Articles & White Papers
Daman's experts have published numerous articles related to Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing. Browse through our archive and learn from industry leaders.
Data Warehousing: What's Next?
Michael Haisten's series of articles for DM Direct discusses the future of data warehousing and proposes some radical innovations.
What's Next? Part 1
What's Next? Part 2
What's Next? Part 3
What's Next? Part 4: Integrate the New Islands of Information
What's Next? Part 5: Increase Your Architectural Flexibility
What's Next? Part 6: Architectural Principles
What's Next? Part 7: Advance Your Analytic Power
OLAP Benefits for CFOs
Ernest Blansfield explains how business intelligence and, more specifically, OLAP applications, are becoming increasingly important for CFOs seeking to improve cost management and the accuracy of forecasts.
Make Your Business Mean and Lean
Sunny Kwong gives tips for bringing IT and business personnel together to operationalize your business intelligence and achieve maximum efficiency for your company
7 Habits of Highly Effective OLAP Development Teams
These strategies can help your development team converge skill, desire, and knowledge in a manner that promotes ROI
Executive Summary
Misunderstandings between developers and business users can often jeopardize an OLAP application's business usefulness and ROI. But by practicing these seven habits during development and implementation, OLAP development teams can minimize that risk.
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Is Data Warehousing Dead?
In this installment of his Real-Time Data Warehouse column, Michael Haisten addresses the status of data warehousing. The report of its death was an exaggeration.
$44 Billion Spent on CRM in 2000 and Customer Relationship Management is Worse than Ever!
Rob Bosch explains why, even after billions have been invested in improving customer relationships, from the customers point of view, things are worse than ever. A lack of true enterprise integration is the problem, and Bosch tells how companies can operationalize business intelligence to become true customer-focused enterprises. (DM Review, July, 2001)
What is Real about Real-Time Data Warehousing?
This article provides an excellent example of a RTDW while highlighting the meaning and the use of real time. (DM Review Online, August, 2000)
Putting the e in eBI
What is unique about Business Intelligence for Web-based enterprises? (DM Review Online, June, 2000)
Closed Loop Analysis Applied
Explores how CLA becomes a real-time process when data is collected and evaluated continuously. (DM Review Online, May, 2000)
Critical Characteristics of Enterprise Portals
Originally a two-part article in the Real-Time Data Warehousing series. Michael Haisten describes the characteristics of a complete enterprise portal solution. (DM Review Online and DM Direct, February, 2000)
Data Warehousing, Enterprise Portals, and the Information Supply Chain
This article in the Real-Time Data Warehouse series focusses on the emerging role of the Enterprise Information Portal (EIP) in the Information Supply Chain. (DM Review Online, November, 1999)
Data Warehousing Uncovers Opportunities for the Insurance Industry
Data warehousing techniques can be used to uncover new perspectives both at the macro and micro levels. This article explores high-impact opportunity areas for the insurance industry. (DM Review, October, 1999)
Real-Time Data Warehousing Defined
Real-Time Data Warehousing (RTDW) has arrived. Daman's Michael Haisten explains how it will transform data warehousing. (DM Review Online, October, 1999)
The Real-Time Data Warehouse: The Next Stage in Data Warehouse Evolution
This article originally appeared in DM Review (June, August and September, 1999) as three installments of Michael Haisten's online column "The Real-Time Enterprise." Parts of this article were voted by DM Review readers to the Hall of Fame and Top 10 List as among the most popular writing to have appeared in DM Review. (DM Review Online, June - September, 1999)
Planning A Data Warehouse
Forethought and planning are essential to the success of a data warehouse project. This article provides an outline of key issues to consider before committing to action. (InfoDB)
Designing A Data Warehouse
This article provides a detailed look at warehouse design, including some commonly overlooked issues. (InfoDB)
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