DWDM - Unit 1 - Ch.1

Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
DATA WAREHOUSING
Prepared By: Vasudha (E7382)
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What is a Data Warehouse?

“A data warehouse is simply a single, complete, and
consistent store of data obtained from a variety of
sources and made available to end users in a way
they can understand and use it in a business
context.”

Definition
➢Bill Inmon, considered to be the father of Data Warehousing
provides the following definition:
“A Data Warehouse is a subject oriented, integrated, non-volatile,
and time variant collection of data in support of management’s
decisions.”
➢Defining Features are
▪Subject Oriented
▪Integrated
▪Non Volatile
▪Time Variant
▪Data Granularity
➢ Data Warehousing
The process of constructing and using data warehouses.





Information Systems: Relational DB vs. DW


ETL : Extract, Transform and Load

Data Mart
Data Mart 3

Types of Data Mart

Metadata


Data Warehouse: Building Blocks





























Data Warehousing - OLAP

➢Online Analytical Processing Server (OLAP) is
based on the multidimensional data model.
➢It allows managers, and analysts to get an
insight of the information through fast,
consistent, and interactive access to information.







OLAP Characteristics
▪They use multidimensional data analysis techniques.
▪They provide advanced database support.
▪They provide easy-to-use end-user interfaces.
▪They support the client/server architecture.















Relational OLAP (ROLAP)

•Relational On-Line Analytical Processing (ROLAP) work mainly for
the data that resides in a relational database, where the base data
and dimension tables are stored as relational tables.
•ROLAP servers are placed between the relational back-end server
and client front-end tools. ROLAP servers use RDBMS to store and
manage warehouse data, and OLAP middleware to support missing
pieces.
Advantages of ROLAP
1 ROLAP can handle large amounts of data.
2 Can be used with data warehouse and OLTP systems.
Disadvantages of ROLAP
1 Limited by SQL functionalities.
2 Hard to maintain aggregate tables.
Multidimensional OLAP (MOLAP)

•Multidimensional On-Line Analytical Processing (MOLAP) support
multidimensional views of data through array-based
multidimensional storage engines.
•With multidimensional data stores, the storage utilization may be
low if the data set is sparse.
Advantages of MOLAP
1 Optimal for slice and dice operations.
2 Performs better than ROLAP when data is dense.
3 Can perform complex calculations.
Disadvantages of MOLAP
1 Difficult to change dimension without re-aggregation.
2 MOLAP can handle limited amount of data.
Multidimensional OLAP (MOLAP)

•Hybrid On-Line Analytical Processing (HOLAP) is a combination of
ROLAP and MOLAP.
•HOLAP provide greater scalability of ROLAP and the faster
computation of MOLAP.
Advantages of HOLAP
1 HOLAP provide advantages of both MOLAP and ROLAP.
2 Provide fast access at all levels of aggregation.
Disadvantages of HOLAP
1 HOLAP architecture is very complex because it support both
MOLAP and ROLAP servers.



Conclusion
• A Data Warehouse is a collection of integrated subject-
oriented databases designed to support a DSS.
– Each unit of data is non-volatile and relevant to some moment in
time.
• An operational data store (ODS) stores data for a specific

application. It feeds the data warehouse a stream of desired
raw data.
• A data mart is a lower-cost, scaled-down version of a data

warehouse, usually designed to support a small group of
users (rather than the entire firm).
• The metadata is information that is kept about the

warehouse.
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Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)

Prepared By: Vasudha (E7382)

University Institute of Engineering (UIE) 1

What is a Data Warehouse?

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Information Systems: Relational DB vs. DW

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ETL : Extract, Transform and Load

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Types of Data Mart

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Data Warehouse: Building Blocks

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▪They use multidimensional data analysis techniques.

▪They provide advanced database support.

▪They provide easy-to-use end-user interfaces.

▪They support the client/server architecture.