Microsoft in Leaders Quadrant of Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse Database Management Systems

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Microsoft has been positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse Database Management Systems 2008 Magic Quadrant (Gartner, Inc., December 23, 2008). This Magic Quadrant depicts Gartner's analysis of how data warehouse DBMS software-only vendors measure against specific criteria within the marketplace. Gartner states that “ The data warehouse DBMS market has evolved from a traditional information store supporting business intelligence (BI) users and tools into an analytics infrastructure repository for the enterprise. And organizations are adding additional workload from online transaction processing (OLTP) applications and increasing the frequency of data loading to intraday, approaching continuous loading .”

Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse Database Management Systems

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Source: Gartner (December 2008)

Microsoft is committed to delivering enterprise-class data management and business intelligence solutions at the low total cost of ownership (TCO) customers have come to expect from SQL Server. And now, SQL Server 2008 is recognized to be among the leading data management and business intelligence platforms for providing enterprise-class data warehousing solutions.

The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2008 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner’s analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the “Leaders” quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

The Magic Quadrant graphic was published by Gartner, Inc., as part of a larger research note and should be evaluated in the context of the entire report. The Gartner report is available upon request from Microsoft Corp.