SQL Server 7 Data Warehouse

Author: MICHAEL COREY
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Publish Date: 2000-04-01
Features: This book is one of the "SQL Server 7 Database Development Series." The author is an authority in database and data warehouse technologies. The book first introduces data warehouses and many new considerations for planning the deployment of decision support solutions, such as team members, scope, stakeholders, analytical tools, and databases. Once you grasp this knowledge, you will understand Microsoft's groundbreaking database version, SQL Server 7. SQL Server 7 provides a fully integrated data warehouse solution and guides readers through designing, managing, and installing Microsoft Decision Support Systems. The successful combination of comprehensive functionality and affordability has transformed the blueprint of data warehouses into what we see today. Many of the theoretical and technical aspects of data warehouses discussed in this book are fundamental, and these valuable recommendations should be adopted regardless of the backend (database choice), migration and transformation tools, or frontend (analytical tools) selected. The book is practical, well-structured, highly actionable, and offers in-depth analysis of databases and data warehouses, presenting these concepts in an easy-to-understand manner. It is suitable for general users learning Microsoft SQL Server 7, as well as important reference materials for data warehouse designers, managers, and maintenance personnel, and data warehouse engineering professionals. It can also serve as a reference textbook for university majors, social training, and self-study. The content on the accompanying CD-ROM includes an electronic book version of the book and the SQL Server 7 evaluation version software. The book first introduces data warehouses and many new considerations for planning the deployment of decision support solutions, such as team members, scope, stakeholders, analytical tools, and databases. Once you grasp this knowledge, you will understand Microsoft's groundbreaking database version, SQL Server 7. SQL Server provides a fully integrated data warehouse solution and guides readers through designing, managing, and installing Microsoft Decision Support Systems.