a facility for managing an organization's bi data (current and previous). the functions are to: -obtain data -cleanse data -organize and relate data -catalog data
a facility for managing an organization's bi data 1. obtain data 2. cleanse data 3. organize and relate data 4. catalog data
- the state space is a set of &"complete configurations&" - current state is maintained and iteratively improved - goal is to find an optimal state