Talk:Operational data store

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can anyone give one brief definition of ODS and diff between DWH and ODS. thanks in advance...

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According to Bill Inmon, an operational data store (ODS) is a subject-oriented, integrated, volatile, current-valued, detailed-only collection of data in support of an organization's need for up-to-the-second, operational, integrated, collective information.

This is a really terrible way of saying "the most important data belonging to a business". David Wilson 14:48, 15 August 2007 (UTC)