I, like many others, have a problem with the "size is everything" definition. I worked with a 2 TB DSS system six years ago that wasn't a real "data warehouse". And I've seen a true datawarehouse fledgling that was under 200 GB (with lots of free space).
However, even making the nonsense assumption, there would have to be a time factor. What would have been a VLDB five years ago might be smallish today. And a few tomorrows into the future, it might be "It's only a petabyte, you can't call THAT a data warehouse!". At this exact moment, the answer is 42 (x 10 GB). However, that answer is now obsolete. -Don Granaman [OraSaurus] ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 3:55 PM > Informal survey: Datawarehousing. > > Limiting Assumption: "A necessary and sufficient condition for defining > something > to be a datawarehouse is the amount of data > to be stored." > > Question/Poll: Given the above ridiculous constraint, at/above what size > can something > be considered a data warehouse? > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Mohan, Ross > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Don Granaman INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
