Omschrijving
Explains how data virtualization servers work, what techniques to use to optimize access to various data sources and how these products can be applied in different projects. This title outlines the advantages and disadvantages of data virtualization and illustrates how data virtualization should be applied in data warehouse environments.
"This book for those in business and information management explains how to use data virtualization in business intelligence systems…Some general knowledge of data warehousing, business intelligence, and database technology is assumed." --Reference and Research Book News, December 2012
Rick F. van der Lans is an independent consultant, author, and lecturer specializing in business intelligence, data warehousing, and database technology. He is the managing director of R20/Consultancy which is based in The Netherlands. Rick has advised many large companies worldwide on defining their data warehouse architectures. He is the chairman of the annual European BI and Data Warehousing Conference organized in London, he writes for B-eye-Network.com, BI-platform.nl, and for Database Magazine. He is the author of several books on database technology, including Introduction to SQL (Addison-Wesley, 2006), currently in its fourth edition.