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Distributed Database Systems
Long-duration projects – A data warehouse represents a single data resource for the orga-
nization, but the building of a data warehouse generally requires a long period. This is the
reason why some organizations build data marts instead of data warehouse. A data mart
supports the requirements of a particular department or functional area, and therefore it
can be developed more quickly.
Data homogenization – Large-scale data warehousing can become an exercise in data
homogenization, which reduces the value of the data. To produce a consolidated and
integrated view of the organization’s data, the designers emphasize ...