ABSTRACT
Many IT organizations are increasingly adopting data warehousing as a way of improving their relationships with corporate users. Proponents of data warehousing technology claim the technology will contribute immensely to a company’s strategic advantage. According to Gartner, U.S. companies spent $7 billion in 1999 on the creation and operation of database warehouses; the amount spent on these techniques has grown by 35 percent annually since 1996.
