Study Group: Teradata Professional Services Data Warehousing Experts

Council Members in this Study Group: 46

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Gurtej Sodhi

CIO & Sr. VP - IT
CRYE-LEIKE AFFILIATES

Gurtej Sodhi is the Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President at The Crye Leike Group of Companies (a $5B enterprise). He has over 14 years of increasingly responsible positions in design, development, and management of IT operations. His industry...

Ralph Behar

Senior Director IT
OSI SYSTEMS, INC.

Ralph Behar is the Sr. Director IT of OSI Systems, Inc, a vertically integrated, worldwide provider of security and inspection systems, medical monitoring and anesthesia systems, and optoelectronic devices and value-added subsystems. He is an acknowledged...

Michael Schiff

Founder and Principal Analyst
MAS 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...

Bill Bradway

Founder & Managing Director
Bradway Research, LLC

Bill Bradway is the Founder and Managing Director of Bradway Research. Previously, Mr. Bradway lead the Banking Practice at Financial Insights, a strategic advisory firm to banks, insurance companies, asset management firms, securities brokerages, and...

Kamala Worthington

President
KW Marketing Consultant

Kamala Worthington is the President of KW Marketing Consultant. She was the Vice President and Marketing Product Manager for the ATM Channel at Bank of America, where she was responsible for conducting market research & competitive analysis to determine...

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Oracle's Acquisitions Continue to Roll On

October 8, 2009

Analysis by:Michael Schiff, Founder and Principal Analyst,

Analysis of:Oracle To Acquire HyperRoll | www.informationweek.com

o Oracle's acquisition of HyperRoll provides it with innovative technology that complements its Hyperion business intelligence offerings as well as the Oracle Database.o It increases the competitive appeal of Oracle's BI offerings in several markets including the installed base of some of its competitors. o It provides further evidence of Oracle's willingness to acquire niche technology that adds new functionality and/or improves the performance of its current offerings.

IBM To Acquire SPSS and its Data Mining Capabilities

July 28, 2009

Analysis by:Michael Schiff, Founder and Principal Analyst,

Analysis of:IBM Buys A Profitable Prophet | www.forbes.com

o IBM and SPSS are certainly not strangers and IBM's pending acquisition of SPSS will further enhance IBM's analytic capabilities.o SPSS has an OEM agreement with IBM Cognos' rival SAP BusinessObjects for the data mining component of the BusinessObjects XI platform. This partnership will likely now be tested.o The software industry continues to consolidate as giants acquire complementary technology. This trend will likely accelerate as the economy recovers.

Microsoft - One Disappointing Quarter is Not a Disaster

July 28, 2009

Analysis by:Michael Schiff, Founder and Principal Analyst,

Analysis of:Update: Microsoft Revenue Declines 17% in Fiscal Q4 | www.computerworld.com

o Microsoft's earnings disappointment was influenced by product release dates, in particular the Windows 7 operating system.o The pending release of Windows 7 caused the many PC and associated software sales to be delayed. o The home market will quickly respond once Windows 7 starts shipping with new PCs; businesses will remain cautious until PC software applications have proved to be compatible and Windows 7 tested in pilot implementations.

Cloud Computing: Providing Both Hardware and Software On-Demand Services

June 2, 2009

Analysis by:Michael Schiff, Founder and Principal Analyst,

Analysis of:McKinsey Cloud Computing Report Conclusions Don't Add Up | www.cio.com

o Cloud computing can encompasses both hardware and software services. o Cloud computing is not a passing fad, nor is it a new concept. o Cloud computing can benefit organizations both large and small.

Oracle (ORCL) Expanding its Software-as-a-Service Presence

May 4, 2009

Analysis by:Michael Schiff, Founder and Principal Analyst,

Analysis of:Oracle to expand Web-based software offerings-source | www.reuters.com

o Oracle is no stranger to on-demand computing but has, with a few exceptions, focused its efforts on providing a database and middleware platform upon which third party software vendors could build on-demand applications. o Oracle's pending acquisition of Sun Microsystems will allow Oracle to greatly expand its cloud computing capabilities. o Oracle's new on-demand software will allow it to better compete against pureplay SaaS vendors such as Salesforce.com while also countering efforts of SAP and its BusinessByDesign SMB-focused SaaS initiative. o Oracle is hedging its bets and positioning itself in both the on-premise and on-demand world.

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