The document provides an overview of business intelligence (BI) and data warehousing, defining BI as the delivery of the right information to the right people at the right time. It outlines data warehousing characteristics, including subject-oriented, integrated, time-variant, and non-volatile attributes, and compares online transaction processing (OLTP) systems with data warehousing systems. The document also discusses various OLAP types, dimensions, fact measures, and schemas used in data warehousing, including ETL processes.
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