There are as many different tools as there are people to use them. Each tool has its own strengths and weaknesses, but also each tool is generally designed for a specific purpose. No one tool will do everything; certainly it will not do everything well. To help this discussion we can classify the usage of [...]
Data analysis tools are used to perform complex analysis of data. They will normally have a rich set of analytic functions, which allow sophisticated analysis of the data. These tools are designed for business analysis, and will generally understand the common business metrics, such as market share, churn and profitability.
Data analysis tools can again be [...]
The data warehouse is there to be accessed by users. The whole purpose of building the data warehouse is to give an identified set of users access to a particular set of data.
The whole area of access to the data is a minefield. There are a host of tools that can be used, each with [...]
