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Bill Inmon is heading to Washington, D.C. for the Data Management Forum on November 3rd and 4th. This is a great opportunity for you to hear Bill explain why data warehousing is changing and how the next generation data warehouses should be architected.

The actual conference is on November 4, but Bill will be presenting a one-day tutorial on November 3. Bill's pre-conference seminar should not be missed -- you'll learn everything you need to know to architect your enterprise to optimize business intelligence and data warehousing.

Bill's also presenting the keynote at the conference on November 4, Next Generation Data Warehousing: Strategies for Success. And there's a great line-up of other presenters too:

• Juan Gorricho, Director of Data Warehousing and Analytics at Walt Disney World Parks & Resorts
• Adrian Gardner, CIO and Director of Information, Technology & Communications,NASA
• Peter Aiken, Founding Director, Data Blueprint, Associate Professor, VCU, President, DAMA International  
• Michael Hermida, President, K3MP Technologies, Past Lead Architect on Space Shuttle and Spacelab Programs, IBM Program Manager

Mark your calendars now and visit the Data Management Forum website for more details about the presentations.

I want to tell you about a unique opportunity to spend 60 minutes talking personally to Bill Inmon about your data warehouse issues. At the upcoming Advanced Architecture Conference that's being held on September 26-28 in Genesee, Colorado, you could do just that. Or you could spend an hour with any of the other presenters at that conference.Here's a partial line-up of the speakers available for private discussions:

• Bill Inmon on data warehousing and unstructured data
• Dan Lindstedt on data vault
• Hans Hultgren on data vault
• Krish Krishnan on data warehouse architecture
• Derek Strauss on DW 2.0
• Ross Leher on taxonomies
• Steve Hitchman on Agile data warehousing
• Thomas Groh on BI and the cloud
• Bill Bird on real world architecture issues
• Larissa Moss on data warehousing
• Patty Haines on data warehousing and unstructured data

Visit the conference website to register for the conference and book your one-on-one sessions while there are still open slots.

I see this as a big plus for Teradata as it continues to extend its technology lead in analytics and data warehousing.

Teradata Corporation today announced that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aster Data Systems, Inc., a market leader and pioneer in advanced analytics and the management of a variety of diverse data that is not structured. The combination of Teradata and Aster Data technologies will enable businesses to unlock the new intelligence hidden within the ever-growing volume of big data.

It was just announced that Netezza, one of the leaders in data warehouse appliances, is going to be acquired by IBM, which continues to accelerate consolidation in the industry as I noted in my July 26 blog. I continue to see more consolidation coming as things accelerate. Netezza, considered the leader in the appliance market, fits in very nicely with IBM's strategy to continue to be one of the dominant players in business intelligence, analytics and data warehousing.

In today's press release about this acquisition, Steve Mills, senior vice president and group executive, IBM Software and Systems, says:

"IBM is bringing analytics to the masses. We continue to evolve our capabilities for systems integration, bringing together optimized hardware and software, in response to increasing demand for technology that delivers true business value.Netezza is a perfect example of this approach. Netezza strongly complements our business analytics capabilities and client base. Together, we have the opportunity to quickly leverage the technology and accelerate the offering."

That leaves Vertica as the largest pure-play appliance vendor in the market and makes me wonder if HP or Dell will make a play for them or if one of those two will consider the purchase of Teradata.

Bill Hewitt, Kalido's president and CEO, has this comment about today's news:

"IBM's acquisition of Netezza gives it a significant edge over the other megavendors. Businesses need information management solutions that enable them to quickly deliver business value, and Netezza's ability to handle complex analytic queries goes a long way to meeting that need. Netezza running Kalido further enhances this solution giving customers unmatched flexibility coupled with Netezza's unmatched performance."

Bill Inmon is presenting an advanced architecture conference where you can learn what's new in information architecture. Bill advises that you'll even be able to gain hands-on experience at this event. In addition to hearing directly from Bill, you'll be able to benefit from the collective knowledge of Krish Krishnan, Tim Leonard, Mike Lampa, Bob Seiner, Dan Lindstedt, Bill Bird, Ross Lehere, Greg Hatfield and many others. That's quite a group Bill has gathered for this conference, and you certainly don't want to miss this event.

The conference is taking place on September 22-24 in Genesee, Colorado. And, if you've never been to Colorado in the fall, you'll probably want to add a few vacation days to your trip to enjoy all that fall has to offer in the mountains.

You can get more information and register here.