Trends in Corporate Data Warehouse Consolidation

by Curt Hall

Based on our research over the past few years, it's apparent that the need to consolidate disparate data warehouses and data marts has become an ongoing trend among organizations wanting to upgrade their BI capabilities. According to a Cutter Consortium survey,¹ approximately 26% of end-user organizations have either already conducted, or are involved in carrying out, some type of effort to consolidate their data warehouses and data marts.