Do you hide your Amiga computer addiction?

[Speelgoedmannetje]

To me? Dunno... Quantum computing, BCI, bio-computing, NASA - now that's futuristic!  Not some bullshit Data Warehousing done in HP.  Bollocks!  

I think especially data warehousing is futuristic. Why? Because, as Edgar Dijkstra said, computer science is about computers as much as astronomy is about telescopes. Sure, the more we can 'see' (more powerful and versatile hardware), the more we can do. But understanding what we can do, makes it actually useful.

There's still a hell of a lot of revolutions needed in our heads to use even an Atari 2600 to it's full potential.

[Speelgoedmannetje]

It is not futuristic, it's just yet another fancy business tool, just like the ERP systems were. Data Warehousing is mainly to learn (or check instantly) why people buy goods.  Not much.  Or to have a company's all data (not only operational) in one place, for further analysis and statistics.  All you do is employ AI algorithms, mostly dated in 70s and present the results before a VP - THAT's the value added.

If I was asked about futuristic IT I'd gladly mention bioinformatics.  Predicting proteins, designing drugs - that's a challenge, unlike another oracle 10i DM installation!!!  What else - multiagent systems, not just their military applications.  M2m mobile communications and so on.  Please do not flatten advanced IT topics to some issues taught in schools twenty years ago, having ZERO value in general technology advancement!

Then why do you think millions are invested in data warehouse and ERP systems?
And thereby, you didn't understand the essence of my post.