Data Architecture Paper
Darren Bebout
University of Phoenix
Database Management Systems 405
William Glassen
October 20, 2005
Introduction
This paper endeavors to explain the OLAP, Data Warehouse/Data Mart, Three-tier and .ASP architectures. Each of the individual architectures will be discussed separately.
Data Architecture Types
The first type of data architecture to be discussed is the OLAP architecture. Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) software is used to access a data warehouse. This software is optimized to work efficiently with data warehouses.
Users visualize the data warehouse as a multidimensional database in the shape of a cube. When users access a data warehouse, their queries usually involve aggregate data. As users view the aggregate results from their queries, they often need to perform further analysis of the data they're viewing. OLAP software lets users perform these analyses easily and quickly (Pratt and Adamski, 2004).
Data Warehouse......
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