COMPUTERWORLD & Atre Associates
S p e c i a l A d v e r t i s i n g S u p p l e m e n t
A Visual Tool to
Data Warehouse
Implementation
Data Warehouse/
Data Mart Navigator
step 1
Determine Users'
Needs
• Does the company
need a
data
warehouse... or eve
n a data
mart?
• What are the busin
ess obje
ctives?
• Where do I get the
data fro
m?
• Perform cost/ben
efit
analysis, project
estimation and ri
sk
assessment.
step
12
De
plo
ym
ent
& S
yste
ms M
anag
ement
Ho
w c
an
I p
rov
ide
secu
rity, b
ackup
,
rec
ove
ry a
nd
the
nec
essa
ry
ca
pab
iliti
e
s fo
r a p
rodu
ction
da
ta w
are
hou
se o
r dat
a mart
?
• H
ow
ca
n re
sou
rces
be
allo
cat
e
d b
est?
• H
ow
c
an
the
grow
th
of t
he
dat
a be
acc
o
mm
oda
ted?
• H
ow
can
every
-
thin
g b
e ke
pt
run
nin
g
sm
oot
hly?
st
ep
11
On
lin
e A
na
lyt
ic
al
Pr
oc
es
sin
g (
OL
AP
)
• H
ow
ca
n u
se
rs
an
aly
ze
the
da
ta?
• H
ow
ca
n t
he
ne
ce
ss
ar
y n
um
be
r
of
di
me
ns
ion
s b
e d
ete
rm
ine
d?
• H
ow
ca
n
us
er
s s
ee
the
da
ta
re
pr
es
en
te
d i
n m
ult
ipl
e
di
m
en
si
on
s?
• H
ow
ca
n t
he
y u
se
th
e
OL
AP
to
ols
?
st
ep
10
Da
ta
M
in
in
g
Ho
w
do
If
in
d
pa
tte
rn
s
in
th
e
da
ta
?
•H
ow
ca
n
th
os
e
pa
tte
rn
s
be
us
ed
fo
rr
ev
en
ue
gr
ow
th
?
•H
ow
ca
n
to
ol
s
be
us
ed
to
fu
rth
er
id
en
tif
y
th
e
da
ta
w
ar
eh
ou
se
or
da
ta
m
ar
t?
ste
p
9
Pro
tot
yp
ing
,Q
ue
ryin
g
&
Re
po
rtin
g
•
Us
e
qu
ery
an
d
re
po
rtin
g
too
ls?
•D
ev
elo
p
ap
plic
atio
ns
?
us
er
inv
olv
em
en
t?
•
Im
ple
m
en
ta
pro
toty
pe
w
ith
Ho
w
do
I:
step
8
Det
erm
ine
Mid
dlew
are
Con
necti
vity
•
Dir
ect
data
acc
ess
•
On
goin
g c
onn
ectio
n
wa
reh
ous
e o
r da
ta m
art?
dat
a t
o th
e ta
rge
t da
ta
Ho
w
d
o I
con
nec
t the
sou
rce
step 7
Transfo
rmation,
Transportatio
n, Population
or data
mart.
• Pop
ulate th
e data wareh
ouse
• Tra
nsport
the data.
• Tra
nsform
the data.
ware
house
or data mart?
How
do I bu
ild the data
step
6
Data Ac
quisi
tion
& Cl
ean
s
ing
data m
art?
for the
data
war
eho
use
or t
he
data fro
m va
r
ious
sou
rce
s
• Aggreg
ate
• Summa
rize
• Reconc
ile
• Cleans
e
• Scrub
• Extract
How do I
:
ste
p 5
Co
ns
tru
ct
the
M
et
ad
at
a R
ep
os
ito
ry
me
tad
at
a
re
po
sit
or
y.
us
er
’s
vie
w
of
th
e
• D
ete
rm
in
e t
he
bu
sin
es
s
• B
uil
d a
re
po
sit
or
y.
ac
ce
ss
ed
?
it a
nd
ho
w
it
ca
n b
e
wh
at,
wh
o c
an
ac
ce
ss
tra
ck
of
wh
a
t m
ea
ns
Ho
w
do
I k
ee
p
step
2
Dete
rmin
e D
BM
S S
erv
e
r P
latf
orm
• W
hich
data
base
serv
ers
d
o w
e
alrea
dy h
ave?
• De
term
ine
cost
, inte
ro
pera
-
ability
and
staff
train
i
ng
cons
idera
tion
s.
