Who Benefits from Grid in Data Warehousing?
Grid reduces the bottlenecks that occurred during the data loading in data warehouse, making the data processing faster. Speeding up the data processing means the data is available to business users for analysis so the business decisions are not delayed and can be taken in timely manner. Also in grid, as already available resources are being utilized in a proper way, the cost remains the same. Due to these advantages of grid implementation, the business personnel at every level are getting benefited: IT managers and directors: As grid harnesses the power of underutilized resources providing more computational power, there is no need for extra hardware – which makes it cost-effective. Data warehouse architects and specialists: Due to availability of grid option in databases and ETL tools, data warehouse architects do not have to worry about the loading time windows even if the data volumes explode in the future. Business analysts and decision makers: Due to grid, the data is available t
