While most small and medium-sized entities may not be able to afford the digital twins, companies that have NX or Tecnomatix platforms may gain access later in the year. The availability of digital twins will offer customers highly immersive experiences and allow real-time decisions in both the physical and digital worlds. With many partners such as Unity doubling down on its digital twins and other 3D engine companies and digital industrials in hot pursuit, customers and prospects can expect many more alternatives to arise in the delivery of data-driven digital networks (DDDNs) that will accelerate digital transformation.

This report explores the capabilities and technologies required to fully rethink, digitize, and automate the finance function more effectively than is possible with piecemeal or incremental approaches, yet largely without the risks of big-bang IT projects that have attempted this before.

Vertica is a leading analytics platform that can be deployed on-premises, in the cloud, or in hybrid fashion and is also available as a database service on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Vertica is one of the most important products in the portfolio of Micro Focus International, a global software company based in the U.K. with annual revenues of $2.9 billion (fiscal year 2021). Vertica, which hit the market in 2007 as a columnar scale-out database capable of powering ultra-high-scale analytics, was acquired by Micro Focus in 2017. 

This Offering Overview provides an overview of Vertica. It identifies key differentiators; examines functional capabilities; considers Vertica’s strengths and weaknesses; and provides use cases, including two customer case studies. Technology buyers should use this report to evaluate Vertica for implementation.