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REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION (RFD)
unmoderated group comp.databases.etl
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This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the creation of a world-wide unmoderated Usenet newsgroup comp.databases.etl. This is not a Call for Votes (CFV); you cannot vote at this time. Procedural details are below.
Newsgroups line:
comp.databases.etl Extraction, transformation, loading issues.
RATIONALE: comp.databases.etl
This newsgroup will be for the discussion of topics related to ETL: the extraction, transfer, and loading of data from one database to another. ETL is a known acronym to people who work with databases. It is used to represent the acquisition, integration used and mobility of data between systems and organizations.
This newsgroup will be useful to those involved in the complex task of implementing data warehousing, customer relationship management (CRM), business intelligence (BI) and other data-centric projects. The newsgroup comp.databases touch on ETL issues, but these messages are scattered. When searching for ETL messages, postings were discovered scattered about numerous newsgroups:
comp.databases comp.databases.ibm-db2 comp.databases.sybase comp.databases.oracle.tools comp.databases.oracle.server comp.databases.oracle.misc comp.databases.olap comp.databases.informix comp.infosystems.www.databases comp.infosystems.intranet comp.text.xml comp.infosystems.search comp.realtime comp.soft-sys.khoros comp.sys.hp.mpe microsoft.public.sqlserver.datawarehouse microsoft.public.oledb.olap microsoft.public.data.oledb.olap
This is not a complete list. There were so many messages to pour
through, and the end of the search list seemed very far away.
Messages were found dating back to 1997, but most seemed to be
from the last two years. A commonly repeated question found was
"Why use ETL tools? Which ones are good?"
There are many complex issues surrounding the purchase or development of an ETL tool, cost, schedule, and effectiveness are probably the most common. This forum will aid those who are weighing their options about whether to build or buy. It will give users a place to express their opinions on what factors to consider when implementing an ETL solution, and what ETL tools best suit specific ETL needs.
CHARTER: comp.databases.etl
This forum will provide a place for people to discuss ETL architectures. Participants will be able to correspond regardless of the type of project on which they are focused. Information will be exchanged on evaluations of COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf Software) ETL tools, as well as the scope of developing custom ETL solutions. The term ETL has an industry track record of better than five years, and is commonly known in the RDBMS (relational database management system) market.
The ETL knowledgebase can be expanded through the creation of its own forum. Additionally, it will be a single source for ETL users to go when they face a difficult ETL challenge and wish to obtain independent feedback.
Commercial postings will be discouraged.
Sample topics for discussion include:
Data quality assessment/resolution
Complex transformation templates
Load balancing/management
Data mapping
XML support
Error management
Tool evaluation
Custom solutions
Technology tips & tricks
END CHARTER. PROCEDURE: This is a request for discussion, not a call for votes. In this phase of the process, any potential problems with the proposed newsgroups should be raised and resolved. The discussion period will continue for a minimum of 21 days (starting from when the first RFD for this proposal is posted to news.announce.newgroups), after which a Call For Votes (CFV) may be posted by a neutral vote taker if the discussion warrants it. Please do not attempt to vote until this happens.
All discussion of this proposal should be posted to news.groups.
This RFD attempts to comply fully with the Usenet newsgroup creation
guidelines outlined in "How to Create a New Usenet Newsgroup" and
"How to Format and Submit a New Group Proposal". Please refer to
these documents (available in news.announce.newgroups) if you have
any questions about the process.
DISTRIBUTION: This RFD has been posted to the following newsgroups:
news.announce.newgroups news.groups comp.databases comp.databases.olap comp.databases.ibm-db2 comp.databases.sybase comp.databases.oracle.misc comp.databases.oracle.tools comp.databases.oracle.server comp.databases.informix comp.infosystems.www.databases comp.infosystems.intranet comp.text.xml comp.infosystems.search comp.realtime comp.soft-sys.khoros comp.sys.hp.mpe
Pointers will be posted to these newsgroups:
microsoft.public.sqlserver.datawarehouse microsoft.public.oledb.olap microsoft.public.data.oledb.olap microsoft.public.sqlserver.olap microsoft.public.commerceserver.datawarehousing
Proponent: Cara Altman <cara_altman_at_yahoo.com> Received on Fri Sep 05 2003 - 01:09:05 CDT
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