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Clean, integrated data is no fad
Good, clean, standardized, reconciled, matched, integrated data is a business basic and until we embrace the formal mechanisms to clean it up, we’re simply mixing plaids with stripes.
Oracle will also now own or control the future direction of the MySQL database, the Java programming language, the Solaris operating system, and the StarOffice user productivity suite.
- By Mike Schiff
- May 1, 2009
Real-time data can turn into an addiction: once you get a taste of it, you'll want more.
- By Linda L. Briggs
- April 29, 2009
In many shops, the dream of unified information access remains elusive. An industry expert offers well-honed tips.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- April 29, 2009
Very large data warehouse vendor Compact Solutions will soon release an ETL testing and design tool that works across many environments.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- April 29, 2009
Why does designing a scalable, available, and resilient data warehouse sometimes seem like more art than science?
- By Stephen Swoyer
- April 22, 2009
Has the merger mania among data warehousing and business intelligence companies over the past few years strengthened the industry and the products it offers?
- By Linda L. Briggs
- April 22, 2009
Does IBM's new business analytic services offering address a pressing market need or is it a technology and services solution in search of a market?
- By Stephen Swoyer
- April 22, 2009