Contributor: Mike Shiff
Michael A. Schiff is founder and principal analyst of MAS Strategies, which specializes in formulating effective data warehousing strategies. With more than four decades of industry experience as a developer, user, consultant, vendor, and industry analyst, Mike is an expert in developing, marketing, and implementing solutions that transform operational data into useful decision-enabling information.
His prior experience as an IT director and systems and programming manager provide him with a thorough understanding of the technical, business, and political issues that must be addressed for any successful implementation. With Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from MIT's Sloan School of Management and as a certified financial planner, Mike can address both the technical and financial aspects of data warehousing and business intelligence.
All articles by Mike Schiff
Consolidation wasn't the only trend to stir up BI this year. Michael Schiff takes a look at other key events this year, and explains what we should expect next year.
- By Mike Schiff
- December 19, 2007
What does the IBM/Cognos agreement mean? Analyst Mike Schiff explores the news from four angles.
- By Mike Schiff
- November 14, 2007
SAP’s acquisition of Business Objects underscores how BI vendors are splitting into two camps.
- By Mike Schiff
- October 10, 2007
The strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats posed by Cognos' latest acquisition target
- By Mike Schiff
- September 12, 2007
Here it comes: Oracle 11g is en route!
- By Mike Schiff
- August 1, 2007
Even the mighty Microsoft now plays in the MDM space.
- By Mike Schiff
- July 5, 2007
Mainframes are back; well, they never really went away.
- By Mike Schiff
- May 16, 2007
Oracle’s announced intention to acquire Hyperion Solutions leaves many users, analysts, competitors and partners wondering: what’s next?
- By Mike Schiff
- March 7, 2007