Links–BI Industry 2008: Review and Prospect

/*Thanks the hints supplied by:

A look back at 2008 and some crystal ball predictions…, byTammi Kay Geroge, from SASBlog*/

Major Data Warehousing Events of 2008 (and Predictions for 2009), by Michael Schiff, from TDWI,

Major Data Warehousing Events of 2008:

• Everyone had an appliance story
• Industry consolidations continued
• The recessionary environment encourage further BI developments
• Open source grew

Predictions for 2009:

• Further industry consolidation(Informatica by HP, SPSS by SAP)
• Cloud computing will come down to earth
• Open source growth will accelerate
• The IT world will become greener
• Major emphasis on solutions rather than tools and technology

BusinessIntelligence Tools: Year in Review，by Cindi Howson, from BeyeNetwork

Top Virtualization Trends for 2009, by John Suit, from ZDNet

Surround the Warehouse: Prediction for 2009 , by Neil Raden, from IntelligentEnterprise

/*Thanks the hints supplied by:

A look back at 2008 and some crystal ball predictions…, byTammi Kay Geroge, from SASBlog*/

Major Data Warehousing Events of 2008 (and Predictions for 2009), by Michael Schiff, from TDWI,

Major Data Warehousing Events of 2008:

• Everyone had an appliance story
• Industry consolidations continued
• The recessionary environment encourage further BI developments
• Open source grew

Predictions for 2009:

• Further industry consolidation(Informatica by HP, SPSS by SAP)
• Cloud computing will come down to earth
• Open source growth will accelerate
• The IT world will become greener
• Major emphasis on solutions rather than tools and technology

BusinessIntelligence Tools: Year in Review，by Cindi Howson, from BeyeNetwork

Top Virtualization Trends for 2009, by John Suit, from ZDNet

Surround the Warehouse: Prediction for 2009 , by Neil Raden, from IntelligentEnterprise