Other Database Applications & Languages, Data Warehousing & Mining
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Overview
Written in collaboration with Informix, this comprehensive guide shows you step-by-step how to harness the power of Red Brick data warehouses - and deliver timely, targeted information to your organization.Robert J. Hocutt, a veteran Red Brick consultant, uses a telecommunications example throughout the book to illustrate the entire lifecycle of a data warehouse project, from planning and design to construction, deployment, and management. Along the way, he explains in detail how to work with Red Brick concepts and tools- including configuration, parallelism, RISQL functions, Vista, and query engine - and maximize the decision-support capabilities of your data warehouse.
- Understand data warehouse fundamentals
- Set up a data warehouse project team and gather business requirements
- Design dimensional models to organize data for fast retrieval
- Minimize index space and optimize performance using Red Brick indexing tools and techniques
- Load data into your data warehouse quickly using TMU and PTMU
- Harness RISQL functions to answer common business questions SQL can't
- Boost efficiency with parallel queries on demand
- Streamline query performance using Vista aggregate navigation
Book Details
Published
November 1, 2000
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pages
395
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780764546945