Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
CHAPTER
9
Architecture, Infrastructure,
and Tools
This chapter is intended to introduce a nontechnical audience to architecture
concepts. If you are a systems architect, this chapter is not intended for you.
There is a lot of discipline and rigor associated with systems architecture, but
these topics are beyond the scope of this topic and are not covered in this
chapter. This chapter will do the following:
Provide an introduction to architecture
Outline the benefits of architecture
Discuss the basics of data architecture for a data warehouse
Review the technical architecture for a data warehouse
Share the fundamentals of finding tools that will work for your organi-
zation
For readers who are interested in gaining more in-depth knowledge of
architecture, many fine resources are available. A search for topics on enter-
prise architecture will yield many options. Several topics specific to data
warehousing that include architecture concepts include the following:
The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit, Second Edition
, by Ralph Kimball,
Margy Ross, Warren Thornthwaite, Joy Mundy, and Bob Becker (Wiley,
2008)
Building the Data Warehouse, Fourth Edition
, by William Inmon (Wiley,
2005)
Mastering Data Warehouse Design
, by Claudia Imhoff, Nicholas Galemmo,
and Jonathon Geiger (Wiley, 2003)
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