Data architecture - Technology
Data warehouse
(DWH)
A central store of cleaned, organised business data prepared for reporting and analysis
What's it for?
Brings cleaned business data together so people can report and analyse it from one reliable place.
For example…
Finance, sales and operations feed overnight into a warehouse so Monday's board pack uses one set of numbers
A data warehouse combines cleaned sales, finance and customer data so executives can report from one governed source instead of separate spreadsheets.
Think of it like…
A market where goods from many different suppliers are brought together so you can find, inspect and choose what you need in one place