data warehouse
Noun
Meaning
data warehouse (plural data warehouses)
(computing) A collection of data, from a variety of sources, organized to provide useful guidance to an organization's decision-makers.
Coordinate terms: data lake, data room
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Examples
Data warehouse database computing and storage hardware is expensive, often costing 10X or more than commodity Linux or Intel systems.
Data warehouse engines require strong query capabilities, fast load mechanisms, and large storage requirements.
Examples CRM systems * Data warehouse technology, used to aggregate transaction information, to merge the information with CRM products, and to provide key performance indicators.