Data Warehousing

Prepared By:
Group 6
15P017 Devyash Jain
15P024 Ishita Dwivedi
15P026 Kalpesh Sadani
15P033 Mridul Bhansali
15P050 Vivek Sisodia
15P051 Siddharth Gupta

Data and Database

Data is informationin raw or

unorganizedform(such as alphabets,
numbers, orsymbols) that refer to,
orrepresent,conditions,ideas, orobjects.
Data is limitless and growing at a rapid pace.
Adatabaseis a collection of information

that is organized so that it can easily be

accessed, managed, and updated.

Why Data Warehouse ?

Taking Business Decisions

What is a Data Warehouse

?
A special type of database
A single, complete and consistent store of data
Data obtained from different sources
Made available to end users in a form they can

understand and use in a business context.

Data warehouse platforms provide business
people with a window into their organization's
historical activities -- both successes and
failures.

Data Warehouse Architecture: with a Staging Area

Operational Data must be cleansed and

processed before putting it into the warehouse

Most data warehouses use astaging area for
this purpose

OLTP vs OLAP
We can divide IT systems into online

transactional processing (OLTP) and online

analytical processing (OLAP).
In general we can assume thatOLTP
systemsprovide source data todata
warehouses, whereas OLAP systems help to
analyze it.

OLTP vs OLAP
OLTP
(Operational
System)

OLAP
(Data Warehouse)

Source of data

Operational data;
OLTPs are the original
source of the data.

Consolidation data;
OLAP data comes
from the various OLTP
Databases

Purpose of data

To control and run

fundamental business
tasks

To help with planning,

problem solving,
anddecision support

What is the use of

data?

Reveals a snapshot of
ongoing business
processes

Multi-dimensional
views of various kinds
of business activities

Queries

Relatively
standardized and
simple queries
Returning relatively
few records

Often complex
queries involving
aggregations

Space Requirements

Can be relatively

Larger due to the

Key Characteristics of a DWH

Data is structured for simplicity of access and

high-speed query performance.

End users are time-sensitive and desire speed-ofthought response times.
Large amounts of historical data are used.
Queries often retrieve large amounts of data,
perhaps many thousands of rows.
Both predefined and ad hoc queries are common.
The data load involves multiple sources and
transformations.

Why Do We Need Data

Warehouses?
Consolidation of information resources
Improved query performance
Separate research and decision support

functions from the operational systems

Foundation for data mining, data visualization,
advanced reporting and OLAP tools

Thank You!
Questions?