The AAIR Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence special interest group (SIG) was formed in 2005 for university staff with an interest in data warehousing, business intelligence and other similar information systems. In 2010 the group had more than 130 members from 37 Australian and New Zealand universities and other organisations.

The group provides a forum for sharing of information and discussion about the use at tertiary education institutions, for the purpose of management information and decision making, of any of the following:

• A Data Warehouse or similar database
• Business intelligence tools
• Management information environments
• Digital dashboards
• Data quality frameworks and processes
• Portals

The Terms of Reference for the AAIR Data Warehousing SIG are available below. 

Coordinator

Andrea Matulick
E: andrea.matulick@flinders.edu.au

Group Listserv (DataWSIG)

Please visit the mailing list if you are interested in receiving information, or participating in comments and questions about data warehousing issues.

Data Warehousing SIG Fora

• AAIR SIG Forum (Melbourne, July 2012)
• Data Warehousing SIG Forum (Canberra, August 2011)
• Data Warehousing SIG Forum (Gold Coast, August 2010)
• Data Warehousing SIG Forum (Brisbane, August 2009)
• Data Warehousing SIG Forum (Wollongong, September 2008)
• Data Warehousing SIG Forum (Brisbane, September 2007)
• Data Warehousing SIG Forum (Adelaide, July 2006)

Data Warehousing survey results

• Data Warehousing Survey results (January 2008). View the (results) from 25 institutions.
• Data Warehousing Survey results (January 2006). View the (results) from 23 institutions.

NatBes

National Benchmarking System for the Higher Education Student Collection Data (NatBes).

Terms of reference

The AAIR Data Warehousing Special Interest Group (SIG) is for university staff with an interest in data warehousing, business intelligence, management information reporting, and other databases, systems or tools used for the collection, analysis and dissemination of statistics and reports used for decision making at tertiary education institutions. The Terms of Reference are as follows:

• Provide a forum for sharing of information and discussion about the use at tertiary education institutions, for the purpose of management information and decision making, of any of the following:
  • A Data Warehouse or similar database
  • Business intelligence tools
  • Management information environments
  • Digital dashboards
  • Data quality frameworks and processes
  • Portals
• Host an email ListServe to circulate information and promote sharing of information and discussion about topics of interest to the group.
• Create a register of which environments and tools are used by which universities for what purposes.
• Organise a workshop at least once per year with presentations on topics of interest to the group.
• Encourage members to submit papers on data warehousing, business intelligence and related topics for the AAIR Annual Forum.
• Encourage staff involved in data warehousing, business intelligence and related topics to become members of AAIR.
• Include information about the Data Warehousing SIR on the AAIR website and in the AAIR newsletter.