Business Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Cloud, data & platform systems · Core

Data warehouse

Also called: enterprise data warehouse, EDW

ELI5

A central place for cleaned data used in reporting and analysis.

Used in conversation

“The data warehouse feeds the executive dashboard.”

Definition

A system designed to combine and analyse structured data from multiple sources.

Here “Data warehouse” means: A system designed to combine and analyse structured data from multiple sources.

Pitch context

You will see “Data warehouse” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches cloud, data & platform systems.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret cloud, data & platform systems without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

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