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New Thinking, Old Thinking and a Fairytale

Peter James Thomas

Feel free to substitute Data Lake for Data Warehouse if you want a more modern vibe, sadly it won’t change the failure statistics. . [5]. However more than 50% of data warehouse projects will have limited acceptance, or will be outright failures”. – Gartner 2007. “60-70% – CIO.com 2010. “61%

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Adapting to Change: Finding Opportunity in Crucible Moments

Alation

As these issues continue to swirl, many business leaders will suggest pulling back, waiting to see what happens, and minimizing exposure to risk. Finding opportunity in speed Sequoia says that, in a crucible moment, if a business activity is not driving revenue growth, saving money, or reducing risk, it’s “fluffy.”