Michael Schiff
Founder and Principal AnalystMAS Strategies
Michael Schiff is the Founder and Principal Analyst of MAS Strategies, providing consulting services to data warehouse vendors, companies implementing BI technology, and major industry analyst firms. He has authored reports for firms including IDC and Heavy Reading. Previously, Mr. Schiff was the VP of Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence at Current Analysis. He specializes in data integration, data quality, database technology, business intelligence. He has 35+ years of experience as a vendor, developer, user, and consultant in analyzing, developing, marketing, and implementing operational and analytical software solutions. Mr. Schiff has appeared in publications including Computerworld, InformationWeek, and The Wall Street Transcript. He is knowledgeable on companies including Actuate, IBM, Informatica, Microsoft, MicroStrategy, Netezza, Oracle, SAP, SPSS, and Teradata. He frequently speaks at industry events and is often quoted by business and trade publications. (This is me - Update Profile)
| 2002 - present | Founder and Principal Analyst MAS Strategies |
|---|---|
| 1997 - 2005 | Vice President - Data Warehousing and Intelligence Current Analysis Inc |
| 1996 - 1997 | Executive Director - Advanced Decision Support Oracle Corporation |
| 1990 - 1996 | Director Software AG |
| 1979 - 1990 | Marketing Executive Digital Equipment Corporation |
GLG Study Groups with Michael Schiff(?)
| Study Group Name | Members |
|---|---|
| Content Management Software Experts | 125 |
| Data Warehouse Software Experts | 76 |
| Content Management Software Experts (North America) | 115 |
| CRM Software Market Experts in Member Programs | 42 |
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Making applications easier to use will help increase the breadth and depth of their deployment within an organization. Applications that allow user collaboration are also likely to see increased usage, especially in organizations that encourage interdepartmental cooperation rather than departmental...
o While Teradata has been slow to acknowledge that data warehouse appliances were more than a niche market, Teradata may actually have been the original data warehouse appliance vendor. o Data warehouse appliances do not necessarily replace traditional data warehouses; rather they complement them and...
● In a perfect world all users would immediately install any patches or upgrades that would enhance the security of their systems. ● However, many users, especially in home or home office environments, are reluctant to change something that seems to work. ● Of course, in a perfect world...
● The release of a Windows Update patch that potentially crashes Internet Explorer 6 is a major faux pas for Microsoft. ● As with all software, IT organizations need to thoroughly test any Microsoft patches prior to allowing them to be installed on users' PCs. ● Microsoft should have reacted...
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