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1、DataWarehousingFundamentals:AComprehensiveGuideforITProfessionals.PaulrajPonniahCopyright©2001JohnWiley&Sons,Inc.ISBNs:0-471-41254-6(Hardback);0-471-22162-7(Electronic)DATAWAREHOUSINGFUNDAMENTALSDATAWAREHOUSINGFUNDAMENTALSAComprehensiveGuideforITProfessionalsPAULRAJPONNIAHAWiley
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7、m.ToVimala,mylovingwifeandtoJoseph,David,andShobi,mydearchildrenCONTENTSForewordxxiPrefacexxiiiPart1OVERVIEWANDCONCEPTS1TheCompellingNeedforDataWarehousing11ChapterObjectives11EscalatingNeedforStrategicInformation21TheInformationCrisis31TechnologyTrends41OpportunitiesandRisks51F
8、ailuresofPastDecision-SupportSystems71Historyof