Here is the master guide to data warehousing, from the creators of the concept. Writing with specialist Jonathan Geiger, W. H. Inmon and John Zachman (inventor of the Zachman Framework) explain how their model organizes and analyzes corporate data so that it becomes not just a repository but an active source of knowledge. Readers will learn how to apply the Framework to their own enterprises. In addition, case studies reveal how various organizations manage knowledge. A volume in the McGraw-Hill Series on Data Warehousing and Data Management.