Proper usage of the various layers is critical in the long-term success of complete data warehouse architecture. It is important to understand the goal is to minimize the data movement and increase user accessibility. This will drive lower cost to manage and deliver new capability while increasing the timeliness of data and the relevancy of actions. Recommendations to help in your total evolution and usage of the data warehouse architecture layers include: ask why the data cannot reside in the core rather than take the easy fix of moving the data, go back and fix the underlying problems, and provide enterprise-wide, end-to-end solutions.

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