RickSherman

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No Shortcuts: Read the BI/DW Instructions and Ask for Directions

My undergraduate degree is in engineering. So that’s my excuse for not…

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The Battle for the Status Quo

It’s a vicious battle. No, I am not talking about the partisan…

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ETL tools: Don’t Forget About the Little Dogs

I’m not only concerned about hand-coding versus ETL tools; I’m also concerned…

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Web Seminar – The Key to Operational BI: Keep It Simple

Registration is now open for my upcoming free webinar: The Key to…

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Data Integration: Hand-coding Using ETL Tools Part 2

This is a continuation of an earlier post that discussed the problems…

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Data Integration: Hand-coding Using ETL Tools

We are creatures of habit. It’s not easy to stop doing something…

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Enterprise Software: Who Should Buy Whom?

In our post Enterprise Software: Is there any one left to buy?…

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Enterprise Software: Is there any one left to buy?

The high tech Titans - IBM (IBM), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Oracle (ORCL), Microsoft…

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People, Process & Politics: Pros & Cons of ICC Organizational Models

As we discussed in my last People, Process & Politics post, the…

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People, Process & Politics: Integration Competency Centers

In our “People, Process & Politics” series we have discussed how non-technical…

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