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
Building a data model reveals insight into your organization's data for users and IT alike, but it won't happen unless both groups work as a team.
- By Mike Schiff
- 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
The accord with HP is very similar to a partnership that SAP notched six months ago with Teradata. Its similarity raises questions.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- October 21, 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
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
Vendors competing in the fractious analytic database segment sure know how to keep things interesting
- By Stephen Swoyer
- October 7, 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