• Author:
  • Kimball, Ralph
  • Merz, Richard
• Subject:
  Computer Communications & Networking
• Published by:
  John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
• Published:
  20/01/2000
• Price:
  $105.00
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All the proven testing tools and techniques you'll need to ensure that your applications work exactly as they're supposed to! Can you guarantee that the software your company develops works as intended? It's essential that you know the proper techniques for testing software, otherwise you could face lost productivity, lost revenue, and customer dissatisfaction. Leading software testing expert William Perry takes you through a comprehensive eleven-step testing process that contains all of the components you'll need to evaluate your software. This testing process includes numerous workpapers and checklists designed to lead you through all aspects of software testing and can be customized to meet the needs of your organization or for a specific test assignment. From establishing a test strategy to selecting and using testing tools, you'll also find helpful guidelines on how to build an effective testing environment.

RALPH KIMBALL, PhD, has been a leading visionary in the data warehouse industry since 1982 and is one of today's most well-known speakers, consultants, and teachers. He writes the "Webhouse Architect" column for Intelligent Enterprise magazine and is the author of the bestselling books The Data Warehouse Toolkit and The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit (both from Wiley).
RICHARD MERZ is Director of Engineering for the WebCom division of Verio, the world's largest Web hosting company. He has a strong hands-on background in data warehouse architecture and applications, and has been managing the development of Web and e-commerce software for the past five years.

BRINGING THE WEB TO THE WAREHOUSE.

Why Bring the Web to the Warehouse?

Tracking Website User Actions.

Using the Clickstream to Make Decisions.

Understanding the Clickstream as a Data Source.

Designing the Website to Support Warehousing.

Building Clickstream Data Marts.

Assembling Clickstream Value Chains.

Implementing the Clickstream Post-Processor.

BRINGING THE WAREHOUSE TO THE WEB.

Why Bring the Warehouse to the Web?

Designing the User Experience.

Driving Data Mining from the Webhouse.

Creating an International Data Webhouse.

Data Webhouse Security.

Scaling the Webhouse.

Managing the Webhouse Project.

The Future of Webhousing.

Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms.

Bibliography.

Index.