'D' of Things

Originally published in the TEC Blog During the second half of last year and what has already passed this year, the Pennsylvania-based software company QlikTech has undergone a number of important adjustments, from its company name to a series of changes allowing the company to remain as a main force driving the evolution of the business intelligence (BI) and analytics scene. Are these innovations enough to enable the in-memory software company to retain its success and acceptance within the BI community? From QlikTech to Qlik One big shift in the past few months was with the company’s name, from QlikTech to Qlik; though a mainly cosmetic change, it’s still worth being taken into account, as it will enable the software provider to be more easily identified and better branded, and also to reposition its entire product portfolio stack as well as all the company’s services, resources, and communities. Having a name that is simple to identify, as the biggest umbrella of a produ

Some of the perks of being an analyst are the opportunities to meet with vendors and hear about their offerings, their insight on the industry and best of all, to be part of great discussions and learn from those that are the players in the industry. For some time now, I have had the privilege of being a member of the Boulder BI Brain Trust (BBBT), an amazing group consisting of Business Intelligence and Data Management analysts, consultants and practitioners covering various specific and general topics in the area. Almost every week, the BBBT engages a software provider to give us a briefing of their software solution. Aside from being a great occasion to learn about a solution, the session is also a tremendous source for discussion.  I will be commenting on these sessions here (in no particular order), providing information about the vendor presenting, giving my personal view, and highlighting any other discussion that might arise during the session. I would like to start with