BeyeResearch - Data Warehouse Appliances: Evolution or Revolution?

The data warehouse appliance has been a revolution in the practice of data warehousing, enabling enterprises to conduct business in entirely new ways.

Introduction

This study examines the nature and importance of the data warehouse (DW) appliance to the area of business intelligence (BI) and specifically to data warehousing. We consider a data warehouse to be a critical part of the infrastructure to support business intelligence within an enterprise.

A data warehouse appliance is an integrated package of hardware and software that supports data warehousing for a company. The objective for a data warehouse...

About the Authors

Richard Hackathorn -

Dr. Hackathorn is President and Founder of Bolder Technology Inc., a 15-year-old consulting and education firm specializing in the IT industry. Richard has more than 30 years of experience in the IT industry as a well-known technology innovator and international educator. Richard has published numerous articles in trade and academic publications, presented regularly at leading trade conferences and conducted professional seminars in eighteen countries. Richard can be reached at richardh@bolder.com.

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Colin White -

Colin is the Founder of BI Research. He is well known for his in-depth knowledge of leading-edge business intelligence and business integration technologies, and how they can be used to build a smart and agile business. With more than 35 years of IT experience, he has consulted for dozens of companies throughout the world and is a frequent speaker at leading IT events. Colin has written numerous articles on business intelligence and enterprise business integration. Colin has an expert channel and blog on the B-Eye-Network and can be reached at cwhite@bi-research.com.

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