Google: A Push Beyond Databases

This IDC study addresses what dataspace technology delivers and suggests how the dataspace technology might buttress Google's enterprise software and services. Organizations face increasing problems in managing their data - be it structured or unstructured. Traditional databases are part of the problem and part of the solution. Dataspaces are being revisited as a solution to today's data management challenges.

"Unifying access to all types of heterogeneous data is a challenge for organizations," says Sue Feldman, vice president, Search and Digital Marketplace Technologies. "A number of search vendors are already attacking this problem by creating hybrid architectures that combine elements of search and BI technologies. Google's acquisition of Transformic, and their subsequent release of Google Forms, as well as their work on BigTable, may also have profound implications on how enterprises manage and access their data in the future." This book may contain less than 24 pages of technical content.