We will build a data warehouse that consolidates the data from the ERP systems and other sources to enable new types of analyses and reduce the cost and complexity of delivering information. With our business value-based approach, we will focus on building the necessary functionality to support the highest-priority business objectives while providing a platform for future enhancements. Business RequirementsThe high-level requirements to support the key business objectives are as follows:
High-Level ArchitectureThe primary component of our solution is a data warehouse database that receives information from the source systems, as shown in Figure 3-1. We will focus in this phase of the project on building a database to support the requirements, and we will build the data integration process and more complex analytics in the following chapters. Figure 3-1. High-level architectureBusiness BenefitsThe solution will deliver the following benefits to the client:
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