Summary
The Independent Analyst Platform is an informal organization of independent analysts. Each year, a three-day event is organized where the analysts meet with vendors. At these events, the vendors
inform independent analysts about their new technologies, ideas, products, and developments. In addition, the vendors get a chance to brief the analysts personally and organize demo's.
The participating analysts are based in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Australia. All the analysts are considered to be top experts in their areas.
The topics addressed at IAP events, include business intelligence, data warehousing, mashups, information integration, and data governance and quality.