Standardize how data is defined for users and applications
Improve overall data quality
Transform data for Bl and analytics.
One of the main data-preparation challenges is that most organizations use several systems to handle data; this leads to a need for more sophisticated data integration methods and complicated data processing procedures. Fortunately, an operational data store (ODS) can provide the necessary capabilities that will allow an organization to integrate data from disparate, even geographically distant, sources.
An ODS focuses on current data, which makes it ideal for operational decision-making. Designed to focus on a single product, service, or customer, the data in an ODS is constantly updated to ensure that it has the most current data. This means that data is updated several times each day without storing the history of changes.