• De
term
ine
DBM
S
serv
er
platfo
rm
base
d
on
Retu
rn
on In
vestm
ent
(R
OI)
ste
p
3
De
ter
m
ine
Ha
rdw
are
Pla
tfo
rm
W
he
re
sh
ou
ld
the
da
ta
w
are
ho
us
e
or
da
ta
m
art
be
ho
us
ed
?
•
W
hic
h
ha
rdw
are
pla
tfo
rm
s
do
w
e
alr
ea
dy
ha
ve
?
•
De
ter
m
ine
co
sts
,in
ter
op
er-
ab
ility
an
d
sta
fftr
ain
ing
co
ns
ide
rat
ion
s.
•
De
ter
m
ine
ha
rdw
are
ba
se
d
on
Re
tur
n
on
Inv
es
tm
en
t(R
OI)
.
ste
p
4
In
fo
rm
ati
on
&
Da
ta
M
od
eli
ng
Bu
ild
ing
an
In
fo
rm
atio
n
M
od
el
•
Ho
w
do
Iu
se
a
da
ta
m
od
el
to
ex
pre
ss
re
lat
ion
sh
ips
be
-
tw
ee
n
th
e
da
ta
?
•R
es
olv
e
ac
ce
ss
an
d
us
ag
e
iss
ue
s.
•D
ete
rm
ine
th
e
log
ica
l
an
d
ph
ys
ica
ld
es
ign
of
th
e
da
ta
w
are
-
ho
us
e
or
da
ta
m
art
.
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Atre Associates, Inc.
Leading Data Warehouse/Data Mart Consultants
step 1
Determine Users'
Needs
• Does the company
need a
data
warehouse... or eve
n a data
mart?
• What are the busin
ess obje
ctives
?
• Where do I get the
data fro
m?
• Perform cost/ben
efit
analysis, project
estimation and
risk
assessment.
ste
p 1
2
De
plo
ym
ent
& S
yste
ms M
anag
ement
Ho
w
ca
n I
pro
vide
sec
urity
, bac
kup,
rec
ov
ery
and
the
nec
essa
ry
ca
pa
bili
ties
for
a pr
oduc
tion
da
ta
wa
reh
ous
e or
data
mart?
• H
ow
can
res
ourc
es be
all
oc
ate
d b
est?
• H
ow
can
the
grow
th
of
the
dat
a be
ac
com
mo
date
d?
• H
ow
can
ever
y-
thi
ng
be
kept
run
nin
g
sm
oot
hly?
s
te
p
11
O
nl
in
e
A
na
ly
tic
al
Pr
oc
es
si
ng
(O
LA
P)
•
H
ow
ca
n
us
er
s
an
al
yz
e
th
e
da
ta
?
•
H
ow
ca
n
th
e
ne
ce
ss
ar
y n
um
be
r
of
di
m
en
si
on
s
be
de
te
rm
in
ed
?
•
H
o
w
ca
n
us
er
s
se
e
th
e
da
ta
re
p
re
se
nt
ed
in
m
ul
tip
le
di
m
en
si
on
s?
•
H
o
w
ca
n
th
ey
us
e
th
e
O
LA
P
to
ol
s?
st
e
p
10
D
a
ta
M
in
in
g
H
o
w
d
o
I
fi
n
d
p
a
tt
e
rn
s
in
th
e
d
a
ta
?
•
H
o
w
c
a
n
th
o
se
p
a
tt
e
rn
s
b
e
u
se
d
fo
r
re
ve
n
u
e
g
ro
w
th
?
•
H
o
w
c
a
n
to
o
ls
b
e
u
se
d
to
fu
rt
h
e
r
id
e
n
ti
fy
p
a
tt
e
rn
s
in
th
e
d
a
ta
w
a
re
h
o
u
se
o
r
d
a
ta
m
a
rt
?
st
ep
9
P
ro
to
ty
p
in
g,
Q
ue
ry
in
g
&
R
ep
or
tin
g
•
U
se
q
u
e
ry
a
n
d
re
p
or
tin
g
to
ols
?
•
D
e
ve
lo
p
a
p
p
lic
a
tio
ns
?
u
se
r
in
vo
lv
e
m
e
n
t?
•
Im
p
le
m
e
n
t
a
p
ro
to
ty
p
e
w
ith
H
o
w
d
o
I:
s
tep
8
De
ter
m
ine
M
idd
lew
are
Con
nec
tivity
•
Dir
ec
t d
ata
ac
ces
s
•
On
go
ing
co
nn
ect
ion
w
are
ho
us
e
or
da
ta
ma
rt?
da
ta
to
the
tar
ge
t da
ta
H
ow
do
I c
on
ne
ct th
e
sou
rce
step 7
Transf
ormatio
n, Transporta
tion, Population
or data
mart.
