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In order to design a data warehouse that will meet the current and future needs of the business, one must have a good understanding of business in general, as well as a deeper understanding of the challenges that business faces and may face in the future. Thus, well-documented requirements are not only useful for the initial project but also should remain accurate for years.

For this discussion:

-Select a business with which you are reasonably familiar, either personally or through public information and reporting about the business.

-Identify a specific need for a data warehouse for that business and:

-Explain how a data warehouse would address the specific needs of that business.

-Identify what sources of data would be needed.

-Explain how the internal data would need to be identified.

-Identify potential cost-benefit incentives that should be considered.

-Search for and rank available data warehouse software and identify the attributes (dimensions) used for the selection process.