New Skytide Whitepaper Outlines Effective Approaches for XML Analytics

Paper Reveals How to Unlock Business Values Hidden in Volumes of XML Data

San Mateo , CA , July 2, 2007— Skytide, a leading provider of next-generation business analytics solutions, today announced it has authored and released a new whitepaper entitled Overcoming the Challenges of XML Data Analysis : Benefits & Challenges of XML . This report provides a detailed overview of the issues related to analyzing XML data, along with a technology solution that answers these challenges. This solution is clearly demonstrated through a full business case study.

“ Companies using XML are ignoring a potentially valuable resource in untapped data by continuing to rely on outdated BI technologies,” states author Chris Davis, VP Business Development, Skytide. “To unlock this resource and harvest the value hidden in this complex data requires a new paradigm that is based on XML for the analytical engine. This would deliver a common layer to dramatically reduce system complexity, while offering functionality that cannot be achieved by traditional BI technology. These open architectures can combine data from non-relational sources with traditional transactional systems or data warehouses to provide an unprecedented view into what is driving business performance.”

The paper begins by reviewing the many benefits XML's hierarchical format offers, such as making easy communication between disparate computer systems possible. The many issues involved with analyzing XML data are then presented, focusing on the laborious processes involved in adapting the XML structure to work with traditional business intelligence solutions. The paper then moves to newer XML-based analytical solutions, such as Skytide, that work directly with XML files, eliminating the costly transformation process.