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   From: MSherrillnonono@compuserve.com   
      
   On 14 Oct 2003 08:00:42 -0700, stuartjordan@synovusmortgage.com (Will)   
   wrote:   
      
   >Has it dawned on anyone else   
   >that these buzz words were created by some geek who decided to take a   
   >stab at marketing?   
      
   Lots of us.  Software is not like a technology industry; it's like a   
   fashion industry.   
      
   >	I mean seriously, what is the story here?  In a nut shell, and please   
   >stop me if you disagree, but isn’t a data warehouse simply a   
   >database?   
      
   More like a report than a database.   
      
   >Can’t you do everything on a conventional database   
   >like SQL Server, Oracle or DB2 that you can do on these new   
   >proprietary Data Warehouse constructs?   
      
   Yes and no.  You can drive screws with a hammer, but it's not always   
   the best approach.   
      
   --   
   Mike Sherrill   
   Information Management Systems   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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