"Ronald S. Cook" <rc***@westinis.com> wrote in message
news:efA$HfQrGHA.2440@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> I'm looking for a 1-pager that will explain data warehousing simply, and
> preferably with examples (so I can prssent to/sell my boss).
>
> I.e...
> We have our normal OLTP database with tables like...
> Here is a simple star schema and why it's what we do
> And then there are OLAP tools in SQL Server 2005 if you want to get really
> crazy...
>
> If our needs are simple, would we just create a star schema in regular SQL
> Server 2005 database, or would we need to embrace and get into all that
> OLAP, analysis services, cubes and stuff (you can tell I'm at ground zero,
> no?).
>
> Thanks,
> Ron
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