Why the New Generation of Databases Needs Fast Analytics - and Why It Matters to Non-Techies

My colleague Jock Mackinlay at Tableau Software recently wrote a short paper, or a Tableau Letter (as we like to call them), about the need for faster analytical tools to enable the next stage of database development. It's called "Fast Analytics: The Next Step for the Database Success Story". He recaps the history of databases and how far we've come. He makes several key points about using data to think that resonated with me, a non-technical person.