Business Intelligence Lowdown: Why Data Warehouses?

January 29, 2006

Most organizations use a data warehousing strategy to integrate their data. A data warehouse offers the following benefits:

Data inconsistencies arising from data stored in various systems are eliminated.
Queries for the reporting process are expedited without slowing down the operational procedures.
Data quality is improved, leading to better decision-making processes.
Analytics are easily performed since a data warehouse supports a large storage area.
Security practices are better with the infrastructure of a data warehouse.
Data can be integrated, filtered and aggregated from various external sources, to provide a single consolidated view for BI users within the organization.