Analytical Database

Analytical Databases. These databases stores data and information extracted from selected operational and external databases. They consist of summarized data and information most needed by an organizations manager and other end user. They may also be called multidimensional database, Management database, and Information database.

Data Warehouse Databases. It stores data from current and previous years that has been extracted from the various operational databases of an organization. It is the central source of data that has been screened, edited, standardized and integrated so that it can be used by managers and other end user professionals throughout an organization

Distributed Databases. These are databases of local work groups and departments at regional offices, branch offices, manufacturing plants and other work sites. These databases can include segments of both common operational and common user databases, as well as data generated and used only at a user’s own site.

End-User Databases. These databases consist of a variety of data files developed by end-users at their workstations. Examples of these are collection of documents in spreadsheets, word processing and even downloaded files.

External Databases. These databases where access to external, privately owned online databases or data banks is available for a fee to end users and organizations from commercial services. Access to a wealth of information from external database is available for a fee from commercial online services and with or without charge from many sources in the internet.