Zero Latency: An Obsession with Velocity
Vendors often promise some derivative of the term “faster” in marketing and sales literature (i.e. faster decisions, quicker time to…
Virtualization comes of age… again!
Way back in 1991, when IBM announced the Information Warehouse Framework, one aspect of the content came as a shock…
Do Customers REALLY Want to Know What’s Inside the Black Box?
From politician salaries to calorie counts on restaurant items, “transparency” is a key buzzword in government and business circles. However,…
SAP and The Hoover Dam
First, I did not go to SAPPhire Now 2011. Had to get that out of the way quickly (and to…
Big Data and the New Face of Commerce
Here's a simple task, let's say you have an antique that you want to sell on eBay and you need…
Revisiting Data Warehouse Design
The data warehouse has now been with us for a quarter of a century. Its architecture and infrastructure have stood…
Data Privacy: the Creepy vs. the Terrifying
At the e-G8 summit yesterday, I got into a little spat over privacy. My point, in a panel discussion, was…
Open-Source-Data-Vault-Models
Just started an open-source-data-vault-model project on SourceForge.net. I’ve already uploaded 4 or 5 sample models that should be considered “working…
