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Fig. 12.1.14 The ODS. The ODS has some characteristics of the data warehouse and some characteristics of the operational environ ...

Fig. 12.1.15 The ODS. The ODS is an optional data structure for corporations. Some corporations have need of an ODS; other corpo ...

Fig. 12.1.17 Data marts typically contain multiple KPIs. There are lots of reasons to measure KPIs on a monthly basis. One value ...

Fig. 12.1.18 Many KPIs are seasonal. In addition to having KPIs, data marts oftentimes housed in what are termed “cubes.” Fig. 1 ...

Fig. 12.1.19 OLAP technology. A cube is an arrangement of data that allows data to be examined from different perspectives. One ...

Fig. 12.1.20 Throwing data marts away. The long-term effect of constantly creating new data marts is that after a while, the org ...

Fig. 12.1.21 Modern operational architecture. Chapter 12.1: Operational Analytics ...

Chapter 13.1 Personal Analytics Abstract In addition to corporate data, there are individual data, or personal data. Personal da ...

Fig. 13.1.1 Different levels of decisions. Personal decision-making is fluid and dynamic. The ideal tool for personal decision- ...

Fig. 13.1.2 The personal computer. The most popular tool available to the personal analyst is the spreadsheet. The spreadsheet—a ...

Fig. 13.1.3 The spreadsheet. There are great advantages to the spreadsheet. The largest advantage is the autonomy the spreadshee ...

Fig. 13.1.4 There are many reasons why the spreadsheet is widely used. But there are some disadvantages to the spreadsheet. The ...

Fig. 13.1.5 Some restrictive disadvantages. Decisions are made at both the corporate level and the personal level. But the impac ...

Fig. 13.1.6 The separation of personal data and corporate data. Stated differently, when an individual uses his/her tools on a p ...

Fig. 13.1.7 The fit between the sandbox and the spreadsheet. In the sandbox, the personal analyst can do anything—can use any da ...

Chapter 14.1 Data Models Across the End-State Architecture Abstract One of the essences of data architecture is an overall bluep ...

Fig. 14.1.1 Data models across the architecture. The end-state architecture data models include the following: The application f ...

Fig. 14.1.2 The application environment. The functional decomposition is the depiction of the functions that will be achieved by ...

diagrams for each of the functions. The data flow diagram starts with the input to the module and shows how the input data will ...

Fig. 14.1.3 Process and data are in lock step. The building of functional decompositions and data flow diagrams are used to defi ...