Data Consolidation

Metagenix Reverse Engineers Data Into Information

by M. Reed ... to acquire software in the "data migration" category, companies should study the scope of their data warehouse/data mart/data consolidation efforts to ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2001/02/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_02_15_01_1.asp - 9k - 2001-02-15 Summary: Metagenix’ MetaRecon reverse engineers metadata information by examining the raw data contained in the source(s) rather than depending on the data dictionaries of the existing legacy systems (which are often incorrect). Other unique Metagenix approaches include an

Operational Business Intelligence and Performance Management: Key ...

by Lyndsay Wise ... After all, both product groupings offer scorecarding, dashboarding, reporting, analytics, and data consolidation functionality. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2007/11/research_notes/TU_BI_LW_11_19_07_01_1.asp - 15k - 2007-11-19 Summary: The distinction between business performance management and operational business intelligence is sometimes unclear. Many vendor offerings overlap in terms of features and functionality, making it difficult to distinguish between the two. However, there are some differences worth exploring.

Operational Business Intelligence and Performance Management: Key ...

by Lyndsay Wise ... After all, both product groupings offer scorecarding, dashboarding, reporting, analytics, and data consolidation functionality. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2009/01/research_notes/TU_BI_LW_01_19_09_1.asp - 15k Summary: The distinction between business performance management and operational business intelligence is sometimes unclear. Many vendor offerings overlap in terms of features and functionality, making it difficult to distinguish between the two. However, there are some differences worth exploring.

Microsoft Takes A Shot at the Business Intelligence Market

by Lyndsay Wise ... If anything, organizations should be working to consolidate their BI platform to provide a centralized structure, both in terms of data consolidation as well ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2006/06/research_notes/PN_BI_LW_06_30_06_1.asp - 16k - 2006-06-30 Summary: Microsoft Business Scorecard Manager 2005 has allowed Microsoft to enter the business intelligence (BI) market by using its client base to expand its offering. Microsoft offers a complete solution with its SQL Server platform, OLAP, reporting analysis, and scorecarding capabilities.

Evolutionary Technologies Does EAI (Always Did, We Just Didn’t ...

by M. Reed ... Potential customers in need of solutions to data consolidation, integration, and transformation should include ETI's ETI·EXTRACT® on a short list of ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2001/03/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_03_07_01_1.asp - 9k - 2001-03-07 Summary: Evolutionary Technologies (ETI) has announced the newest release of their flagship product, ETI•EXTRACT Tool Suite Release 4.2. ETI·Extract has long been well known as an ETL (extract/transform/load) tool, only recently have companies begun to realize that data extraction and consolidation are key un

Customer Data Integration: A Primer

by Lyndsay Wise ... Some key features include the ability to configure and to manage data relationship consolidation, rules and metadata maintenance for relationship unification ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2006/08/research_notes/TU_BI_LW_08_22_06_1.asp - 20k - 2006-08-22 Summary: Customer data integration (CDI) involves consolidation of customer information for a centralized view of the customer experience. Implementing CDI within a customer relationship management initiative can help provide organizations with a successful framework to manage data on a continuous basis.

Has The BI Market Consolidation Been Crystal-Clearly Actuated? ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... access to such applications as inventory control, ERP, CRM, data stores, packaged ... Thus, while the ongoing consolidation may reduce users' choices, it may also ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2003/08/news_analysis/NA_DW_PJ_08_19_03_1.asp - 19k - 2003-08-19 Summary: Users choosing point planning or BI products should consider the integration infrastructure and effort needed to combine these products versus the cost and functionality issues of choosing an integrated CPM product suite (if still possible to find). Mission-critical issues like scalability, reliability,

Integration and Consolidation of Business Intelligence within ...

by Mukhles Zaman ... BI, on the other hand, turns data into information, and BPM ... currently using performance management components such as financial consolidation and management ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2005/07/research_notes/VN_BI_MZ_07_18_05_1.asp - 18k - 2005-07-18 Summary: A growing measure of business performance is financial performance management. Leveraging business intelligence (BI) to map business performance goals requires integrating and consolidating information. Systems Union is embarking on a strategy to triumph in this market.

Access to Critical Business Intelligence: Challenging Data ...

by Olin Thompson & P.J. Jakovljevic ... BI solution, although featuring data warehousing and extract/transport/load (ETL) capabilities, often tends to avoid unnecessary data consolidation, given that ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2005/07/research_notes/TU_BI_XOT_07_15_05_1.asp - 25k - 2005-07-15 Summary: There is a perception that if business users are given access to enterprise databases and raw query tools, they will create havoc in the system, which is a possibility—unless the business intelligence (BI) product developer understands the potential problem and addresses it as a business-critical facto

BI Market Consolidation Compared to ERP Market Consolidation

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... that is stored in an array of corporate databases/data-warehouses, legacy ... and many incumbent BI vendors' bullish recent performance, the consolidation just for ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2003/08/research_notes/TN_DW_PJ_08_09_03_1.asp - 23k - 2003-08-09 Summary: The BI market is ripe for consolidation, but not necessarily for the reason of capturing the scarce remaining market share like in the ERP case, but more likely for the reasons of garnering the most complete CPM portfolio.