TDWI Summer

Prerequisite: None

John O'Brien

CBIP

Knowing the origins and drivers of virtualization technologies will help you understand how cloud computing and software-as-a-service are influencing BI’s future. In this course, we will explore the characteristics of today's virtualization technologies as defined by the leading players in the market. We will take a brief look at the history of virtualization technologies to understand both the business benefits and the drivers that have made this technology so significant today. Next, we will delve into opportunities for virtualization technologies at each technical layer of the data warehouse environment, taking into account the benefits and limitations of each implementation. Finally, we will review how experts and organizations expect the technology to evolve over the coming years, and the impact it will have on BI environments.

You Will Learn

• About today's leading virtualization technologies
• Benefits and limitations of virtualization
• Effective use of virtualization in a data warehouse environment
• The future of virtualization technologies

Geared To

• Enterprise architects; technologists; application developers