Data Stores, Data Warehousing, and the Zachman Framework: Managing Enterprise Knowledge

by William H. Inmon, Jonathan G. Geiger, John A. Zachman

Inmon is considered the father of the data warehouse concept, and here teams up with John A Zachman of framework fame, and warehouse practitioner Jonathon G. Geiger to explain how a company can spin data into information. They discuss such matters as the importance of data architecture, how the Zachman Framework has enhanced the role of data administration, migrating legacy systems, and applying the Framework to support total quality management and reengineering efforts. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

358 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

William H. Inmon is an American computer scientist, recognized by many as the father of the data warehouse. Inmon wrote the first book, held the first conference (with Arnie Barnett), wrote the first column in a magazine and was the first to offer classes in data warehousing. Inmon created the accepted definition of what a data warehouse is - a subject-oriented, non-volatile, integrated, time-variant collection of data in support of management's decisions. Compared with the approach of the other pioneering architect of data warehousing, Ralph Kimball, Inmon's approach is often characterized as a top-down approach.

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