Data Architecture: From Zen to Reality (Paperback)

Data is an expensive and expansive asset. Information capture has forced storage capacity from megabytes to terabytes, exabytes and, pretty soon, zetabytes of data. So the need for accessible storage space for this data is great. To make this huge amount of data usable and relevant, it needs to be organized effectively. Database Base Management Systems, such as Oracle, IBM's DB2, and Microsoft SqlServer are used often, but these are being enhanced continuously and auxiliary tools are being developed every week; there needs to be a fundamental starting point for it all. That stating point is Data Architecture, the blueprint for organizing and structuring of information for services, service providers, and the consumers of that data.

Data Architecture: From Zen to Reality explains the principles underlying data architecture, how data evolves with organizations, and the challenges organizations face in structuring and managing their data. It also discusses proven methods and technologies to solve the complex issues dealing with data. The book uses a holistic approach to the field of data architecture by covering the various applied areas of data, including data modelling and data model management, data quality , data governance, enterprise information management, database design, data warehousing, and warehouse design. This book is a core resource for anyone emplacing, customizing or aligning data management systems, taking the Zen-like idea of data architecture to an attainable reality.

• Presents fundamental concepts of enterprise architecture with definitions and real-world applications and scenarios


• Teaches data managers and planners about the challenges of building a data architecture roadmap, structuring the right team, and building a long term set of solutions


• Includes the detail needed to illustrate how the fundamental principles are used in current business practice

數據是一項昂貴且龐大的資產。信息捕獲已將存儲容量從兆字節提升到了太字節、艾字節，很快將達到賽字節的數據。因此，對於這些數據的可訪問存儲空間的需求非常大。為了使這麼多的數據能夠被有效地使用和相關，它需要被有效地組織。數據庫管理系統，如Oracle、IBM的DB2和Microsoft SqlServer經常被使用，但這些系統不斷得到增強，每週都在開發輔助工具；因此需要一個基本的起點。這個起點就是數據架構，它是組織和結構化信息的藍圖，用於服務、服務提供者和數據的使用者。

《從禪到現實的數據架構》解釋了數據架構的基本原則，以及數據如何隨著組織的發展而演變，以及組織在結構化和管理數據方面面臨的挑戰。它還討論了解決處理數據的複雜問題的成熟方法和技術。本書通過涵蓋數據的各個應用領域，包括數據建模和數據模型管理、數據質量、數據治理、企業信息管理、數據庫設計、數據倉庫和倉庫設計，以整體的方式探討了數據架構領域。本書是任何部署、定制或對齊數據管理系統的核心資源，將數據架構的禪意理念轉化為可實現的現實。

該書包含以下內容：
- 提出企業架構的基本概念，並提供定義和實際應用場景
- 教導數據管理者和規劃者建立數據架構路線圖的挑戰，組建合適的團隊，並建立長期的解決方案
- 提供詳細的內容，以說明基本原則如何應用於當前的業務實踐中。