Data virtualization is being adopted by more and more organization for different use cases, such as 360 degrees customer views, logical data warehouse, democratizing data, and self-service BI. The effect is that knowledge about this agile data integration technology is available on how to use it effectively and efficiently. In this session lessons learned, tips and tricks, do's and don'ts, and guidelines are discussed. And what are the biggest pitfalls? In short, the expertise gathered from numerous projects is discussed.

Target Audience: Data architects, data warehouse designers, IT architects, analysts, solutions architects
Prerequisites: Some understanding of database technology
Level: Advanced

Extended Abstract:
Data virtualization is being adopted by more and more organization for different use cases, such as 360 degrees customer views, logical data warehouse, and self-service BI. The effect is that knowledge about this agile data integration technology is available on how to use it properly. In this practical session the lessons learned are discussed. Tips and tricks, do's and don'ts, and guidelines are discussed. In addition, answers are given to questions, such as: How does data virtualization work and what are the latest developments? What are the reasons to choose data virtualization? How to make the right choices in architecture and technology? How does data virtualization in your application landscape? Where and how do you start with the implementation? And what are the biggest pitfalls in implementation? In short, the expertise gathered from numerous projects is discussed.