Data Definition

A Definition of Data Warehousing

by M. Reed ... database, and the newest month added. Ralph Kimball provided a much simpler definition of a data warehouse. As stated in his book, "The ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2002/08/research_notes/TU_DW_MFR_08_18_02_1.asp - 16k Summary: There is a great deal of confusion over the meaning of data warehousing. Simply defined, a data warehouse is a place for data, whereas data warehousing describes the process of defining, populating, and using a data warehouse. Creating, populating, and querying a data warehouse typically carries an ext

Why CRM Is So Hard and What To Do About It: Data is key to making ...

by Barry Briggs ... But, as we've seen, the data definition of "customer" may vary widely, depending on the nature of a promotion, the channel used and/or the circumstances of the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2002/12/research_notes/MI_CR_XBB_12_25_02_1.asp - 13k Summary: Making a CRM investment work is a two-step process that begins with unifying disparate systems by creating and managing standardized, reusable business definitions mapped to the different CRM system schemas throughout the organization.

Informatica Morphs into Enterprise Decision Support Vendor

by M. Reed ... Schemas are often developed with modeling tools such as Platinum/CA Erwin and then the SQL Data Definition Language (DDL) is generated from the tool and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2000/01/research_notes/VN_DW_MFR_01_00_1.asp - 17k Summary: Informatica Corporation, long an established vendor in the Extract/Transform/Load (ETL) market space, has morphed themselves into a vendor of solutions for the 'e-Business infrastructure'. In conjunction with their contract to build an enterprise data warehouse for the United States Postal Service and th

Six Misconceptions about Data Migration

by Norma L. Davis ... Changes to data and data definition are to be avoided whenever possible, because any change has the potential of impacting, to an exponential degree, other data ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2008/02/research_notes/TU_ER_XND_02_04_08_1.asp - 18k Summary: A truly successful data migration project involves not only an understanding of how to migrate the data from a technical standpoint, but an understanding of how that data will be used and its importance to the operation of the enterprise.

Six Misconceptions about Data Migration

by Norma L. Davis ... Changes to data and data definition are to be avoided whenever possible, because any change has the potential of impacting, to an exponential degree, other data ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2008/01/research_notes/TU_ER_XND_06_23_08_1.asp - 16k Summary: A truly successful data migration project involves not only an understanding of how to migrate the data from a technical standpoint, but an understanding of how that data will be used and its importance to the operation of the enterprise.

The Why of Data Collection

by Olin Thompson ... In a general sense, it is the manual or automated acquisition of data. That definition has evolved to mean various automated methods of data acquisition. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2005/11/research_notes/MI_EV_XOT_11_03_05_1.asp - 13k Summary: Data collection systems work; however, they require a investment in technology. Before the investment can be justified, we need to understand why a data collection system may be preferable to people with clipboards.

Boosting the Bottom Line with Master Data Management

by Lyndsay Wise ... And therefore by controlling the quality and reliability, and very often, very simply, the definition of master data around customer product accounts ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2007/10/research_notes/PC_BI_LW_10_03_07_1.asp - 19k Summary: You may not have heard of master data management (MDM), but it can help an organization cut costs while strengthening its sales and marketing efforts. Find out how MDM can help boost your company's bottom line in this latest podcast.

Two Origins, One Destination? A Look at the Two Main Genres of PLM ...

by Yu (Kurt) Chen ... Would it be better to connect product definition data directly with an ERP system? No—not very likely. First of all, ERP is good ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2009/02/research_notes/TU_PL_YC_02_04_09_1.asp - 18k Summary: There are two major genres of PLM solution: CAD-PLM and ERP-PLM. These two types have different integration capabilities, but the gap between them is shrinking thanks to various factors driving the market. Currently, however, the difference still matters in the solution selection process.

Oracle Makes A U-Turn At The 'All Things To All People' Exit

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Oracle will therefore publish the Applications Programming Interfaces (APIs), data definition languages, and data schemas for its 11i suite to ease integration ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2001/09/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_09_24_01_1.asp - 15k Summary: Oracle has been trying hard for some time to find a magic formula to revive its declining applications revenue. Abandoning its isolationist stance and opening the door to integration of third-party products while still targeting the lower end of the market with the simplicity tune might be the hit.

Enterprise Process Improvement (EPI) Software: Customer and ...

by Joseph J. Strub ... This expertise comes from knowing the data format—alpha, numeric, alphanumeric, and decimal precision; the data definition—calculated, inferred, dynamic ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/08/research_notes/MI_ER_XJS_08_16_04_1.asp - 21k Summary: Having just completed implementing your enterprise-wide software, you are about lean back, put your feet up on the desk, and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Not so fast! While you were completing your implementation project, a new release of the software may have already hit the street or, for sure, ther