BI-Research : Factors influencing the FIT between BI End-user and BI-Solution
Do you know your BI End-user(s)? Are you wondering why your BI-applications are barely used? Do you think technology is enough? Do you want to want to get maximum benefit from your BI investment(s)? During the next six months a scientific research project is conducted at Capgemini by a graduate student of Utrecht University, the […]
The ETL Generator - A Holy Grail (or is it?)
For some reason I can’t quite fathom myself either, I spend considerable amounts of time in all manner of datawarehouse / ETL related product development groups. (A substantial bit of that time, I should add, being my own; major system integrators put great value in R&D - just as long as it doesn’t eat into the billable hours.) And whether they […]
Informatica != SSIS (part 1)
Hopping from assignment to assignment (or continent to continent for some of you) you’re bound to work with various pieces of software. From Cognos to Business Objects, from Oracle to MS SQL server, or from Informatica to Microsofts SSIS. It is ’stating the obvious’ to say that all those programs -despite having similar goals and […]
Cognos Forum ‘08 (Sidenote: Sin City)
As mentioned in my previous post; I’m currently attending the Cognos Forum ‘08 in Las Vegas. Since this is my first visit to Vegas, I will share some pictures and experiences with you. I’m staying in a hotel just off the Strip, and have had the opportunity to photograph the ‘main attractions’.
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Testing ETL or: Some More Fun with the Informatica Repository
Family and friends sometimes ask me (although usually not more than once) what exactly it is that I do. Sure, you’re a Business Intelligence slash data warehouse slash ETL specialist, but honestly; do you honestly expect us to know what that means? Management information? Huh? I usually answer the question by explaining that, on a […]
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