• Pop
ulate th
e data wareh
ouse
• Tra
nsport
the data.
• Tra
nsform
the data.
ware
house
or data mart?
How
do I bu
ild the data
step
6
Data A
cquis
ition
& C
lean
sing
data m
art?
for the
data
war
eho
use
or t
he
…data f
rom v
ario
us s
our
ces
• Summ
arize
• Aggreg
ate
• Recon
cile
•
Scrub
• Clean
se
• Extrac
t
How do
I…
st
ep
5
Co
ns
tru
ct
th
e
M
et
ad
at
a
Re
po
si
to
ry
m
et
ad
at
a
re
po
si
to
ry
.
us
er
’s
vi
ew
of
th
e
•
De
te
rm
in
e
th
e
bu
si
ne
ss
•
Bu
ild
a
re
po
si
to
ry
.
ac
ce
ss
ed
?
it a
nd
ho
w
it
ca
n
be
w
ha
t,
w
ho
ca
n
ac
ce
ss
tra
ck
of
w
ha
t m
ea
ns
Ho
w
do
I k
ee
p
ste
p
2
Dete
rmin
e D
BM
S
Se
rve
r P
lat
fo
rm
• W
hich
da
tab
ase
ser
ver
s d
o
w
e
alr
ead
y ha
ve?
• D
eter
mi
ne
cos
t, in
tero
pe
ra-
abilit
y a
nd
sta
ff tr
ain
ing
con
side
ratio
ns.
• D
e
term
ine
DB
M
S
se
rve
r
pl
atfo
rm
bas
ed
on
Re
tur
n
on
Inve
stm
en
t (R
OI)
ste
p
3
D
ete
rm
in
e
H
ar
dw
ar
e
P
la
tfo
rm
W
he
re
sh
o
u
ld
th
e
d
a
ta
w
a
re
h
o
u
se
or
da
ta
m
a
rt
b
e
h
o
u
se
d
?
•
W
hic
h
ha
rd
w
ar
e
pl
at
fo
rm
s
do
w
e
a
lre
a
d
y
h
a
ve
?
•
D
et
er
m
in
e
co
st
,
in
te
ro
p
e
r-
ab
ilit
y
a
n
d
sta
ff
tra
in
in
g
co
ns
id
e
ra
tio
n
s.
•
D
et
e
rm
in
e
h
a
rd
w
a
re
ba
se
d
on
R
e
tu
rn
o
n
In
ve
stm
en
t
(R
O
I).
st
e
p
4
In
fo
rm
a
tio
n
&
D
a
ta
M
o
d
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lin
g
B
u
ild
in
g
a
n
In
fo
rm
a
tio
n
M
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d
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•
H
o
w
d
o
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u
se
a
d
a
ta
m
o
d
e
lto
e
xp
re
ss
re
la
tio
n
sh
ip
s
b
e
-
tw
e
e
n
th
e
d
a
ta
?
•
R
e
so
lv
e
a
c
c
e
ss
a
n
d
u
sa
g
e
is
su
e
s.
•
D
e
te
rm
in
e
th
e
lo
g
ic
a
l
a
n
d
p
h
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a
ld
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n
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rt.
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7.
Navigator
Determine Users' Needs
Relational Data:
❑ Cincom Systems SUPRA (Tbytes)
❑ Computer Associates Int'l
OpenIngres
(Tbytes)
❑ IBM DB2 Products (Tbytes)
❑ Informix
Informix
(DSA)
(Tbytes)
❑ NCR Teradata RDBMS (Tbytes)
❑ Oracle Corp. Oracle (Tbytes)
❑ Sybase System11 & IQ (Tbytes)
❑ Tandem NonStop SQL (Tbytes)
❑ Other _______________
Legacy Data:
❑ Cincom Systems TOTAL
❑ Computer Associates Int'l
CA-IDMS, CA-Datacom
❑ Computer Corp. of America
MODEL-204
❑ Digital Equipment Corp.
RMS
(Gbytes)
❑ IBM IMS, VSAM, SAM
❑ Information Builders FOCUS
❑ Oracle/Digital Equipment Corp.
Rdb
(Gbytes)
❑ Software AG ADABAS
❑ Other _______________
Groupware:
❑ IBM/Lotus Notes
❑ Microsoft Exchange
❑ Novell Groupwise
❑ Other _______________
Other Sources:
❑ Dow Jones
❑ Image Data
❑ Internet
❑ NCR Business Discovery,
Information
Discovery
❑ Newsfeeds
❑ Other _______________
Determine Hardware Platform
MVS-Based or Midrange:
❑ DEC VAX
❑ IBM, AS/400
❑ Other _______________
Unix-Based:
❑ Data General
❑ Hewlett-Packard
❑ IBM
❑ NCR WorldMark Series
❑ Sequent Computer Systems
❑ Siemens Pyramid
❑ Silicon Graphics
❑ Sun Microsystems
❑ Unisys
❑ Other _______________
Windows/Windows NT- & Intel-Based:
❑ DEC Alpha
❑ IBM and Compatibles
❑ NCR WorldMark Series
❑ Other _______________
Disk Storage:
❑ EMC Corp.
