Reading Time: 5 minutes We have been talking about the Internet of Things (IoT) for many years now. But just how many “things” are we talking about? Last year, Gartner estimated that 20 billion things will be connected by 2018. These “things” are connected…
Reading Time: 7 minutes When using Data Virtualization as your Enterprise data layer there are certain security aspects that need to be taken into account so the access to the virtual views and the connected data sources is secured. This post will describe the…
Reading Time: 2 minutes It wouldn’t take a genius to notice the evolution of modern technology. In just the past ten years, we’ve watched the flip-phone transform into the smartphone and the automobile inch towards autonomy. Within our own space, we’ve noticed similar shifts,…
Reading Time: 6 minutes The logical data warehouse is the data architecture of the future — fast, flexible and ideal to support self-service BI. In the past year, I have published quite a lot regarding the architectural advantages of the logical data warehouse (read…
Reading Time: 3 minutes If you want to know why a Physical Data Warehouse is no longer suitable for newer data types, register to the webinar “The Big BI Dilemma – Bimodal Logical Data Warehouse to the Rescue!” by Rick van der Lans on…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Anyone working in business intelligence and analytics must count themselves lucky. And I’m feeling lucky too. We were here when Tableau and Qlik set a seismic market shift in motion, from reliance on IT to business user independence, creating the…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Data virtualization receives its deserved recognition, as the market has significantly matured over the past few years. For the first time, Gartner has published a data virtualization specific Market Guide1, which particularly focuses on why data virtualization should be considered…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Recently there has been a lot of discussion around the concept of the logical data warehouse. What is the cause of this buzz? Why are logical data warehouses so important for data professionals? To understand this, we first need to…
Reading Time: 4 minutes As C-level executives managing different lines of business, our duties could be varied, but we are all driven by one common goal—to generate profit for the company. And there is always pressure to do it faster—demanded by the CEO. Data…
Reading Time: 6 minutes When creating an enterprise data layer using data virtualization some of the questions that usually came up are, what are the options for metadata management and how to provide data governance now that everything is accessed from a new unified…
