1995-2003 Article and Column Archive

Publication:  Enterprise Systems Journal
Pub Date: 2000
Title The Architecture Anarchy, and How to Survive it http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/architectureanarchy.pdf Understanding the available BI architectures and build approaches and how to choose the appropriate model for your site.
Publication:  Future Focus
Pub Date: 6/20/2000
Title Architectures and Approaches for Successful Data Warehouses http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/architectures.pdf Overview of the available BI architectures and build approaches.
Publication:  Telephony
Pub Date: 2000
Title Applied Business Intelligence http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/appliedbi.pdf Applying BI to the telephony market No organization can afford to deny itself the power of business intelligence
Publication:  HP Professional
Pub Date: 4/5/2000
Title New World of Business Intelligence http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/newworldbi.pdf BI market overview BI is the sleeper market segment in the technology world
Publication:  PC Week
Pub Date: 6/29/1998
Title The Big Data Warehouse Squeeze http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/bigdwsqueeze.pdf A mid to long term forecast for the data warehouse market.
Publication:  IDWA Navigator
Pub Date: 1996
Title Site Checks http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/sitechecks.pdf Key site and organizational evaluation criteria 
Publication:  Data Management Review (DM Review) Monthly columns
Pub Date: 1995 - 2003
Columns by: Douglas Hackney
# Publication Date Title Link Description Callout
1 1995 12  Ensure A Good Beginning By Forcing A Bad Ending http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1995-12.pdf Ensure a Good Ending by Forcing a Bad Ending
2 1996 1 A Happy Place To Be http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1996-01.pdf Setting the team's scope and mission statement
3 1996 2 Managing The Tail http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1996-02.pdf Understanding and overcoming time/resource management challenges
4 1996 3 Meta Data Conundrum http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1996-03.pdf Understanding the hidden traps of Meta Data
5 1996 4 Meta Data in 800 Words http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1996-04.pdf Brief description of meta data content requirements
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6 1996 6 Vendors Are Our Friends http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1996-06.pdf Understanding and leveraging vendor relationships
7 1996 7 Nothing Changes but the Changes http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1996-07.pdf Technologies and capabilities to watch for in vendors' solutions
8 1996 8 OCSD, Online Content Scheduling and Delivery http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1996-08.pdf Sharing and distributing information resources
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9 1996 10 Data Islands http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1996-10.pdf Identifying and Utilizing Data Islands as Sources
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10 1996 12 Report Cards http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1996-12.pdf Preparing and Leveraging Project Status Report Cards
11 1997 1 Training http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1997-01.pdf Key training challenges and processes
12 1997 2 What is a Data Mart? http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1997-02.pdf Defining Data Marts
13 1997 3 The March of the Acronyms http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1997-03.pdf Data Warehouse and Data Mart Tool Market Segments
14 1997 4 Resume Realities http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1997-04.pdf What to Look For in Data Warehouse and Data Mart Team Member Resumes
15 1997 5 Enterprise Data Mart Architecture http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1997-05.pdf Understanding the prerequisite of the enterprise data mart architecture
16 1997 6 Mr. Sawzall is My Friend http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1997-06.pdf Data Warehousing is renovation, not new construction
17 1997 7 Know When to Bail http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1997-07.pdf Learning the danger signs of a doomed project
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18 1997 9 Surviving the Curse of Legamarts http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1997-09.pdf How to integrate non-architected, non-integrated LegaMarts into the data warehouse or data mart
19 1997 10 Picking a Data Mart Tool http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1997-10.pdf The process for picking tools for data mart or data warehouse projects
20 1997 11 Maintenance: The Forgotten Challenge http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1997-11.pdf Maintenance and sustenance, the real challenges of data warehousing
21 1997 12 The dirty little secret http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1997-12.pdf The dirty secret of data warehousing that no one wants to talk about
22 1998 1 Eating the Rat http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1998-01.pdf The three phases of data warehousing, and how to survive each phase
23 1998 2 Who Are You? http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1998-02.pdf The two types of approaches to data warehousing and how to pick the approach that is best suited to your site
24 1998 3 Who Are You? Part Two http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1998-02.pdf
25 1998 4 Who Are You? Part Three http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1998-02.pdf
