This term is commonly used in reference to data warehousing. This is part of the data warehousing process. Data warehousing involves centrally storing critical business information in a form that enables users (other than just programmers) to view...
The Alphablox software will be incorporated into various IBM products, including IBM's DB2 data warehousing software and its WebSphere Business Integration Monitor, which is designed to track the progress of a multistep business process.
The company has spent $3m on the 60 day implementation of the data warehousing system from Kalido, which was spun-off from its parent company Shell last year. Kalido was initially developed for in-house use by Shell which sold its controlling stake...
Speaking at the Information Builders Summit user conference in Las Vegas, Hostmann said companies need to build a BI 'competency centre' to cut cost and get the best insight from their data. Companies need to centralise the management of their...
In real-time data warehousing there is no latency between the source system and the data warehouse, so changes in the source system are reflected in the data warehouse instantaneously or at least in near real-time.
The study, sponsored by data warehousing company Kalido, found the key reasons why companies fail include missing a major external event (such as the internet); becoming inflexible over time as they get larger; having a short-term stock-market...