| Description |
1 online resource (x, 222 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
IBM DB2 certification guide series |
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IBM DB2 certification guide series.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Chapter 1 Introduction to Business Intelligence 1 -- Your Definition of Business Intelligence 2 -- Chapter 2 Defining Business Intelligence 7 -- Query Tools 8 -- The RFI/RFP Factor 9 -- Data Warehouse Processes 12 -- BI Biases and Internal Squabbles 15 -- Establishing a More Global BI Perspective 17 -- BI at the Business Unit and Departmental Levels 18 -- BI at the Enterprise Level 22 -- Hindsight "Rules" 26 -- Intranets/Extranets-Data and Analysis Within You and Without You 26 -- Know Your User Base 27 -- Chapter 3 The History of Business Intelligence 29 -- The Early End-User Computing Era 30 -- The Information Center Era 32 -- Charge-Back Systems 33 -- Personal Computers 33 -- The Client/Server Wave 34 -- The Information Warehouse Concept 36 -- The Data Warehouse Era of BI 38 -- Advanced Analytics: Delivering Information to "Mahogany Row" 39 -- BI Milestones 40 -- Chapter 4 The Impact of Business Intelligence 43 -- The IT Department and Business Intelligence 44 -- Non-Technical End Users and Business Intelligence 47 -- Business Analysts and Business Intelligence 53 -- External End Users-The Extranet Environment 57 -- Business Intelligence and the Enterprise 59 -- Chapter 5 Content Management and Unstructured Data 63 -- Industry-Related Content Management Areas 65 -- Why a Relational Database Can't Solve This 69 -- Chapter 6 End-User Segmentation 71 -- End-User Segmentation 73 -- End-User Attributes 78 -- A Holistic View of the Users 79 -- Chapter 7 Elements of Business Intelligence Solutions 87 -- Data Warehouse versus Data Marts 88 -- Setting Up Information for BI Processing 90 -- Data Extraction, Transformation, and Cleansing 90 -- The Data Side of BI 95 The Analytics Tools 98 -- End-User Assumptions about Tools 100 -- The Spreadsheet's Role in BI 100 -- The Three Major Categories of BI Analytics Tools 102 -- Query and Reporting Tools 103 -- Time and Date Elements in Reporting 105 -- OLAP Tools 111 -- Data Mining Tools 115 -- Advanced Analytics-Executive Information Systems (EIS) 118 -- Chapter 8 Justifying Business Intelligence Solutions 123 -- ROI: Return on Investment 125 -- Business Impact Justification 126 -- The True Costs of BI 129 -- Big Purchase with No Plan 132 -- Bringing in the "Hired Guns" 135 -- Your Justification Scenario 136 -- Chapter 9 Corporate Performance Management (CPM) and -- the Executive View of Business Intelligence 139 -- Data Readiness and Availability for CPM 140 -- Role-Based Analytics 144 -- Pushing Information: Proactive BI-Effective Communication 145 -- Buy or Build CPM 146 -- A Viable Approach to CPM 147 -- Chapter 10 Platform Selection, Technology Biases, and Other -- "Traps" 151 -- Traditional IT Traps 152 -- The BI Trap 153 -- Evaluating Analytics Usage for User Populations 154 -- The Database Is the Most Critical Choice 156 -- How Well Do Your Approved BI Tools Support the Database Decision? 157 -- A "Typical" History Lesson 158 -- Chapter 11 End-User Support and Productivity 161 -- BI Products Are Still Computer-Based 163 -- A "Straw Person" Scenario 164 -- Setting Up BI Support 165 -- Internal Support Issues 165 Vendor Support Issues 167 -- Internal Support Issues Addressed 168 -- Vendor Support Issues Addressed 173 -- Chapter 12 Implementation for Business Intelligence -- Solutions 177 -- Back Up and Restore What You Have Already Done 178 -- System Sizing, Measurements, and Dependencies 180 -- Setting Early Expectations and Measuring the Results 181 -- End-User Provisos 181 -- Recap the First Project, and Tune Your Support and Implementation Models 184 -- OLAP Implementations 185 -- Expanding BI Based on What You Now Know 188 Establishing a BI Competency Center (BICC) 189 -- Chapter 13 Planning for the Future-What's the Next Wave -- of Business Intelligence? 193 -- Advanced Analytics 194 -- Database Enhancements and BI 195 -- Thinner and Thinner Clients 197 -- Data Formats with BI Aspects 199 -- Portals 201 -- BI Networks 202 -- Conclusion 203 -- Appendix A Checklist for BI Planning 205 -- Corporate BI Strategy 206 -- End-User Support Strategy 206 -- Database and Tools Strategy 207 -- Intranet and Extranet Strategy 209 -- About the Author 211 -- Index 213 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Data warehousing.
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Business intelligence.
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Business intelligence
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Data warehousing
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2004297463 |
| ISBN |
9780131413030 |
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0131413031 |
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