As the year comes to an end, in the Data Warehouse landscape, if we start assessing the ups and downs of the industry, the success and failures of companies etc. One bright spot in this entire spectrum is the attention that Data Warehouse Appliances are finally getting.
In my opinion this concept is beyond a solution for addressing Data Warehousing needs or problems with speed and cost. It is a platform that can address data related problems in general. When we talk of speed and cost, we get so mired in looking at cost and often decide to hedge bets with known technologies with several limitations since the Appliance is yet to be proven large scale.
With the recent spate of activities and postings from vendors, analysts and other industry experts in how the appliance has been implemented, and the fact that TDWI 2007 Q4 conference is dedicating sessions for speakers to talk on this subject, proves that the appliance is coming to age and adoption to this technology will gain momentum in the next few years.
We will be seeing reports from the TDWI conference posted on the www.beyenetwork.com by my colleagues who will attend this event, while you all wait for those reports, I can assure you of one fact that right here and right now is the next best thing in Data Warehousing. Lets live the moment and applaud all of those individuals who have dreamt of this concept and brought it to life.
Posted October 26, 2007 11:17 AM
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