RE: Metadata for Oracle Discoveror

From: Scott Luellen <Hickey_Freeman_at_msn.com>
Date: 1997/03/01
Message-ID: <00001a1a+00001159_at_msn.com>#1/1


Tomohiko -

You could check-out Oracle's web site, it's probably your best bet for info; however, I wouldn't depend much on Oracle's toolset.

[Quoted] [Quoted] Oracle has done a fabulous marketing job of convincing some clients that their 20 year old MOLAP technology purchased from IRI can also [Quoted] be used for more sophisticated ROLAP. Unfortunately, in the product review meetings I've had with Oracle AND from our most recent technology assessments for a trio of Fortune 500's, we've found their claims to be good marketing at best.

[Quoted] There's no question Oracle has solid market share on the RDBMS market and in related consulting (they are now, according to them, the 3rd largest IT consulting company in the world). However, their OLAP products, in my opinion haven't amounted to too much more than buying IRI, tweeking it and lots of re-packaging.

If you have a mission-critical need for a solid OLAP tool-set, I'd STRONGLY recommend you do an extensive technology assessment/evaluation of the OLAP tool market before moving forward. If you have the resources to retain some experienced professionals to help you with this, all the more added-value. Although it's feasible you could find Oracle's set is the best to meet your needs, it would [Quoted] be very surprising. I haven't seen a thorough or un-bias tech. [Quoted] assessment yet that even puts them in the top five. Also, take care that if you do bring in some experienced pros to help with a thorough assessment, you make sure they're independent. Quite a few SI and consulting firms (most notably the big 6) have partnership agreements with OLAP vendors. Therefore, their technology assessments, for which they charge heavily -- always come to the same bias conclusion.

Good luck and best wishes.

Respectfully,

Scott E. Luellen, President
The Carpe Diem Group
[Quoted] Advanced Information Technology Solutions Washington, D.C.
USA Office 1: (703) 707-4088
Office 2: (703) 670-7687 Received on Sat Mar 01 1997 - 00:00:00 CET

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