In the first article, Insurance Data Standards Designing XML Messages, Tana Sabatino discusses the importance of designing XML so that it can be extended beyond its initial use. Tana emphasizes the importance of having a well designed data model prior to developing XML messages.
In the second article, Service Level Agreements and Data Warehousing, I provide a brief review of the history of service level agreements and explain their importance in business intelligence and data warehousing environments.
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Insurance Data Standards Designing XML Messages
by Tana Sabatino
Organizations must create a data model before they implement XML.
Service Level Agreements and Data Warehousing
by Bill Inmon
The development of service level agreements for business intelligence and data warehousing environments enables the IT department to provide a formal set of expectations for end users.
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