| Metadata Solutions offers an enlightening overview of the role of metadata within current IT trends. The author provides treatment of metadata, metamodels, meta-metadata, and meta-metamodel concepts and structures. She offers descriptions of specific metadata-based technologies & standards, featuring the benefits & drawbacks of each. This book serves as a guide for organizations that are coping with metadata. Coverage includes the following specific topics:
- A review of conventional approaches to information definition, design, and access (data modeling, databases, data warehousing);
- A renewed perspective on previous attempts at data management;
- Identification & organization of metadata requirements without setting up yet another database;
- Examination of vendor, standard, and custom metamodels;
- The meta-metamodel & the impact of extensibility;
- Metadata solution components, including stores and displays;
- Types of metadata solutions, including repositories, XML-based exchange, and enterprise portals;
- The metadata roles and standards of today & tomorrow;
- Information about metadata security;
- Organizational structures for creating, managing, and maintaining the metadata solution;
- Ways to expand existing metadata solutions;
- Sample metadata solution implementations.
Case studies, drawn from industry experience, illustrate real-world applications of metadata techniques & concepts. A typical metadata disaster scenario, with associated implementation examples, will help you identify ways to avoid common pitfalls. | |
