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When using completely automated project implementation practices, organizations experience a 10%-15% reduction in overall staffing requirements. A recent survey showed that 50% of respondents are using data warehouse automation strategies at “Essential” or “Important” levels. The research study, underwritten by WhereScape, also shows that more than 40% of respondents are gaining the benefits of “faster deployment of data and analytics” or “better quality of data in analytical environments” by utilizing data warehouse automation strategies. “Data warehouse automation links the design and implementation of analytical environments into repeatable processes and leads to an increase in quality of data warehouses and data marts, as well as the decrease in time to implement those environments,” saidJohn Myers, EMA Managing Research Director, Business Intelligence, spearheaded the study. “In the study, we came across a cluster of customers who have not yet considered data warehouse automation. However, this EMA end-user research revealed a growing number of companies are successfully utilizing automation for their analytical environments,” Myers added. Other key findings in the EMA research study include: — Benefit of a Value-added Partnership : Organizations with essential data warehouse automation strategy implementations gain the benefit of an Improved perception of IT department over organizations without implementing automation strategies. – -Fast out of the Gate : Organizations with an essential data warehouse automation strategy approach have a nearly 50% decrease in the amount of time spent on initial implementation timeframes as opposed to those organizations who have not adopted automation strategies. — Finding Project Success : Chances of a very successful project implementation increase by over 30 % when organizations implement completely automated projects than those organizations who choose to utilize completely manual implementation approaches. – -Automating Projects : Nearly 60% of respondents are using some form of software product driven automation as part of their […]