Query & Reporting Tools, Analytic Applications, Information & Knowledge Management, Integration Technologies, OLAP, Business Intelligence, Enterprise Information Integration, Data Warehousing, Data Integration, Data Mining & Advanced Analytics, Data Management, Predictive Analytics
James serves Information & Knowledge Management professionals. He is a leading expert on data warehousing, predictive analytics, data mining, and complex event processing. In addition to his core coverage areas, James contributes to Forrester's research in business intelligence, data integration, data quality, and master data management.
James has a long history in IT research and consulting and has worked for both vendors and research firms. Most recently, he was at Current Analysis, an IT research firm, where he was a principal analyst covering topics ranging from data warehousing to data integration and the Semantic Web. Prior to that position, James was a senior technical systems analyst at Exostar (a hosted supply-chain management and eBusiness hub for the aerospace and defense industry). In this capacity, James was responsible for identifying and specifying product/service requirements for federated identity, PKI, and other products. He also worked as an analyst for the Burton Group and was previously employed by LCC International, DynCorp, ADEENA, International Center for Information Technologies, and the North American Telecommunications Association. He is both well versed and experienced in product and market assessments. James is a widely published business/technology author and has spoken at many industry events.
James has a B.A. in economics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and an M.A. in journalism and mass communications from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Appliance Power: Crunching Data Warehousing Workloads Faster And Cheaper Than Ever April 04, 2008 (Rating: 10) BookmarkPDF
Sizing the New Business Intelligence Market October 2008 Receive an alert when this document is published: email RSS
The Forrester Wave: Data Warehousing, Q4 2008 January 2009 Receive an alert when this document is published: email RSS
Business Intelligence Solutions Center October 2008 Receive an alert when this document is published: email RSS
Market Overview: Business Intelligence (BI) Market Size, Growth, Segments, And Leaders October 2008 Receive an alert when this document is published: email RSS
Best Practices: Data Warehouse Federation October 2008 Receive an alert when this document is published: email RSS
James enjoys working out: yoga, powerflex, body sculpting, cardio, etc. He also occasionally writes poems and recites them for people with mixed results. He reads extensively, listens to www.kexp.org, and loves his Zune.
