I've been thinking about writing three posts:

1. An introductory post on Data Virtualization.
2. A refresher post about Data Warehouse Automation (DWA)
3. A third post, comparing Data Virtualization "vs." DWA.

However, everything I wanted to write in the introductory post on Data Virtualization was already on Wikipedia. Read it - highly recommended.

You might like the article on Denodo's website as well.

After you've read the article, think about the impact, also compared to the Data Warehouse Automation efforts.

Now (having set the field), I'm pretty curious for your thoughts on the following question:

Is Data Virtualization "vs." Data Warehouse Automation a false dichotomy, or do they (partially) address the same issues?

Curious for your opinions, please do share them below!