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JackBe's Presto: A Self-Service, On-Demand Data Integration, Mashup-Based, Dashboard-Oriented, Business Intelligence Tool Summary
 In this article, Rick van der Lans describes the benefits of Presto, a mashup-based tool from JackBe.

Topics: Business Intelligence, Data Integration, Data Management, Dashboards
by Rick van der Lans | 0 comments		 03-10-2011
Clearly Defining Data Virtualization, Data Federation, and Data Integration Summary
 Data virtualization, data federation, and data integration are related terms that cause a great deal of confusion because they lack clear definitions. In this article, Rick van der Lans defines these often misused terms and invites readers' comments.

Topics: Data Integration, Data Virtualization, Data Federation
by Rick van der Lans | 8 comments		 12-16-2010
Extending Business Intelligence with Graph Analytics Summary
 Graph analytics is a powerful new form of analytics that clearly enriches the set of reporting and analytical capabilities already available, and many organizations can benefit from this form of analytics.

Topics: Analytics, Business Intelligence
by Rick van der Lans | 0 comments		 10-05-2010
Using Composite Information Server to Develop a Data Delivery Platform Summary
 The data delivery platform (DDP) is an architecture for developing business intelligence systems. Data consumers, such as reporting and analytical tools, are decoupled from data stores. This article looks at developing a DDP with a federation server.

Topics: Data Integration, Data Federation, Architecture
by Rick van der Lans | 0 comments		 07-01-2010
The Advantages of Data Warehouse Appliances Revisited Summary
 Rick van der Lans suggests that the extra advantage of a data warehouse appliance is that the business intelligence architecture can be simplified. He explains that a data warehouse appliance can also reduce complexity, improve flexibility and reduce costs.

Topics: Data Warehousing, Appliances
by Rick van der Lans | 0 comments		 05-04-2010
A Classification Scheme for Data Summary
 Rick van der Lans introduces a classification scheme that would be suitable for indicating what types of data are stored in which data sources.

Topics: Data Warehousing, Architecture, Data Management login required
by Rick van der Lans | 2 comments		 04-01-2010
Is the Data Delivery Platform a Federated Architecture? Summary
 Rick van der Lans clarifies the relationship between the data delivery platform and the federated architecture and the federation server.

Topics: Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Architecture
by Rick van der Lans | 1 comment		 03-16-2010
The Requirements of the Data Delivery Platform Summary
 To avoid confusion and misconceptions with respect to the data delivery platform (DDP), Rick van der Lans lists the minimum requirements of a DDP-based business intelligence system.

Topics: Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Architecture
by Rick van der Lans | 3 comments		 02-04-2010
A Definition of the Data Delivery Platform Summary
 Rick van der Lans proposes an initial definition for the business intelligence architecture called the data delivery platform, explains its functionality and compares it to the corporate information factory and the data warehouse bus architecture.

Topics: Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Data Marts, OLAP, Architecture login required
by Rick van der Lans | 2 comments		 01-21-2010
Operational Business Intelligence by Accident Summary
 Operational business intelligence should not be that complicated, says Rick van der Lans, provided that the correct architecture is set up for the data warehouse environment.

Topics: Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Architecture, Operational Business Intelligence
by Rick van der Lans | 0 comments		 01-06-2010
The Data Delivery Platform: Collected Comments Summary
 Rick van der Lans responds to comments and questions he received after the BeyeNETWORK published his series on the flaws of the classic data warehouse architecture.

Topics: Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Data Acquisition and Delivery
by Rick van der Lans | 1 comment		 07-20-2009
The Flaws of the Classic Data Warehouse Architecture, Part 3 Summary
 Rick van der Lans describes the relationship between the data delivery platform and ETL tools, EII tools, the virtual data warehouse and service-oriented architectures.

Topics: Data Warehousing, Enterprise Information Integration (EII), Architecture, ETL, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
by Rick van der Lans | 3 comments		 05-12-2009
The Flaws of the Classic Data Warehouse Architecture, Part 2 Summary
 Part 1 of this series described and summarized the flaws of the classic data warehouse architecture with respect to demands and requirements. In this article, Rick van der Lans introduces a new architecture called the data delivery platform.

Topics: Data Warehousing, Architecture
by Rick van der Lans | 6 comments		 04-01-2009
The Flaws of the Classic Data Warehouse Architecture, Part 1 Summary
 Despite the fact that the classic data warehouse architecture has served us well the last twenty years, Rick van der Lans explains why it may be time for a new architecture.

Topics: Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Architecture
by Rick van der Lans | 5 comments		 03-04-2009

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