Chapter 7

Deploying Data Virtualization in Business Intelligence Systems

7.1 Introduction

Chapters 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 explain what data virtualization is, how data virtualization servers work internally, and which techniques they support to improve performance. Chapter 2 gives an overview of business intelligence and data warehousing. In this chapter we’re bringing the topics together. We’ll examine how a data virtualization server can be used in a business intelligence system. The advantages and disadvantages of data virtualization are described. In addition, the following questions are answered: Why does deploying data virtualization in a business intelligence system make the latter more agile? What are the different application areas of data ...

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