DATA WAREHOUSING,Data Warehousing provides a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of data warehousing and imparts a sound knowledge-base to users for the creation and management of a data warehouse. "Written in a student-friendly manner, the book introduces the various features and architecture of a data warehouse followed by a detailed study of its business requirements and dimensional modelling. It goes on to discuss the components of a data warehouse and leads up to the core area of the subject by providing a thorough understanding of the building and maintenance of a data warehouse. Delving deeper into the subject, the book furnishes a detailed discussion on planning and project management, testing and growth. It provides a broad overview of data mining and its relationship with OLAP and data warehousing technologies, finally concluding with a discussion on data warehouse solutions and the latest trends in this field.