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Centralized storage of knowledge

In computing, a data warehouse, also known as an enterprise data warehouse (EDW), is a system used for reporting and data analysis and is a core component of business intelligence. Data warehouses are central repositories of data integrated from disparate sources. They store current and historical data organized in a way that is optimized for data analysis, generation of reports, and developing insights across the integrated data. They are intended to be used by analysts and managers to help make organizational decisions. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Data warehouseA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Healthcare data security and privacy in Data Warehouse architecturesInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: The data warehouse toolkitThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Enhancing data quality in data warehouse environmentsCited 160 times
  5. Go sideways: Data martA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Dimensional modelingA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun A collection of data, from a variety of sources, organized to provide useful guidance to an organization's decision-makers.

🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. Components
  2. Related systems
  3. Variants
  4. Benefits
  5. History
  6. Data organization
  7. Design methods
  8. Characteristics
  9. Options
  10. Architecture
  11. Evolution in organization use
  12. In healthcare

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

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