Hybrid Data Modeling

Presentation Summary

Madan Dorairaj, Princeton University

This session is intended to provide an insight into Princeton's approach in building a data mart that would serve two purposes. Firstly, there is an immediate need for "list" reporting that will help create satisfied user community. Secondly, there is also an appetite for data driven decision making type reporting. Needless to say, "list-type" reporting provides quick ROI and helps secure confidence and necessary support for implementing "explorer-type" reporting. The challenge is to weigh in both needs, the former is explicit and easily understood while the latter is not so, and design one model - hybrid model, that will meet the needs of both user community.