Clickstream Data Warehousing
"Clickstream Data Warehousing is a great read for the serious data warehouse designer grappling with clickstream data. With a clear style, the authors explain the intricacies of this important source of customer behavior data. They combine engineering knowledge of the clickstream with state-of-the-art dimensional data warehouse design techniques to produce a very useful book."-Ralph Kimball, author of The Data Warehouse Toolkit and The Data Warehouse Lifecycle ToolkitThe Web is an incredibly rich source of business intelligence, and many enterprises are scrambling to build data warehouses that capture the knowledge contained in the clickstream data from their Web sites. By analyzing the user behavior patterns contained in these clickstream data warehouses, savvy businesses can expand their markets, improve customer relationships, reduce costs, streamline operations, strengthen their Web sites, and hone their business strategies. Whether you come from an e-business, Web architecture, or data warehouse background, this book gives you the integrated perspective necessary to create a successful clickstream data warehouse.The first part of the book explains everything you need to know about the Web technology and IT infrastructure required to build a clickstream data warehouse. The second part of the book walks you through the process of designing and implementing a clickstream data warehouse, including:* Planning, staffing, and managing the project* Designing your clickstream data warehouse schema using the innovative meta-schema design template* Picking the appropriate data warehouse software and storage subsystems to support your click-stream data warehouse* Building the extract, transformation, and load (ETL) mechanism* Delivering data to end users for analysisThe companion Web site features additional reference material, an interactive question and answer forum, additional articles and information on data warehousing topics, and links to related Web sites.Wiley Computer PublishingTimely. Practical. Reliable.Visit our Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/Visit the companion Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/sweiger/