Business Intelligence Guidebook: From Data Integration to Analytics

by Rick Sherman

Between the high-level concepts of business intelligence and the nitty-gritty instructions for using vendors’ tools lies the essential, yet poorly-understood layer of architecture, design and process. Without this knowledge, Big Data is belittled – projects flounder, are late and go over budget. Business Intelligence From Data Integration to Analytics shines a bright light on an often neglected topic, arming you with the knowledge you need to design rock-solid business intelligence and data integration processes. Practicing consultant and adjunct BI professor Rick Sherman takes the guesswork out of creating systems that are cost-effective, reusable and essential for transforming raw data into valuable information for business decision-makers.

After reading this book, you will be able to design the overall architecture for functioning business intelligence systems with the supporting data warehousing and data-integration applications. You will have the information you need to get a project launched, developed, managed and delivered on time and on budget – turning the deluge of data into actionable information that fuels business knowledge. Finally, you’ll give your career a boost by demonstrating an essential knowledge that puts corporate BI projects on a fast-track to success.

Provides practical guidelines for building successful BI, DW and data integration solutions. Explains underlying BI, DW and data integration design, architecture and processes in clear, accessible language. Includes the complete project development lifecycle that can be applied at large enterprises as well as at small to medium-sized businesses Describes best practices and pragmatic approaches so readers can put them into action. Companion website includes templates and examples, further discussion of key topics, instructor materials, and references to trusted industry sources.

Genres: Business, Bisexual

510 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 29, 2014

Reviews

[Henrik · Rating 1 out of 5]

Typical American textbook; the same points being repeated over and over throughout the book, 7-8-9 times in every chapter. Does in 552 pages what a similar European textbook could do in ~200 pages. The book is boring, uninspired, and overly complicates things. It may be the lack of a clear structure that really does it for me: It seems like an unfocused listing (in random order), where everything has equal importance. Even the simple stuff takes up an inordinate amount of text and repetition of prior points, and explanation and examples, and repetition of prior points, and explanation. Every chapter runs on with no end in sight, everything becoming increasingly banal as one progresses. The digital print has problems with hyphenation and overlapping text. In conclusion: This book is in serious need of a better editor.

[Bob · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good quality of detail and coverage. Good starting point for a broad view of the entire ecosystem.