Comments for Mike Ferguson's Blog http://intelligentbusiness.biz/wordpress Latest opinions from one of Europe's foremost authorities on BI and Data Management Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:15:17 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Chasm Not Crossed as A Sensor Data Tsunami Comes Over The Horizon by Pervasive Rush To Take On The Challenge of Scalable Data Integration « Mike Ferguson’s Blog http://intelligentbusiness.biz/wordpress/?p=274&cpage=1#comment-2918 Pervasive Rush To Take On The Challenge of Scalable Data Integration « Mike Ferguson’s Blog Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:15:17 +0000 http://intelligentbusiness.biz/wordpress/?p=274#comment-2918 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> Comment on Cloud Based BI – Understanding The Options Is the Biggest Barrier by Andy Ellicott http://intelligentbusiness.biz/wordpress/?p=281&cpage=1#comment-1962 Andy Ellicott Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:47:41 +0000 http://intelligentbusiness.biz/wordpress/?p=281#comment-1962 Hi Mike, This is a great framework for evaluating cloud DW/BI alternatives (as an ex Kalido and ex Vertica guy). A couple of thoughts on your 2nd and 3rd options. Doesn't the dividing line between those get a little intertwined? I ask because I think BI PaaS is usually a pre-requisite for a complete, "ready to go," cloud BI application? I'm thinking of Oco (http://www.oco-inc.com), which might be harder to categorize than some of the other vendors. They provide ready-to-go BI apps in the cloud (option 3) and arguably have one of the more advanced, cloud-based data integration and data warehousing (option 2) platforms underlying their solutions. They have pre-built connectivity to, and integration of data from pretty complex sources, enterprise apps like SAP. Thanks again Mike--great thread. Hi Mike,
This is a great framework for evaluating cloud DW/BI alternatives (as an ex Kalido and ex Vertica guy).

A couple of thoughts on your 2nd and 3rd options.

Doesn’t the dividing line between those get a little intertwined? I ask because I think BI PaaS is usually a pre-requisite for a complete, “ready to go,” cloud BI application?

I’m thinking of Oco (http://www.oco-inc.com), which might be harder to categorize than some of the other vendors. They provide ready-to-go BI apps in the cloud (option 3) and arguably have one of the more advanced, cloud-based data integration and data warehousing (option 2) platforms underlying their solutions. They have pre-built connectivity to, and integration of data from pretty complex sources, enterprise apps like SAP.

Thanks again Mike–great thread.

]]> Comment on BITunes on the Cloud? – The Emergence Of Subscription Based On-Demand BI by Suzuki http://intelligentbusiness.biz/wordpress/?p=288&cpage=1#comment-1938 Suzuki Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:14:48 +0000 http://intelligentbusiness.biz/wordpress/?p=288#comment-1938 I also used Dundas Dashboard a bit during the conference at New Orleans, and I was highly impressed with it. I think your analysis in the market is fairly correct, though to do BI involves (usually) private data that companies are not willing to put in the cloud. In addition, to get "useful" analysis, you need a business analyst to look at it. I think a product like Dundas Dashboard is trying to make it easier to empower those who don't care to know the databases to still be able to make useful dashboards, by delegating the more technical work to others who can set it up. I also used Dundas Dashboard a bit during the conference at New Orleans, and I was highly impressed with it.

I think your analysis in the market is fairly correct, though to do BI involves (usually) private data that companies are not willing to put in the cloud. In addition, to get “useful” analysis, you need a business analyst to look at it.

I think a product like Dundas Dashboard is trying to make it easier to empower those who don’t care to know the databases to still be able to make useful dashboards, by delegating the more technical work to others who can set it up.

]]> Comment on Chasm Not Crossed as A Sensor Data Tsunami Comes Over The Horizon by Hugh Heinsohn http://intelligentbusiness.biz/wordpress/?p=274&cpage=1#comment-1864 Hugh Heinsohn Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:49:16 +0000 http://intelligentbusiness.biz/wordpress/?p=274#comment-1864 We see data visualization for real-time streaming sources and CEP engines as a major emerging factor in many markets, including telecoms, utilities and capital markets. We've been getting a very good reception this week at the SIFMA conference in New York to the new dashboarding and visualization capabilities we have for the Aleri CEP engine for example. The banks and hedge funds are rapidly taking this technology up, although it's still quite specialized. I think this may remain a specialized niche for a while but once in the door, it's a compelling piece of technology for people in a lot of industries, not just financial services. We see data visualization for real-time streaming sources and CEP engines as a major emerging factor in many markets, including telecoms, utilities and capital markets. We’ve been getting a very good reception this week at the SIFMA conference in New York to the new dashboarding and visualization capabilities we have for the Aleri CEP engine for example. The banks and hedge funds are rapidly taking this technology up, although it’s still quite specialized. I think this may remain a specialized niche for a while but once in the door, it’s a compelling piece of technology for people in a lot of industries, not just financial services.

]]> Comment on Cloud Based BI – Understanding The Options Is the Biggest Barrier by Sam Boonin http://intelligentbusiness.biz/wordpress/?p=281&cpage=1#comment-1847 Sam Boonin Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:19:08 +0000 http://intelligentbusiness.biz/wordpress/?p=281#comment-1847 Mike- Agree 100% that understanding options for Cloud BI is a challenge these days. In every early market, websites, white papers and powerpoints look dramatically similar, why should cloud BI be any different? IMHO the winning formula is balancing our natural desire to accommodate any data, any model, any source with the inherent benefits of SaaS - easy to buy, use, implement, customize. Mike-

Agree 100% that understanding options for Cloud BI is a challenge these days. In every early market, websites, white papers and powerpoints look dramatically similar, why should cloud BI be any different?

IMHO the winning formula is balancing our natural desire to accommodate any data, any model, any source with the inherent benefits of SaaS – easy to buy, use, implement, customize.

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