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Michael Schiff

Michael Schiff, Founder and Principal Analyst, MAS StrategiesFounder and Principal Analyst
MAS Strategies
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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)


Employment History
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

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Making Applications Easier to Use Will Increase Their Usage | 06-13-2008
Author: Michael Schiff, Founder and Principal Analyst, MAS Strategies

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...

Teradata - New Platforms for Competing Against Data Warehouse Applicances | 05-06-2008
Author: Michael Schiff, Founder and Principal Analyst, MAS Strategies

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...

Spyware Problems - Users Are Only Partially To Blame | 02-26-2008
Analysis of: Spyware forum: Computer users often to blame for problems | www.computerworld.com
Author: Michael Schiff, Founder and Principal Analyst, MAS Strategies

● 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...

Microsoft Patches a Windows Update Patch | 01-07-2008
Analysis of: Microsoft Patch Puts Up Stop Sign For Some IE Users | www.computerworld.com
Author: Michael Schiff, Founder and Principal Analyst, MAS Strategies

● 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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