Chapter 23 Administering the DW 2.0 environment

The DW 2.0 environment is a complex environment that is built over a long period of time. The DW 2.0 environment touches many parts of the corporation—day-to-day operations, management, tactical decisions, strategic decisions, and even the boardroom. There are many facets to the DW 2.0 environment—technical, business, legal, engineering, human resources, and so forth. As such, the DW 2.0 environment is one that is a long-term management issue and requires careful management and administration.

This chapter will touch on some of the many issues of management and administration of the DW 2.0 environment.

THE DATA MODEL

At the intellectual heart of the DW 2.0 environment is the data model. The data ...

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