26 1998 5 Tomorrowland  http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1998-05.pdf A look into the crystal ball to predict the near term future of data warehousing
27 1998 6 Houston, We Have a Problem http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1998-06.pdf Ensuring that you are building a specific solution to a specific business problem
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28 1998 9 De-Coddify Your Brains http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1998-09.pdf Principals of user oriented data warehouse and data mart design
29 1998 10 Lessons from Down Under http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1998-10.pdf Real-world lessons from focus groups of CIOs, CEOs and CFOs
30 1998 11 Be Process Driven, Not Data Driven http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1998-11.pdf Tips on being process vs. data driven
31 1998 12 The Bullseye http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1998-12.pdf How to avoid and/or survive the onslaughts of assassins and vendettas
32 1999 1 How about 0% ROI? http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1999-01.pdf New perspectives on measuring ROI in data warehouse/data mart systems
33 1999 2 Parenthood http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1999-02.pdf The parallels between data warehousing and parenthood
34 1999 3 Feel Aint Real http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1999-03.pdf Why "it feels like the right thing to do" isn't an adequate decision making framework for data warehousing
35 1999 4 Great Expectations http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1999-04.pdf Managing the expectations of the business
36 1999 5 Market of Millions http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1999-05.pdf Microsoft's entry into data warehousing, and how it changes all the rules
37 1999 6 The Gift of the Amish http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1999-06.pdf Key lessons to maximize system success and customer satisfaction
38 1999 7 Analytical Applications Defined http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1999-07.pdf A field guide to identifying true analytical applications vs. the pretenders to the title
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39 1999 9 Where We're Going http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1999-09.pdf A look into the near future to where data warehousing and business intelligence are headed
40 1999 10 The Hidden Jewel http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1999-10.pdf Every company's most valuable asset, and how it will be recognized and valued This collection of information, properly leveraged, is almost infinitely valuable…
41 1999 11 Here they come… http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1999-11.pdf Handicapping the horses in the business intelligence race  I foresee their future clearly, and it prominently features a glue factory    
42 1999 12 The March of Progress http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/1999-12.pdf BI moves from expensive, custom made to low cost, packaged systems requiring a federated architecture The score so far: business 500, architecture 0 
43 2000 1 The Federated Future http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2000-01.pdf The Federated Architecture, a prerequisite for success and survival in today's BI world The market and business forces that have led us to this place are not going to go away 
44 2000 2 The Price of Hubris http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2000-02.pdf What happens when you only ask IT the questions The business makes the rules
45 2000 3 Advance the Plot http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2000-03.pdf The importance of aligning your project with key organizational strategies and objectives. You must align with and advance the key strategies of the organization
46 2000 4 Federated FAQ http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2000-04.pdf Frequently Asked Questions regarding a federated BI system. A federated DW architecture is an architecture of architectures 
47 2000 5 Lessons from the Enterprise http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2000-05-1.pdf This column was censored by my publisher on the grounds it would be too damaging to the industry to reveal the survey results. Only 33% of outcomes were viewed as positive 
48 2000 5 When to Federate http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2000-05-2.pdf How to identify when a federated approach is suitable for your site. The federated BI architecture is the "big tent" 
49 2000 6 How to Federate http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2000-06.pdf Seven steps to achieving a federated Business Intelligence system.
50 2000 7 The Wireless Warehouse http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2000-07.pdf A review of the primary design trade-offs in creating a wireless warehouse system.
51 2000 8 e-BI Keys to Success http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2000-08.pdf Four keys to e-business intelligence success. We're still in the gold rush phase of this market
52 2000 9 CRM Prerequisite #1: A Data Warehouse System http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2000-09.pdf There is no free lunch with CRM. You must have an integrated, architected data warehouse system in place to deliver CRM. DW 1st, CRM 2nd
53 2000 10 The Vein of Pain http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2000-10.pdf The secret to requirements gathering and political success for your BI system. You must find a vein of pain in your organization
54 2000 11 BI For the Masses http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2000-11.pdf BI is not a mass market phenomenon, are you prepared?
