Rapid Prototyping & Configuration
Two predominant approaches to data interoperability prevail today: data centralization (data warehouse) and data federation (federated warehouse/query broker).

Challenge
While each approach provides for required access to vital information, the implementations process itself is characterized by:

• Lengthy implementation process;
• Costly set-up and on on-going maintenance;

In addition, 8 out of 10 data integration efforts are deemed a “failure” because the end product does not properly align with business objects.

Solution
Sypherlink's Exploratory Warehouse significantly accelerates the implementation of the preferred data access approach by enabling:

• Rapid prototyping – Organizations can virtually prototype their ultimate target physical data warehouse. By engaging business sponsors throughout the entire design development and testing phases of the data warehouse implementation, it ensures that business requirements are adequately supported and business value optimized.
• ETL provisioning – Exploratory Warehouse enables the result sets created though Harvester’s unique discovery and mapping process to easily be integrated with popular third party data management tools and applications.
• Accelerated data federation – Exploratory Warehouse’s data federation and integration capabilities enable multiple data sources to appear as a single data source for timely access and accelerated implementations.

Benefits

• Accelerated implementation timeframes;
• Ensures targeted deliverable properly aligns with business interests and requirements;
• Reduces implementation costs;
• Allows users to avoid costly rework;
• Delivers interim value to business users prior to data warehouse completion.