Planting Data Gardens

Data warehousing and data mining are two important technologies that are becoming more established in society today due to the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Centers. Data warehouses have been used in the private sector for years, predominantly to analyze customer-buying trends. The value of the data warehousing in both government and private industry comes from capturing an assortment of information across the enterprise, most commonly known as data mining. Data mining is the compilation of information in the form of stored data that is used to assist law enforcement agencies in tracking the activities of terrorists, and other illegal activities in this country and throughout the world. Similarly, some states are using this technology in a more encouraging manner by analyzing their departmental budgets and functions. One state that is currently using this technology is the state of Iowa.
In order to use data warehousing and data mining resourcefully, Iowa has determ...