General Use
The general purpose of an ODS is to integrate data from disparate source systems in a single structure, using data integration technologies like data virtualization, data federation, or extract, transform, and load. This will allow operational access to the data for operational reporting, master data or reference data management.
An ODS is not a replacement or substitute for an enterprise data warehouse but in turn could become a source.
Some examples of ODS Architecture Patterns can be found in the article Architecture Patterns.
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