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Article: The road ahead goes over a mountain. (includes table of products)(Data Warehousing Directions, part 3)(Editorial)(Brief Article)
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- Software Magazine
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- December 1, 1996
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The road ahead for managers building and operating data warehouses is steep, requiring the technological equivalent of four-wheel drive, heavy-duty suspension and fat tires, to reach your destination. This edition of "Data Warehousing Directions" is your roadmap for traversing the data warehousing mountain without falling off a cliff.
Gaining an understanding of data warehouse growth is crucial to conquering the mountain. As Teri Robinson reports in "The Giants Are Back," the average data warehouse is around 150Gb, but will more than double in size within 24 months. By the year 2005, 100Tb databases will be possible, according to consultants following data ...