Building a data warehouse is critical for
companies in competitive industries. The data
warehouses must be flexible and scalable to support
upwards of millions of terabytes. Users must have
fast and easy access to the data to analyze trends
and respond quickly as opportunities appear. Retailers,
for example, can utilize data warehouses to uncover
trends in spending, store traffic, product mix,
and other variables which will lead to smarter
business decisions about what to sell, to whom,
and where. Similar benefits also apply to manufacturers
and telecommunications companies.
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In order to design, deploy, and
manage a successful data warehouse and decision
support strategy, a strongly pragmatic approach
must be taken. The process must start with strategy
development and review. This focuses around the
strategic and tactical objectives of the organization,
what each division needs, and data acquisition opportunities.
Next, logical and physical architecture design for
decision support environments must be based around
building a consistent, useful repository.
You need to ensure that the server
platform elements, middleware,
and client tools all fit in with the existing infrastructure.
Then, a review of all possible failure points must
be reviewed and a contingency plan created.
Microvision consultants design,
deploy, and manage data warehouses for companies
in retailing,
healthcare,
manufacturing,
telecom
and other industries. With significant domain and
technology expertise, they will help build and manage
a data warehouse that can help uncover new customer
opportunities and optimize existing customer relationships.
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