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July 21, 2006
Threat to BI? Not So Sure.
Two days ago I had a chance to participate in a webinar sponsored by Business Objects. The title of the event was "Data Integration Best Practices Panel Discussion" and three DW/BI experts shared their ideas and opinions to answer each question from the audience.
Many people raised very good questions which were all answered specifically by the panelists. Everyone was very enthusiastic in sharing their DW/BI experiences and very optimistic about the future of the DW/BI industry. Most agreed that, high quality data (accurate & concise) was the one of the most important success factors in any BI strategy. After all there is no such thing as a great decision if it is made based on false data.
Everything seemed to flow smoothly until the following question was raised - "What are the market risks and threats to the DW/BI industry? e.g. Internet was the main driver behind the growing damages inflicted upon the Newspaper industry." One of the panelists briefly mentioned 'open source' could be somewhat a threat to DW/BI but none of the experts could answer this question with a clarity.
Well, this turned out to be the most difficult question of the event. I am glad the panelists struggled to answer this question because it means DW/BI will be around for many years to come. Great news for all DW/BI professionals.
Posted by William Cho at July 21, 2006 7:15 AM