55 2000 12 The Security Myth http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2000-12.pdf You may spend millions on security, yet miss the biggest security risk. Locks keep honest people out
56 2001 1 The Power of Process http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2001-01.pdf Processes are the most often neglected element of your BI system, yet you cannot live without them.
57 2001 2 The Seven Deadly Sins Revisited http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2001-02.pdf Are we doing any better overcoming the Seven Deadly Sins of Data Warehousing? There is no one single "right" way to do data warehousing 
58 2001 3 The Seven Deadly Sins Revisited, Part Two http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2001-03.pdf Are we doing any better overcoming the Seven Deadly Sins of Data Warehousing?
59 2001 4 Federation Glue http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2001-04.pdf The vendors awake to the reality of federated BI architectures.
60 2001 5 Federation Variation http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2001-05.pdf The variety of ways to federate your BI systems.
61 2001 6 Hub-and-Spoke Federation Communication http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2001-06.pdf Effectively communicating the realities of building a hub and spoke architecture. Between now and the finish line, you will be living in a heterogeneous BI world
62 2001 7 Paying the Price http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2001-07.pdf Defining the value of your BI system to the business.
63 2001 8 The Bakeoff of One http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2001-08.pdf The team-person-days realities of product bake-offs
64 2001 9 Addressing the Troops http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2001-09.pdf Tips for manager/executive team communication. To maximize your chances for victory, focus on incremental success in accomplishable steps.
65 2001 10 Blue Ribbons http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2001-10.pdf Maintaining a champion team through tough times.
66 2001 11 Back to Basics http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2001-11.pdf A review of some basic critical success factors for data warehouse projects.
67 2001 12 The Future is Now http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2001-12.pdf Combining OLTP, ODS, DW and DM systems in one database.
68 2002 1 We Can http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2002-01.pdf The challenges and opportunities for BI professionals in the information war.
69 2002 2 Analysis, Inc. http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2002-02.pdf Inter-organizational BI System integration
70 2002 3 And the Winner Is… http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2002-03.pdf Tips on submitting entries to industry award competitions.
71 2002 4 The Personal Data Warehouse http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2002-04.pdf New technologies enable the creation and control of a personal data warehouse.
72 2002 5 A of A's http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2002-05.pdf As the Internet is a network of networks, a federated BI architecture is an architecture of architectures.
73 2002 6 Cultural Scalability http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2002-06.pdf Fiefdom level BI architectures are incapable of scaling culturally across large, complex organizations.
74 2002 7 BI Architecture Tiers http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2002-07.pdf Three tiers of BI architecture types have evolved: project, fiefdom and global.
75 2002 8 Measuring Success http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2002-08.pdf How to determine the true measures of success for your project. 
76 2002 9 What's in a word? http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2002-09.pdf The shift in the market to Business Intelligence.
77 2002 10 False Gods http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2002-10.pdf Identifying and avoiding the false gods of BI.Three tiers of BI architecture types have evolved: project, fiefdom and global.
78 2002 11 CRM RIP? http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2002-11.pdf Tom Siebel says CRM is dead. Is this the case?
79 2002 12 The Slice http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2002-12.pdf The choice that will likely be the single most important factor in the success of your BI systems, projects, teams, and subsequently, your career.
80 2003 1 Data Quality Fear http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2003-01.pdf Understanding and overcoming the fear of data quality in your project, team and organization.
81 2003 2 They Can't http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2003-02.pdf
82 2003 3 Not So Right? http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2003-03.pdf
83 2003 4 Make No Little Plans http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2003-04.pdf
84 2003 5 The Tin Man http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2003-05.pdf
85 2003 6 Stocking the Bunker http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2003-06.pdf
86 2003 7 The Moving Box http://www.egltd.com/dmrarchive/2003-07.pdf