(Disk Array with RAID)
❑ IBM (Adstar Distributed
Storage
Manager)
❑ Storage Computer Corp.
❑ Storage Technology
(Iceberg)
❑ Other _______________
Information & Data Modeling
Data Modeling:
❑ Cayenne Software
Groundworks
Terrain
❑ Hyperion Analyst
❑ LBMS Systems Engineer,
Process
Engineer
❑ Logic Works
ERwin,
BPwin
❑ NCR Application
Transaction
Modeling
❑ Oracle Corp. Designer/2000
❑ Popkin Software System Architect
❑ Powersoft/Sybase S-Designor
❑ SILVERRUN Technologies, Inc.
SILVERRUN
❑ Other _______________
Determine DBMS Server Platform
Relational DBMS:
❑ Computer Associates Int'l
OpenIngres (Tbytes)
❑ IBM DB2 Products (Tbytes)
❑ Informix
Informix
(DSA)
(Tbytes)
❑ Microsoft Corp.
SQL Server (Gbytes)
❑ NCR Teradata Scalable Data
Warehouse
(Tbytes)
❑ Oracle Corp.
Oracle (Tbytes)
❑ Red Brick
Warehouse
(Tbytes)
❑ Sybase
System11
&
IQ
(Tbytes)
❑ Tandem
NonStop SQL (Tbytes)
❑ Other _______________
Relational Parallel Server:
❑ IBM DB2 Parallel Edition
❑ Informix Informix OnLine
Extended Parallel Server (XPS)
❑ NCR Teradata RDBMS
❑ Oracle Corp.
Parallel Server Option (PSO)
❑ Red Brick
Warehouse VPT and xPP
❑ Sybase MPP Server
❑ Tandem NonStop SQL/MP
❑ Other _______________
Multidimensional Databases (MDD):
❑ Arbor Software Essbase
❑ Gentia Software GentiaDB
❑ Holistic Systems Holos
❑ Hyperion Enterprise
❑ Kenan Technologies
Acumate
ES
❑ Pilot (The Cognizant Corp.)
Pilot Analysis Server
❑ SAS Institute System Basic
❑ Other _______________
Construct Metadata Repository
❑ Carleton Passport, MetaCenter
❑ Evolutionary Technologies Int'l
(ETI)
Metadata Exchange Library
❑ Hewlett-Packard
Intelligent
Warehouse
❑ IBM DataGuide/2
❑ Intellidex Metadata Manager
❑ Platinum Technology
PR/MVS Open Edition
Environment,
DataShopper
❑ Prism Solutions
Dictionary
Manager
❑ R&O Rochade Repository
❑ Other _______________
Data Acquisition & Cleansing
❑ Carleton Passport
❑ Evolutionary Technologies
Int'l
(ETI) Extract Tool Suite
❑ Informatica PowerMart
❑ Information Builders
EDA/Copy
Manager
❑ NCR Teradata RDBMS
Fast
Load/Multi-load
❑ Platinum Technology
InfoRefiner
❑ Prism Solutions Warehouse
Manager,
Change
Manager
❑ QDB Solutions (Prism Solutions)
Prism Quality Manager
❑ SAS Institute SAS System
❑ Software AG Natural,
Natural
Construct
❑ Other _______________
Address Cleansing:
❑ Apertus Technologies
Enterprise/Integrator,
Enterprise/Access
❑ Group 1 Software NADIS, LSF
❑ Harte-Hanks Data Technologies
Trillium Software System
❑ Postalsoft Library Products
❑ Vality Technology
Integrity Data Reengineering Tool
❑ Other _______________
Data Transformation, Transportation & Population
❑ Carleton Passport
❑ Computer Associates Int'l
CA-OpenIngres
Replicator,
XCOM
❑ DB Star Migration Tool Suite
❑ Hyperion Analyst
❑ IBM DataPropagator
(Relational
&
Non-Relational)
❑ IBM/Lotus Notes Pump
❑ Informatica PowerMart
❑ Intersolv DataDirect,
SmartData
❑ NCR Teradata RDBMS
Fast
Load/Multi-load
❑ Oracle Corp.
