Technology is a means to a goal, and that goal is competitive advantage in a global marketplace.
Information is the weapon.
T he data warehouse concept, which has come into full bloom in the last few years, is one means by which the great potential hidden in operational data can be unlocked for the greater good of the enterprise. The data is then warehoused in a relational or multidimensional database. Meanwhile, users and analysts can access and analyze the data with various tools. While the warehouse concept caught on rapidly, questions have arisen lately about whether some warehouse projects have met their goals. Many, if not most, warehouse projects are complex and often take between 18 months and three years to deploy.