There are basically two types of data marts. That is, there are data marts that are not dependent on a data warehouse called independent data marts, and t…

The basic guiding principle for creating a data mart is the same as that of a data warehouse. That is, it is subject-oriented, integrated, time-variant, a…

A data mart by definition is a repository of integrated data from different data sources (internal operational data or external data) designed to serve a …

The database components of a data warehouse can be described using either relational database modeling or dimensional modeling. A conceptual database m…

Failure to define clear business objectives and drivers especially when an organization decides to build one because others have it;  Use of the wrong ar…

The proposition for a centralized and integrated data warehouse can be very attractive and if well implemented, it can yield abundant benefits. Corporati…

Bill Inmon, ‘the so-called father of modern data warehousing,’ defines a data warehouse as “a subject-oriented, integrated, time-variant, and non-volat…

Data marts and data warehouses are not BI/DSS systems per se, but are rather major core components of the BI/DSS infrastructure that drive business applic…

Today, the term Business Intelligence (BI) is used synonymously with Decision Support System (DSS), which is an organized collection of people, compute…