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Information is a valuable resource. A well-defined Data Warehouse, properly implemented, can be a valuable tool for managing and using that resource. It translates the vast volumes of detailed, unorganized data an enterprise captures via its operational systems into useful feedback, predictors, and warnings that help Data Warehouse users at every organizational level make informed decisions.

"Data Warehouse" and "Data Warehouse Architecture" are terms that describe the methods and concepts Visible and its clients have used for almost twenty years to develop and implement Executive Information Systems (EIS), Decision Support Systems (DSS), and Business Intelligence (BI). These years of practical experience have allowed Visible to perfect our approach to data warehouse architecture and warehouse development

The business-driven, information-centric methodology pioneered by Visible provides an effective, productive, common sense approach to developing strategic Data Warehouses. A Data Warehouse, which should be called more correctly an "Information Warehouse," is a collection of computer-based information that is critical to successful execution of enterprise initiatives. This paper describes the characteristics and benefits of an information warehouse and our approach and special-purpose tools for designing, developing, and implementing a true strategic Data Warehouse.

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