Data warehousing in the cloud

“Why create a data warehouse in the cloud?” I have been answering this question many a times when I go to networking events.

There are a number of reasons to migrate a data warehouse to the cloud:

• Cost savings
• Total cost of ownership
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Standardization
• Better understanding of competitive landscape
• Improving product and service quality.

Many enterprises are finding that data warehouse appliances can significantly reduce the total cost of ownership. All resources, including expensive networking equipment, servers, IT personnel, etc are shared, resulting in reduced costs, especially for small to mid-sized applications and prototypes.

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1. Vivit Worldwide: Are you using HP’s software testing suite? If so, join Vivit to stay on top of the latest news, events, and tips from the community forum. Vivit is an independent HP software user group that organizes events in Vancouver to inform users of the latest improvements to HP’s suite of software testing tools.
2. VanQ: Are you interested in learning from other software testing professionals in Vancouver? VanQ hosts monthly presentations from QA professionals in Vancouver. Speakers come from leading companies to share their experience in quality assurance