The SQL Server 2005 Coattail Effect: TDWI

The SQL Server 2005 Coattail Effect: TDWI: "Call it a case of both technologies riding in on the coattails of Microsoft?s SQL Server 2005 juggernaut. Deepak Puri, a BI professional with a prominent U.S. auto insurance company, says his employer (which is nominally a mixed DB2 and SQL Server 2000 shop) has been doing more on the SQL Server side of the aisle lately. To some degree, Puri attributes this to the attractiveness of SQL Server?s all-in-one BI stack. ?Our plans for SQL Server 2005 vary, [but] we're probably looking at the BI components and XML support more aggressively than the other pieces,? comments Puri, who says his employer plans to roll out SQL Server 2005 IS, Analysis Services, and Reporting Services next year."