It may not even help them, but they need to compete. It's not necessarily a bad approach. Installing new data warehousing tools has become relatively inexpensive when compared to the cost of maintaining and updating old systems. Still, to get the most value from your data warehousing dollars, two things are critical, says Silbernagel. First, go with a system tailor-made to your organization's needs.
Companies have to skip the 'rules' and create it free form.
The end result will be a more timely and custom-fit match. Equally important, is to keep in mind the legitimate reasons for keeping and collecting information. Executives like the idea of being able to get the same data, the same reports and the same answers no matter where they go in the organization. This is the number one reason organizations will give for wanting a data warehouse although only about a dozen people in a large organization, or about 3 to 5 in a small one, actually have the ability to fully understand the answers to queries and have the authority to implement changes based on that information. Cleansing and consolidation.