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The Role of a Directory/Catalog Chapter 12

The Role of a Directory/Catalog Chapter 12. By Nancy Sunarga CSSE 541. Enterprisewide Data Warehouse. Infrastructure Tools Technology As an environment for decision support. The Challenges. Support business user & decision maker’s needs Invest in a longer-term solution

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The Role of a Directory/Catalog Chapter 12

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  1. The Role of a Directory/CatalogChapter 12 By Nancy Sunarga CSSE 541

  2. Enterprisewide Data Warehouse • Infrastructure • Tools • Technology • As an environment for decision support

  3. The Challenges • Support business user & decision maker’s needs • Invest in a longer-term solution • Keep up with competition • Make right decisions at the right time • Provide short-term solution w/o disabling broader long-term flexibility

  4. Mail Order Catalog

  5. Critical Success Factor • A robust infrastructure • Total enterprisewide data warehouse environment

  6. Active Directory/Catalog • Physical data • Semantic data • Environmental data

  7. Physical Layer: Physical Data Administrative Data Environmental Data Semantic Layer: Physical Metadata Logical Metadata Contextual Metadata Physical vs Semantic Layer

  8. Components of Active Directory/ Catalog • Administration • Browser, Search, and Request • Metadata and Physical Data Movement • Event Management • Application Programming Interfaces

  9. Conclusions • Active directory/catalog – fundamental vehicle to connect end users to the enterprise warehouse • Some advantages: • Understand data in the warehouse • Know where data was sourced from and who owns it • Track changes to the warehouse environment

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