A few universities have plans to migrate to Cognos products. A Star Schema is the most common file configuration reported. Some schools more generally indicate they are using denormalized tables and summary files. The most common systems included in the university data warehouse are financial, human resource, courses and students. Some schools have other systems in the warehouse like financial aid, student fees, research, property, alumni development, admissions, and purchasing.
Some schools claim to have integrated the data in the warehouse.
So what is the big picture on data warehousing in universities. The 40 universities that reported data are in various stages of warehouse development and the sophistication of the technology varies enormously. What's New DSSResources. This page was last modified Sunday, December 10, 2000. See disclaimer and privacy statement .