Who this book is for

If you are new to data warehousing and you have to build your first data warehouse using OWB, or have implemented a data warehouse using another tool and are now using OWB for the first time, this book is for you. You can also use it as a refresher if you are a more advanced user. An ever-increasing number of businesses are implementing data warehouses and if you are reading this book, then even yours has most likely chosen to implement one.

This book is for anyone tasked with building a data warehouse and loading data into it using Oracle Warehouse Builder. It is primarily aimed at database administrators and engineers who are new to data warehousing and are building a data warehouse for the first time using OWB. This book can also be used as a refresher on basic OWB features. Think of it as a beginner's guide to OWB. It can be helpful for any IT professional looking to broaden his or her knowledge about data warehousing in general and Oracle Warehouse Builder in particular.