“Hadoop people” and “RDBMS people” – including some DBAs who have contacted me recently – clearly have different ideas about what Data Integration is. And both may differ from what Ted Friedman and I were talking about in our Gartner research note Hadoop Is Not a Data Integration Solution , although I think the DBAs’ concept isContinue reading “Hadoop and DI – A Platform Is Not A Solution”
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2013 Data Resolution: Avoid Architectural Cul-de-Sacs
I had an inquiry today from a client using packaged software for a business system that is built on a proprietary, non-relational datastore (in this case an object-oriented DBMS.) They have an older version of the product – having “failed” with a recent upgrade attempt. The client contacted me to ask about ways to integrate thisContinue reading “2013 Data Resolution: Avoid Architectural Cul-de-Sacs”
Diary of an Asian Swing: Day 5
Second day of Singapore meetings. APJ market conversations with IT vendors, watching the emergence of big data here. Seeing activity in the field is always a fascinating counterpoint to the briefings and conferences back home. But the big data phenomenon is surprisingly rapid. Certainly the user conversations have been similar in some ways to thoseContinue reading “Diary of an Asian Swing: Day 5”
Diary of an Asian Swing: Day 4
Halfway across the world you go to breakfast and see a neighbor is in your hotel too. How often does it happen? Today I saw an SAP colleague I worked with two decades ago at Sybase – and his colleague, with whom I’ll meet while in Singapore. Great start to the day. This day wasContinue reading “Diary of an Asian Swing: Day 4”
Guest Post: Leading the Logical Data Warehouse Charge Has its Challenges
From my colleague Mark Beyer, who speculates about how leadership in moving toward the logical data warehouse (LDW) will be received: The logical data warehouse is already creating a stir in the traditional data warehouse market space. Less than 5% of clients with implemented warehouses that we speak with are pursuing three or more of theContinue reading “Guest Post: Leading the Logical Data Warehouse Charge Has its Challenges”
Apache Hadoop 1.0 Doesn’t Clear Up Trunks and Branches Questions. Do Distributions?
In early January 2012, the world of big data was treated to an interesting series of product releases, press announcements, and blog posts about Hadoop versions. To begin with, we had the announcement of Apache version 1.0 at long last, in a press release. Although there were grumblings here and there in the twittersphere thatContinue reading “Apache Hadoop 1.0 Doesn’t Clear Up Trunks and Branches Questions. Do Distributions?”
PDF X-Change – Still The One
Nearly a year ago, I mentioned a wonderful product called PDF X-Change, from Tracker Software, in a post. It allows me to annotate PDF files, which many vendors maddeningly insist on using for briefings. Why “maddeningly”? Because for me at least, the best place for my notes is in the presentation – it provides theContinue reading “PDF X-Change – Still The One”
Want Broader BI Usage? Crystal Reports Founders Offer Indicee
Mark Cunningham has reunited some of the team that built Crystal Reports (now part of SAP Business Objects) and launched Indicee, a SaaS-based BI reporting play that is pointed squarely at the continuing difficulty of extending BI beyond its seemingly permanent minority usage model. It’s commonly understood that users continue to fend for themselves manually,Continue reading “Want Broader BI Usage? Crystal Reports Founders Offer Indicee”
Informatica Passes Half-Billion Mark, Buys Siperian, Targets Cloud
Informatica has announced another, long-rumored acquisition: Siperian, thus continuing a steady march toward a comprehensive portfolio play. In 2009, its strong growth path made it the clear independent leader in data integration. With Release 9, its vision of a data integration platform grew to providing a comprehensive approach to everything from data discovery services to data quality.Continue reading “Informatica Passes Half-Billion Mark, Buys Siperian, Targets Cloud”
What To Expect at Sapphire? Breya Hints At BO-BWA Connection
IT Market Strategy recently sat down with Marge Breya, Executive Vice President & GM Intelligence Platform & NetWeaver of SAP BusinessObjects, to discuss the first full year of life within SAP after being acquired at the beginning of 2008. Breya oversees full product line responsibility for BI and information management solutions, as well as theContinue reading “What To Expect at Sapphire? Breya Hints At BO-BWA Connection”