Data Architecture: From Zen To Reality

Description

Data is an expensive and expansive asset. Information capture has forced storage capacity from megabytes to terabytes, exabytes and, pretty soon, zetabytes of data. So the need for accessible storage space for this data is great. To make this huge amount of data usable and relevant, it needs to be organized effectively. Database Base Management Systems, such as Oracle, IBM's DB2, and Microsoft SqlServer are used often, but these are being enhanced continuously and auxiliary tools are being developed every week; there needs to be a fundamental starting point for it all. That stating point is Data Architecture, the blueprint for organizing and structuring of information for services, service providers, and the consumers of that data.

Data Architecture: From Zen to Reality explains the principles underlying data architecture, how data evolves with organizations, and the challenges organizations face in structuring and managing their data. It also discusses proven methods and technologies to solve the complex issues dealing with data. The book uses a holistic approach to the field of data architecture by covering the various applied areas of data, including data modelling and data model management, data quality , data governance, enterprise information management, database design, data warehousing, and warehouse design. This book is a core resource for anyone emplacing, customizing or aligning data management systems, taking the Zen-like idea of data architecture to an attainable reality.

* Presents fundamental concepts of enterprise architecture with definitions and real-world applications and scenarios
* Teaches data managers and planners about the challenges of building a data architecture roadmap, structuring the right team, and building a long term set of solutions
* Includes the detail needed to illustrate how the fundamental principles are used in current business practice

CONTENTS:

Preface

Foreword

Section One: The Principles

1: Understanding Architectural Principles

2: Enterprise Architecture Frameworks and Methodologies

3. Enterprise Level Data Architecture Practices

4: Understanding Development Methodologies

Section Two: The Problem

5: Business Evolution

6 Business Organizations

7. Productivity inside the Data Organization

8. Solutions That Cause Problems

Section Three: The Process

9. Data Organization Practices

10. Models and Model Repositories

11. Model Constructs and Model Types

12. Time as a Dimension of the Database

13. Concepts of Clustering, Indexing and Structures

Section Four: The Product

14. Basic Requirements for Physical Design

15. Physical Database Considerations

16. Interpretation of Models

Section Five: Specialized Databases

17. Data Warehouses I

18. Data Warehouses II

19. Dimensional Warehouses from Enterprise Models

20. The Enterprise Data Warehouse

21. Object and Object/Relational Databases:

22. Distributed Databases