The document summarizes a data warehouse project. It includes the coordinator, group members, quarter, and technologies used in data warehousing like Microsoft, Oracle, IBM and SAP. It defines what a data warehouse is and its components. Key terms used in data warehousing are also defined, including subject oriented, integrated, nonvolatile and time-variant. Principles of building, managing and delivering a data warehouse are discussed. The document also summarizes Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and its capabilities for data warehousing like manageability, scalability and interactive data access. It discusses how Microsoft is working to reduce complexity and costs associated with data storage.