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Contents
Figures...................................................vii
Tables.....................................................ix
Preface....................................................xi
The Team That Wrote This Redbook .................................xi
CommentsWelcome ............................................xiii
Chapter 1. What is BI ? ......................................1
1.1 TheEvolutionofBusinessInformationSystems..................1
1.1.1 First-Generation: Host-Based Query and Reporting ...........1
1.1.2 Second-Generation: Data Warehousing . . . .................2
1.1.3 Third-Generation: Business Intelligence . . . .................2
1.2 Why Do You Need Business Intelligence ?......................5
1.3 What Do You Need for Business Intelligence ? . .................5
1.4 BusinessDrivingForces....................................7
1.5 Business Intelligence Requirements...........................8
1.6 The IBM Business Intelligence Product Set .....................8
1.6.1 Business Intelligence Applications . .......................9
1.6.2 Decision Support Tools................................10
1.7 The Challenge of Data Diversity . . ...........................14
Chapter 2. ITSO Scenario ...................................17
2.1 TheEnvironment ........................................17
2.1.1 Database Server . . . .................................18
2.1.2 Visual Warehouse . . .................................19
2.1.3 CommunicationGateways .............................19
2.1.4 DataAnalysisTools..................................20
2.2 TheData ..............................................20
2.2.1 SalesInformation....................................21
2.2.2 ArticleInformation ...................................21
2.2.3 Organization Information . . . ...........................23
2.3 DataWarehouseforOLAP.................................24
Chapter 3. The Products and Their Construction.................29
3.1 The DataJoiner Product . . .................................29
3.1.1 DataJoiner Classic Connect Component. . . ................29
3.1.2 DataJoiner Classic Connect Architecture . . ................30
3.2 CrossAccess ...........................................36
3.2.1 CrossAccessArchitecture..............................36
3.3 Visual Warehouse: Server and Agent . . . ......................42
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