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In the Know About Data Management's Value
Current findings from Evalubase's ongoing study of the enterprise technology market show that among major classes of data management solutions, enterprises find the most value from their knowledge management solutions. And those fatidic analysts...
Doug Laney, Evalubase | 9th August '05
Mediocre Metadata Experiences
According to current user ratings tracked by Evalubase Research, the overall experience with metadata management and repository solutions is somewhat mediocre compared to data management solutions on average.
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Doug Laney, Evalubase | 20th July '05
Incredible Credibility Variances
Ok, enough with bashing the analyst firms. Let's berate some vendors! (Just kidding of course.) One of the more interesting Evalubase Research findings, however, is the variance in how IT professionals like you rate vendor credibility--both among...
Doug Laney, Evalubase | 1st June '05
Disecting the Magic Quadrant
While speaking on technology portfolio management at the Wilshire/DAMA conference this week, questions about what's behind the famed Magic Quadrant came up. Now I certainly don't want to bash Gartner or other analyst firms outright. What they've...
Doug Laney, Evalubase | 26th May '05
Data Management Buyers Want Performance and Maintainability First and Foremost
When asked about which factors were most important in selecting one data management solution over another, users are indicating that performance and functionality characteristics of candidate solutions were paramount. View Evalubase chart
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Doug Laney, Evalubase | 16th May '05
Selected Data Warehouse Vendor Ratings
As I have cautioned several times, Evalubase's research method comprises an ongoing study of the enterprise technology market. While our method is imminently more empirical (and far less magical) than quadrant type charts and doesn't include any...
Doug Laney, Evalubase | 16th May '05
BI Lagging the Biz App Pack
According to current results from Evalubase's ongoing peer study of the enterprise technology market:
When considering key metrics such as functionality, efficiency and reliability, BI solutions receive the lowest technical marks, compared to ERP,...
Doug Laney, Evalubase | 24th April '05
What's most important to you in selecting a BI solution?
According to current results from Evalubase's ongoing peer study of the enterprise technology market:
Enterprises selecting business intelligence solutions have become more concerned with ease-of-integration above all other factors. Clearly this...
Doug Laney, Evalubase | 21st April '05
Introducing the Industry Research Blog
Welcome to the Evalubase Research blog. Unlike other blogs, this one is more about your experiences than mine. Evalubase's ongoing study of the IT market is driven by anonymous product/vendor reviews and ratings of real IT professionals like you,...
Doug Laney, Evalubase | 18th April '05