidimensional Data with DB2 OLAP Server.Chapter 12. OLAP with IBM DB2 Data Warehouse Center.Chapter 13. DB2 OLAP Functions.PART SIX: ENHANCED ANALYTICS.Chapter 14. Data Mining with Intelligent Miner.Chapter 15. DB2-Enhanced BI Features and Functions.Chapter 16. Blending Spatial Data into the Warehouse.Bibliography.Index.