WhereScape
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WhereScape's software enables data warehouse developers to overcome the issues of data warehouses taking too long to build and being too hard to change. With WhereScape, developers can save time and money when building data warehouses in a shorter time frame that will deliver value for longer[1]. WhereScape Ltd currently has offices in Portland Oregon, Auckland New Zealand, and Wokingham UK.
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Data Warehousing |
| Founded | Auckland, NZ (1998) |
| Headquarters | Portland Oregon, Auckland New Zealand, Wokingham UK |
Key people | Michael Whitehead - CEO Wayne Richmond - CTO Mark Budzinski - VP + GM (USA) Perry Samson - VP (APAC + EU) Marc Demarest - VP Corp Dev |
| Products | WhereScape 3D, WhereScape RED |
Number of employees | +30 |
| Website | www.wherescape.com |
History
WhereScape was originally founded in Auckland, New Zealand during 1999 by co-founders Michael Whitehead (CEO) and Wayne Richmond (CTO). The company was originally, named Profit Management Systems but due to expansion to America during 1991 the company was required to undertake a new image and officially changed their name to WhereScape.
WhereScape now operate out of regional headquarters in Portland – Oregon, Auckland – New Zealand, and Wokingham – England. Today, nearly 500 organizations worldwide use WhereScape software products to improve their data warehousing initiatives and the performance of their data warehousing teams. They all report that, data warehouse and data mart projects based on WhereScape technologies come in under budget and ahead of schedule, and that the resulting data warehouses and marts offer improved performance, greater transparency, and more reliable operation than warehouses or marts built using other technologies and methods.
A tatty piece of paper pinned to the Wall of Michael's office contains the four points of WhereScapes vision and value[2]. .
It reads:
- The 4 things I never wan to hear again from a customer!
- - Now I see what a data warehouse can do, I wish I came up with a different set of requirements
- - My team will never be able to keep this going let alone improve it
- - I'd love to make some changes.. I just wish I didn't have to throw away what I've already got
- - Why does it have to take soo LONG?
WhereScape Products
WhereScape are an independent software vendor who plan, build and develop data warehouses and data marts right, now. They recognize that data warehouses can offer huge value to a company but often take too long to build, change or extend.
WhereScape’s products are used in every kind of business intelligence project found in today’s commercial environment: from normal-form enterprise data warehouses and data vaults, through user access layers and tiers of dependent data marts, to standalone data marts and reporting systems.
WhereScape 3D This data driven design tool is WhereScape’s newest product (released May 2011). It is the industry’s first planning and reality testing tool for data warehousing and business intelligence projects. The product produces complete project design documentation and an implementation-ready design by leading data warehouse project teams through the process of source and target exploration and modelling, usability and data legibility, and scoping, sizing and costing activities. WhereScape 3D is compatible with WhereScape RED for automated build-out, or can be used for input to a manual build or a third party tool set. Using WhereScape 3D, project teams plan accurate, reality tested and user-tested projects up front: in hours or days, rather than weeks or months.
Customers and Partnerships
WhereScape currently has more than 400 customers worldwide. Each of these customers use WhereScapes software for a different purpose and in a slightly different manner. Due to WhereScape's skilled employees and flexibility, they are capable of rising to the challenge and meeting clients needs.
Recent News
February 2011
- WhereScape attended the Las Vegas TDWI Wold Conference and announced a new offering for Microsoft's Fast Track Data Warehouse 3.0[3]. Please refer to BusinessWire's article for futher details.
March 2011
- WhereScape employees participated in the 22km Coastal Challenge and Around the Bays. To view photos of the events please visit WhereScape's Facebook page
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