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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

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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

.

Special Fold-out Poster

Presented by:

Developed by:

Sponsored by:

COMPUTERWORLD

The Newsweekly for IT Leaders

Atre Associates, Inc.

Leading Data Warehouse/Data Mart Consultants

background image

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

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r

pl

atfo

rm

bas

ed

on

Re

tur

n

on

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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

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et

er

m

in

e

co

st

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in

te

ro

p

e

r-

ab

ilit

y

a

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sta

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in

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ra

tio

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in

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h

a

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w

a

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se

d

on

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tu

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o

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ve

stm

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(R

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st

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Leading Data Warehouse/Data Mart Consultants

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Atre Associates, Inc.

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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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Hardware
Platform

Data
Modeling

Metadata
Repository

Data Acquisition
& Cleansing

Transformation,
Transportation, Population

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Connectivity

Prototyping,
Querying & Reporting

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Mining

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Processing (OLAP)

Deployment &
Systems Management

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Mining

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