New kids on the block: Microsoft makes it into the leader's quadrant for warehousing, according to Gartner

According to the latest results of Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse Database Management Systems, Microsoft has been positioned in the Leader's quadrant. For me, this is nothing more than a confirmation of what I already know firsthand: SQL Server 2005 rocks! And it seems that experts agree that SQL Server 2008 is going to build on the strength of SQL Server 2005 to deliver and even more advanced platform for mission-critical applications that rely on large volumes of data.

Looking back to those years we spent waiting for the 2005 release of SQL Server, I think it was worth waiting. Although SQL Server 2008 is not going to be as revolutionary as SQL Server 2005 was, it still promises a lot, especially for Business Intelligence solutions. We're heading towards really interesting times, don't you think?