This book helps users navigate the myriad options available for data warehousing (DW) technologies within the IBM framework, answering such key questions such as whether to build dependent or independent data marts, whether a warehouse environment should be centralized or distributed, and whether to build stars or cubes. Gonzales, a data warehouse expert who has written for Intelligent Enterprise and DB2 Magazine, covers features of DB2 related to business intelligence (BI) and DW, OLAP, data mining, spatial analysis and meta data, project management techniques that emphasize business intelligence iterations and risk reduction, and choosing the right architecture for a company's business needs. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR