Method and apparatus for managing data for use by data applications

摘要

A system and method is provided for managing information. Information is aggregated from multiple data sources into a data warehouse wherein the information can be provided to software applications. Disparate information from multiple sources is processed and stored in the data warehouse. Processing may include filtering, collation, compression, and mapping information into database fields of the warehouse. In one aspect, information stored in the warehouse may be network management data.