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Future of Datawarehouse
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That is as general a question as one can think off.
I need to know the future as well, but alas haven't found a way yet. Three years ago the sky was the limit, now we are bombarded by companies looking to stash their consultants somewhere, anywhere.
You should'n't jump on the wagon because you expect a profitable career. I think there are not that many high and lows anyway. Jump aboard cause you are really interested and motivated.
If anyone could REALLY predict the future of datawarehousing he could make big bucks out of it, so it would be a bit optimistic to find that prediction on a free forum...........
T. Blom
Information analyst
tbl@shimano-eu.com
I need to know the future as well, but alas haven't found a way yet. Three years ago the sky was the limit, now we are bombarded by companies looking to stash their consultants somewhere, anywhere.
You should'n't jump on the wagon because you expect a profitable career. I think there are not that many high and lows anyway. Jump aboard cause you are really interested and motivated.
If anyone could REALLY predict the future of datawarehousing he could make big bucks out of it, so it would be a bit optimistic to find that prediction on a free forum...........
T. Blom
Information analyst
tbl@shimano-eu.com
Althought nobody "knows" the future, data warehousing is looking promising. More and more corporations are building data warehouses every year. There has been a pretty good job market compared to some of the other desciplines. You can get pigeoned holed somewhat because the warehouses typically are vendor specific, such as a Teradata Micrstrategy shop, or an Oracle Business Objects shop. But blom0344 is right, work where you have a passion and an interest. If you have this you will be more likely to suceed.
johnherman
MIS
Data warehousing is not dead and it is not dying. Although there have been many companies which have failed DW projects, most will find that they really do need a DW. You see, the DW feeds business analysis and research, and w/o competitive advantage in these areas, your business is walking on thin ice. Since its beginnings over a decade ago, DW has spawned Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management. It has caused changes in CRM. It became the supply source for the Balanced Scorecard (Key Performance Indicators), and serves interfaces with e-commerce and ERP applications.
Want to know the future of DW? Me too, but I bet it involves Return on Investment and the bottom line. Let's face it, business is about money. Anyone who can find a way to either cut costs or increase profits via DW will be well off. I foresee better integration of DW with ERP and ABC (Activity Based Costing) systems in the area of controlling costs. I also 4see info sharing between companies for cross-selling opportunities, both to consumers and companies. This will present the need for conformed dimensions in the areas of company (customer/vendor), consumer (customer), products and services, geography, and markets. This may also lead to more standardization in terms of measures. But remember, any company which is experiencing competitive advantage through data warehousing is quite unlikely to reveal those secrets to their competition.
We need to think outside the box to uncover those secrets.
Want to know the future of DW? Me too, but I bet it involves Return on Investment and the bottom line. Let's face it, business is about money. Anyone who can find a way to either cut costs or increase profits via DW will be well off. I foresee better integration of DW with ERP and ABC (Activity Based Costing) systems in the area of controlling costs. I also 4see info sharing between companies for cross-selling opportunities, both to consumers and companies. This will present the need for conformed dimensions in the areas of company (customer/vendor), consumer (customer), products and services, geography, and markets. This may also lead to more standardization in terms of measures. But remember, any company which is experiencing competitive advantage through data warehousing is quite unlikely to reveal those secrets to their competition.
We need to think outside the box to uncover those secrets.
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