Sometime ago I conducted a webinar on ITInnercircle on the subject of ” The Five most important skills that companies are looking in a Data warehouse expert & are willing to pay a fortune for the them”.
As I consult with many companies on the subject of data, warehousing, integration, services etc. I come across a common problem that hiring managers in these companies are facing today.
What is the true? role? of a datawarehouse architect in an enterprise? what is the domain? what are the responsibilities? and What does a data warehouse architect truly owns?
While there could be many answers to the above questions. Over the years I have refined my answer consistently based on my experiences on several projects. Here it is…
The role of a Data Warehouse Architect is to implement technologies and practices that promote the collection, storage, analysis, and distribution of business information. There are many technologies to choose and many methodologies to follow, yet the goal of every architect should be to unlock the value of collected information to improve decision making, optimize business performance, and maximize the value of customer relationships by leveraging improved data accuracy and timeliness by architecting highly performant, consistent and reliable data stores.
- ? Maximize the value of our enterprise information to increase competitiveness
- ? Restructure business processes, simplify information access, andbetter understand their data?
- ? Become a better liaison business analysts, technical leads & DBAs?
- ? Prototype solutions and effectively prove viability?
- ? Define development standards & implement complimenting toolsets?
- ? Ensure viability of cross system solutions?
- ? Develop overall data management capabilities
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