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ETL (Software)

ALSO CALLED: Data Extraction Software, Database Extraction Software, and Extract Transform Load
DEFINITION: In managing databases, extract, transform, load (ETL) refers to three separate functions combined into a single programming tool. First, the extract function reads data from a specified source database and extracts a desired subset of data. Next, the transform function works with the acquired  … 
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Offshoring ETL Development in EPM Projects
sponsored by Hexaware Technologies
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 10 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: Learn why ETL development projects place a particular emphasis on quick turnaround, optimal performance and iterative development. Explore how you can execute EPM projects smoothly and with utmost efficiency, coordination and cost effectiveness.

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When Enterprise ETL Slows down . . . Speed It Up
sponsored by SyncSort
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 08 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: Ripping out a sophisticated, undoubtedly expensive, system may not be the solution to your performance problems.

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Data Migration: A White Paper by Bloor Research
sponsored by Informatica
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 18 Jan 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2007
SUMMARY: Data migration has historically been under-valued, under-resourced and not treated with the attention it deserves.

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Complex Data: A New Challenge for Data Integration
sponsored by Informatica
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 29 Nov 2007 | Published: 01 Nov 2007
SUMMARY: A data warehouse isn't the whole truth without data from complex sources. Learn how complex data gives analytic applications greater accuracy and enables new operational applications.

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Real-time Data Warehousing: Enabling Operational and Active Data Warehouses for Improved BI
sponsored by GoldenGate Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 30 Aug 2007 | Published: 01 Jan 2008
SUMMARY: Data warehouses are no longer just for reporting, analytics, or forecasting. Learn how you can provide continuous, real-time capture and delivery of the most recent changed data between OLTP systems and your data warehouse.

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Integration Appliances: How to Simplify Integration of Your SAP® Solutions
sponsored by Cast Iron Systems
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 27 Aug 2007 | Published: 01 Aug 2007
SUMMARY: Integrating SAP solutions with a host of other applications is not easy. Learn how integration appliances are an effective approach for integration projects and have proven to be simple, fast, and inexpensive.

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Implementing or Upgrading SAP? Don't Forget the Data: Addressing the Challenges and Risks of Data Migration
sponsored by Informatica
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 19 Jul 2007 | Published: 01 Jan 2006
SUMMARY: Data migration is a critical component of an SAP implementation. Learn how to address the five most common data migration challenges associated with SAP implementations and upgrades.

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Speeding ETL Processing in Data Warehouses
sponsored by SyncSort
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 19 Mar 2007 | Published: 01 Mar 2007
SUMMARY: This white paper discusses how two operations in particular -- joins and aggregations -- play an integral role during preprocessing as well in manipulating and consolidating data in a data warehouse.

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ETL (SOFTWARE) DEFINITION (continued): …  data - using rules or lookup tables, or creating combinations with other data - to convert it to the desired state. Finally, the load function is used to write the resulting data (either all of the subset or just the changes) to a target database, which may or may not previously exist.

ETL can be used to acquire a temporary subset of data for reports or other purposes, or a more permanent data set may be acquired for other purposes such as: the population of a data mart or data … 
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