Welcome to my BeyeNETWORK Expert Channel! This channel on BeyeNETWORK.com is dedicated to providing a common ground for: 1) Data warehouse appliances and their strengths, deployment techniques, best practices, and methodologies to integrate them into your data warehouses; 2)Data warehouse architectures, the different architectural approaches to building the data warehouse, the solution architecture ecosystem for the data warehouse, the different layers and the architecture decisions across the layers; and 3) finally, the third focus area high performance data warehousing. It encompasses all aspects of a data warehouse solution architecture starting with the hardware and infrastructure layers to the business intelligence user interface layers and everything in between. 

You'll find useful insights, relevant information and constant commentary on the state of the data warehouse and business intelligence industry. I welcome your comments, suggestions or observations at krish@krishkrishnan.net. Your input is what makes this channel better for all of us.

I hope you make it your "go to" channel for practical advice and help for any BI problems, regardless of industry or environment, especially as it relates to data warehouse appliances and high performance data warehousing.

Krish is a recognized expert worldwide in the strategy, architecture and implementation of high performance data warehousing solutions. He is a visionary data warehouse thought leader and an independent analyst, writing and speaking at industry leading conferences, user groups and trade publications.  He has authored two eBooks, more than 75 articles, viewpoints and case studies on business intelligence, data warehousing, and data warehouse appliances and architectures. In his 19 plus years of professional experience, he has been solving complex architecture problems spanning all aspects of data warehousing and business intelligence for Fortune 1000 clients. He has designed and tuned some of the world’s largest data warehouses.

He is the president of Sixth Sense Advisors Inc., a Chicago-based company providing management, strategy, technology and analyst consulting services in data warehousing and business intelligence. He teaches regularly at TDWI, DAMA, IRM UK and other conferences, and is helping drive and mature the data warehouse appliance market. Krish also serves as Associate Vice President of Programs for DAMA Chicago and is Ethics and Governance Advisor to DAMA International.

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