Data Warehousing Business Intelligence

Vendors are using this week's LinuxWorld conference to unveil new grid computing offerings.

EnterpriseDB, ServePath and Appistry unveiled products at LinuxWorld and the adjoining Next Generation Data Center conference.

EnterpriseDB unveiled GridSQL for EnterpriseDB Advanced Server, which lets OLAP applications leverage clusters of commodity servers while appearing as a single database to applications, which the company said lets enterprises perfrom complex data warehousing and business intelligence tasks for a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions.

With GridSQL, EnterpriseDB said database performance scales nearly linearly as additional servers are added to the grid. The product also lets DBAs monitor the entire grid from a single console.

GridSQL uses grid technology to distribute data and share computing resources at the database layer so existing applications can run unchanged and application developers can create new applications as if they were accessing a single database on a single server.

Factory Floor xCoupler Module Now Supports Database Views For Faster Configuration

Knoxville, TN xCoupler data exchange modules for Allen-Bradley ControlLogix PACs (Programmable Automation Controllers) now supports database Views to reduce configuration time between the business system the PAC by approximately 50%. This feature enables the module to read only the tables selected by the database administrator and linked data from several tables into one virtual table. This capability and the commonly used Views supplied with the xCoupler module, reduce the number of event triggers that need to be configured. These modules provide a robust, simple and low cost way to support initiatives such as business intelligence, data warehousing, enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, supply chain management and others. They can be setup in 60 minutes or less to configure specific plant floor devices with a database to execute commands, download/confirm batch recipes, create reports and alerts and provide a variety of instructions.

Carlson Restaurants Worldwide Selects mymicros.net for T.G.I. Friday's(R) Restaurant Chain

COLUMBIA, Md. | MICROS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that Carlson Restaurants Worldwide(R) has selected MICROS's mymicros.net solution for its T.G.I. Friday's(R) restaurant brand. Beginning April 1, 2007, MICROS centrally hosted mymicros.net application was seamlessly installed at all 300 company-owned United States locations within four brief days, making this large-scale installation one of MICROS's most expeditious and successful deployments.

The deployment of mymicros.net has provided T.G.I. Friday's restaurants with a reliable means to monitor its sales volume and manage other key restaurant operations. The solution offers a content-rich Internet portal that includes access to hosted applications for point-of-sale, data warehousing, business intelligence and other business applications and content.

EnterpriseDB Open Source Oracle Wannabe Still Searching Identity

Since its inception a few years ago as the "Oracle-compatible database company" EnterpriseDB is still burning cash with no publicly shared revenue or profitability figures.

When you compare the birth and the toddler years of EnterpriseDB with, let's say, Marc Fleury's JBoss, it does not give the impression that EntepriseDB is the next open source success story and a $375 million acquisition target.

Business Intelligence in the Balance: IBM tackles BI's complex future with dynamic warehousing IBM's dynamic ...

Put the right information in the right hands at the right time: that's been the mantra of business intelligence (BI) since the beginning. But today, the parameters are changing for how the BI and data warehousing (DW) community delivers on that goal. What's the right information when the sources, types, and sheer quantity of data are increasing all the time? Who should have this information — and who shouldn't? What exactly is "the right time" when business processes involve multiple users and systems that need to collaborate across the globe? The answers change, which means that how an organization meets BI's defining goal must also change. Information technology has to support — not hinder — business agility. After experiencing the IT challenges that come with mergers and acquisitions, new product lines, new supplier relationships, regulatory compliance pressures, and the incorporation of whole new populations of users (and their devices), many information managers and DBAs recognize that BI and DW systems can't be fixed in concrete.

Cincinnati State offers new IT business class

CLIFTON - Cincinnati State Technical and Community College has added a class in business intelligence to its Information Technologies Division curriculum this fall, covering aspects of IT from systems development and project disciplines to data warehousing and providing user support.

Teradata Continues To Retain No. 1 Leadership Position In Data Warehouse Server Evaluation Model By Analyst Firm

Teradata, a division of NCR Corporation, continues to hold the No. 1 position in the data warehousing server space, based on the Gartner Server Evaluation Model (SEM) report just released. The evaluation model assesses data warehouse database management system (DBMS) server performance across multiple dimensions, and Gartners tool is used by decision makers and influencers across industries that need to develop acquisition strategies for data warehouse DBMS servers. The evaluation document, Server Evaluation Model Summary: Data Warehouse DBMS Servers, 1H07, examines database servers from all major vendors.1

As Teradata approaches its independence from NCR, it believes the No. 1 ranking serves to underscore the future corporations recognized leadership in computing hardware as well as software and enterprise-class business intelligence consulting and support.

Life Fitness Converts to Oracle(R) Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. (Map) - To support its growing business intelligence (BI) initiatives, Life Fitness, a division of Brunswick Corp. (NYSE: BC), has consolidated its BI and data warehousing platforms on Oracle. Life Fitness selected Oracle(R) Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition (EE) to replace its existing BI solution and is upgrading its data warehouse to Oracle Database 10g Release 2. Life Fitness is the global leader in designing and manufacturing a full line of reliable, high-quality fitness equipment for commercial and home use.

Several key factors motivated Life Fitness to reevaluate its BI platform strategy. Specifically, Life Fitness sought to take advantage of Oracle Business Intelligence Suite EE's architectural advantages, information delivery capabilities, and its integration with Oracle Database, Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Fusion Middleware products -- all of which Life Fitness relies upon.