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
The recent revelations about the NSA's data collection highlight privacy issues, which enterprises also face as they build a more complete view of their customers.
- By Mike Schiff
- June 18, 2013
Recent advances in analytic technology have provided us with the horsepower necessary to harvest much more big data.
- By Mike Schiff
- April 23, 2013
Technical innovations are making BI more pervasive each and every day.
- By Mike Schiff
- March 12, 2013
Big data and real-time analytics offer important and exciting benefits, don't lose sight of your organization's classic decision-making needs.
- By Mike Schiff
- February 19, 2013
How well did we predict 2012's big events, and what's ahead for 2013?
- By Mike Schiff
- December 18, 2012
If I can do this while shopping, why not at work?
- By Mike Schiff
- October 30, 2012
Even if their existing data warehouse architecture satisfies current requirements, organizations need to be prepared to address their future needs.
- By Mike Schiff
- September 4, 2012
Best-of-breed solutions certainly can be appealing, but are integrated products a better approach for your organization?
- By Mike Schiff
- July 24, 2012