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Improving Data Warehouse and Business Information Quality: Methods for Reducing Costs and Increasing Profits
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Author: Larry P. English
List Price: $65.00
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ISBN: 0471253839
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (11 March, 1999)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 48,716
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 5 out of 5
Answers Business Executives Concerns on Data Warehousing
Data warehousing conjures many myths - both technical and business. Seldom is a marriage of business and technical skills more necessary than in data warehousing implementations.Many data warehousing books wax on the technical issues and requirements - such as data extraction, modeling etc. These are important and bring great benefits to any implementing team. However, till recently, there has not been a good book to follow through on the data warehousing implementation. The business benefits and how it can be enhanced from data warehousing are discussed in Larry English's book. Many reader, will no doubt, have data warehousing implementations and will want to enhance the investment. This is the book for you. Understanding the business is an almost primordial instinct that a data warehouse designer must have. Mr. English's book will enhance on this instinct and also give tips on cutting cost and finding areas of additional business value. Please let me know if you found this review helpful - contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Thank you.
Rating: 5 out of 5
This is a "must-have" guide
Some books belong on a shelf in the library; not this one! As a quality practitioner, this book stays on my desk where it belongs - in active use! "Improving Data Warehouse and Business Information Quality" is a 518 page source of enlightenment and should be considered mandatory reading; not only for Data Warehouse professionals but for every knowledge worker and business manager. This book "delivers the goods" and then goes the extra mile by transcending industries and corporate levels to promote a deep understanding of quality concepts. Not only does Larry use relevant examples to show causes and effects of poor quality, he also shares practical advice that is meaningful and can be readily implemented. Larry's writing style and human component make reading this book very enjoyable and thought provoking. I have used this book for over four years and found no other book to be as relevant and useful.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Data is an Asset
I have been an information systems professional for several years now and I am happy to see that there is finally a focus on data as the asset it truly is. If I could put "certified data" on the Balance sheet as a separate line item, I would. I have been reading your book "Improving Data Warehouse and Business Information Quality" over the past several weeks and I have this ear-to-ear grin that some peers find disturbing. (Why does he get so excited about data?) High Quality Data=success.
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