Well I guess the future is really up in the cloud... The last strategic move for Panorama is joining Google and offering a BI Analytics tool to work with Google Docs - PowerApps . But that's old news by now. GoodData has recently gotten funding for their BI in the cloud , giving you a complete platform for storing and analyzing your data. Business Objects offers "OnDemand" another platform that enables you to share Crystal Reports over the web. The list goes on , with other companies...
SQL Server Data Services - SSDS Well I guess this means that soon enough we'll all have to know some new initials... Microsoft has announced in MIX08 about SQL Server Data Services ( SSDS ). SSDS is a new, web-based, on-demand data storage and query processing utility services. SQL Server Data Services is built on SQL Server database and Windows Server technologies and Microsoft promises scalability and security in this new service. Just so as to promise they're keeping up on all ends, SSDS...