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Dell Toad’s Big Jump into the BI and Analytics Market

Having a background in software and database development and design, I have a special nostalgia and appreciation for Toad’s set of database solutions , as in my past working life I was a regular user of these and other tools for database development. Of course, Toad’s applications have grown and expanded over the years and now cover the areas within data management that are key to many organizations’ daily operations. Toad’s expansion in the last decade was noticed by giant PC and server provider Dell, which, in order to expand its software offering and product stack, acquired Toad in September 2012. Now, with a solid background in and view of the technical aspects of IT, Dell is using Toad software products and offerings in a very unique way, to explore the “business side of IT” and offer solutions that can help users and organizations to close or reduce the gap between IT and business. Dell is designing specific strategies in keeping with these goals and using Toad and