"Presents an ideal mix of theory and practice, which allows the reader to understand the principle behind the application.; Coverage of performance tuning of datawarehouses offers readers the principles and tools they need to handle large reporting databases.; Material can also be used in a non-Oracle environment; Highly experienced author."
Decision Support Systems(1st Edition) Tools and Techniques by SitansuS. Mittra, Ss Mittra Hardcover, 454 Pages, Published 1986 by John Wiley & Sons Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-471-81641-6, ISBN: 0-471-81641-8
"As a result, inconsistencies among data sources are resolved before the data are
loaded into the warehouse. ... The development life cycle of a data warehouse is
the opposite of that of transactional systems. ... There are peaks and valleys in
transactional processing, but ultimately a fairly predictable pattern emerges
comprising batch jobs and interactive user transactions. ... Although a data
warehouse is implemented as a relati ..."