Sooner or later, data warehousing pros will have to come to terms with the remarkable staying power of the mainframe.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- October 21, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The former head of Siebel's sales analytics team explains how companies can forecast sales much more accurately using effective analytics.
                    
			            - By Linda L. Briggs
- October 21, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    IBM's rumored announcement of an "Exadata Killer" turned attention to Oracle's latest powerhouse. Why is there a surprising paucity of on-the-record information about what enterprises are using Exadata and how they're using it?
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- October 14, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    If the mantra of business today is "faster, better, cheaper," then it's inevitable that companies need to explore alternatives to traditional enterprise software.
                    
			            - By Wayne  Eckerson
- October 14, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Recent technology advances are making in-memory databases more affordable, faster, and generally more feasible for a range of businesses. Kognitio's CEO explains the technology and how it is changing.
                    
			            - By Linda L. Briggs
- October 7, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Vendors competing in the fractious analytic database segment sure know how to keep things interesting
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- October 7, 2009
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Corda Technologies likes to position itself first, foremost, and entirely as a "dashboards" vendor
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- October 7, 2009