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Barry Devlin

Dr. Barry Devlin is a founder of the data warehousing industry, defining its first architecture in 1985. A foremost authority on business intelligence (BI), big data and beyond, he is respected worldwide as a visionary and thought-leader in the evolving industry. Barry has authored two ground-breaking books: the classic "Data Warehouse--from Architecture to Implementation" and “Business unIntelligence--Insight and Innovation Beyond Analytics and Big Data” in 2013.
A Warehouse in a Lake, Data Virtually
Data Lake

A Warehouse in a Lake, Data Virtually

Reading Time: 4 minutes Fresh from her success in supplying real-time transaction data to the call center using the Denodo Platform, Alice Well, recently appointed CIO of Advanced Banking Corporation (ABC), hears the three familiar, demanding raps on her office door. She glances toward…

Barry Devlin real-time data
Data Lake

Gaining Real Time Insight

Reading Time: 4 minutes Allow me to introduce the (fictitious) Advanced Banking Corporation, or ABC for short. It may be advanced in name, but its IT systems are anything but. ABC will be our constant companion as we explore all three scenarios for data…

Virtualizing the Data Warehouse
Data Lake, Data Science

Virtualizing the Data Warehouse

Reading Time: 3 minutes 2018 is exactly thirty years since I published the first data warehouse architecture. The core concepts of the architecture remain strong and viable. However, the evolution of both business needs and technology solutions over the intervening decades has led to…

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