The Scout's Guide to Three-tier
Architectures
Charles Thompson It's official: Client/server is moving to three
tiers to manage the increasingly distributed task of computing. This article
explains where three-tier architectures fit in today's IT strategies
Multidatabase Systems: Enterprise Gestalt
Mark M. Davydov Without better integration techniques, the enterprise
threatens to shatter under the pressures of climbing complexity and
heterogeneity.
A multidatabase approach can help restore centralized control and operation
Is Data Modeling Standing Still?
Graham Witt E-R and relational modeling techniques haven't been
updated since the 1970s. This "nostalgia modeling" may be resulting
in data models based on obsolete DBMS requirements.
SPECIAL EDITION:
DATA WAREHOUSE
Internet connectivity and scalability are two of the hottest issues in data
warehousing. This special supplement covers many of the issues involved.
WAREHOUSING MEETS THE WEB
The Web and the warehouse are converging as businesses seek ways to give
external users access to company data. Mark Madsen describes some of the
key user access, security, and billing considerations involved.
THE RIGHT STUFF
Choosing a hardware platform for the data warehouse can be a make-or-break
business decision. In this overview, Robert L. Hill describes the available
architectures and what they offer for the warehouse and the data mart.