Symmetric
Replication
❑ Platinum Technology
InfoPump,
InfoTransport
❑ Praxis OmniReplicator
❑ Prism Solutions
❑ Sagent Technology, Inc.
Data
Mart
Server
❑ SAS Institute SAS System
❑ Smart Corp.
The SMART DB Workbench
❑ Sterling Software
CONNECT:Direct
❑ Sybase
Replication
Server
❑ VMark Software HyperStar
❑ Other _______________
Determine Middleware Connectivity
❑ Computer Associates Int'l
CA-LDM,
XCOM
❑ Cross Access Corp.
Data Delivery System
❑ Information Builders
EDA/SQL
❑ NCR TOP END
❑ NCR Teradata Database Query Mgr.
❑ Oracle Corp. SQLNet
❑ Sybase Enterprise Connector
❑ Software AG SourcePoint
❑ Other _______________
Deployment & Systems Management
❑ Computer Associates Int'l
CA-UniCenter
❑ Hewlett-Packard
Intelligent
Warehouse
❑ NCR TOP END, LifeKeeper
& Teradata RDBMS Tools
❑ Tivoli
Management Environment (IBM)
❑ Other _______________
Data Mining
❑ Angoss KnowledgeSEEKER
❑ ASA DB Profile
❑ Data Mind Corp.
Data
Mind
Professional
❑ Epsilon Data Management EQL
❑ Group 1 Software Model Max,
Smart Marketing Suite
❑ HyperParallel //Discovery
❑ IBM Intelligent Miner
❑ Information Discovery IDIS:3
❑ Integral Solutions Ltd Clementine
❑ NCR Knowledge Discovery
Workbench
(KDW)
❑ Pavilion Technologies
Process
Insights
❑ Pilot (The Cognizant Corp.)
Pilot Decision Support Suite
❑ SAS Institute Data Mining
❑ Silicon Graphics MineSet
❑ Other _______________
Prototyping, Querying & Reporting
Ad hoc Queries & Reports:
❑ Borland ReportSmith
❑ Cognos Power Play
❑ Crystal Reports (Seagate)
Crystal Info, Crystal Reports
❑ Hewlett-Packard
Information
Access
❑ Intersolv DataDirect Explorer
❑ NCR Management
Discovery
Tool
❑ Oracle Corp. Discoverer/2000
❑ Platinum Technology
InfoReports
❑ Sybase InfoMaker
❑ Other _______________
Advanced Queries & Reports:
❑ Andyne Computing GQL
❑ Brio Technology BrioQuery
❑ Business Objects
BusinessObjects
❑ Cognos Impromptu
❑ Computer Associates Int'l
CA-Visual
Express
❑ Information Builders FOCUS
❑ IQ Software Intelligent Query
❑ Platinum Technology
Forest & Trees
❑ SAS Institute SAS System
❑ Software AG Esperant
❑ Sterling Software
Vision:Clearaccess
Vision:Clearmanage
❑ Other _______________
Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)
OLAP:
❑ Axciom Market GEO
❑ Advanced Visual Systems
AVS
Express
❑ Andyne Computing PaBLO
❑ Business Objects
BusinessObjects
❑ Cognos Impromptu, PowerPlay
❑ Comshare Commander
❑ Dimensional Insight
CrossTarget,
DataFountain
❑ Gentia Software GentiaDB
❑ Holistic Systems Holos
❑ Hyperion Analyst, Enterprise
❑ IBM Intelligent Decision Server,
ShowCase
Vista
❑ IQ Software IQ/Smart Server
❑ Kenan Technologies Acumate
❑ MapInfo MapInfo Desktop
❑ MathSoft Rainier
❑ NCR Management
Discovery
Tool
❑ NetCube Cube Tech
❑ Oracle Corp.
Express Objects, Express Analyzer
❑ Pilot (The Cognizant Corp.)
LightShip
Professional
❑ SAS Institute Application System,
EIS,
Visualization
Analytical
Object
Server
❑ Other _______________
ROLAP (Relational OLAP):
❑ Information Advantage
DecisionSuite
❑ Informix MetaCube
❑ MicroStrategy
DSS Agent, DSS Executive,
DSS Server, DSS Architect,
DSS
Web
❑ Platinum Technology
InfoBeacon
❑ Other _______________
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Data Warehouse/Data Mart Sequencing Chart
DBMS
Platform
Hardware
Platform
Data
Modeling
Metadata
Repository
Data Acquisition
& Cleansing
Transformation,
Transportation, Population
Middleware
Connectivity
Prototyping,
Querying & Reporting
Data
Mining
Online Analytical
Processing (OLAP)
Deployment &
Systems Management
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