Marktab.net is a resource portal especially for SQL Server data mining. The goal of the portal is to provide links and resources for data miners.
From the SQL Server 2008 Books Online, three specific job roles comprise data miners. If you are a data miner, then your work may fall in one or more of these three roles.
Analysts consolidate and interpret the results of data mining activities. The analyst is traditionally the domain expert in business intelligence (BI): someone who understands the data and is able to translate the results of data mining into actionable business information. In some cases, the analyst may be a data mining specialist employed by the business to create a solution and then interpret the results of data mining for the end users.
The analyst often has one of the following job titles: Business Analyst (Report Consumer), Manager (Report Consumer), Technical Trainer, Help Desk/Operation, or Network Administrator.
Architects determine what kind of data is required to answer a business question, and how to obtain that data. The architect must understand the types of data available, the options for processing that data, and the requirements for reporting the results of analysis. The architect also decides which data mining method or algorithm is most relevant to the problem. In addition, the architect must be able to communicate clearly with the administrators and developers of the relational and multidimensional databases that are used as data sources. Also, the architect must understand the impact of data mining on the operations of the data stores.
The data mining architect often has one of the following job titles: Data Architect, Data Manager or Data Steward, or Analytic Architect.
Developers design and implement predictive analytics that can be embedded in solutions or used as the basis for reporting. The developer can use SQL Server Analysis Services together with Integration Services or another ETL tool for processing data. In addition, the developer can use ProClarity, Reporting Services, or another custom reporting solution to present the results of data mining.
The developer of data mining solutions might have one of the following job titles: Application Developer, Report Developer (ISV), Data Warehouse Programmer, Database Programmer, or Data Modeler. Regardless of the job title that is associated with this role, the data mining developer designs and implements data mining solutions that are based on the technology direction defined by the business architect and the data steward. The developer relies on the operational assistance of the Analysis Services administrator and the ETL process administrator, and on feedback from information workers and business users.
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Analyst InfoCenter ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v10/MS.SQLSVR.v10.en/s10dm_0evalplan/html/4b39185c-de9d-410f-98b3-8be9de2ae2e4.htm
Architect InfoCenter ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v10/MS.SQLSVR.v10.en/s10dm_0evalplan/html/423b2b99-d346-4a2a-8e4f-be25a52a3511.htm
Developer InfoCenter ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v10/MS.SQLSVR.v10.en/s10dm_0evalplan/html/ea4c2e71-849c-48d1-a82c-9600a95d2b20.htm