BI This Week


Microsoft's FAst Search and Transfer Strategy Shift

Microsoft's FAST strategy took still another turn last month when it announced several revisions to its FAST roadmap

Workgroup Business Intelligence Poised for a Comeback

With the advent of several explicit end-user-oriented offerings -- including Microsoft's Project Gemini -- workgroup BI is poised for a comeback.

Report Bolsters Oracle's Impressive Data Warehouse Throughput Claims

BI and DW professionals had been anxious to discover just what Oracle's Database Machine brings to the table. A new report bolsters the company's impressive performance-throughput claims.

Getting Started with Data Warehouse Appliances

Need more BI horsepower? A data warehouse appliance may be just what you need.

Greenplum Touts Speedy, Parallel Data Warehouse Bulk Loading

Greenplum says its new Scatter/Gather Streaming capability can meaningfully accelerate loading times

Sybase Touts a Faster, More Scalable Intelligence Quotient

With IQ 15, Sybase takes aim at columnar competitors ParAccel and Vertica -- as well as the teeming MPP appliance market.

How Social Media is Changing Customer Relationship Management

With social media, consumers can spread their praise and condemnation. From blogs to video-rich sites, this new conversation is changing CRM, and enterprises and BI professionals must pay attention.

Teradata Goes for Appliances in a Big Way

Teradata explains the importance of appliances -- as both data warehouses and data marts -- and trumpets its Active EDW vision.

Appliance Vendors Downplay Microsoft's Fast-Track Data Warehouse Push

Appliance proponents aren't worried about SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse. Instead, they raise credible objections about Redmond's high-end DW push.