A data management solution for analytics (DMSA) is a complete software system that supports and manages data is optimized to support analytical processing. Although the traditional data warehouse is the foundation of most organizations' analytics initiatives, a DMSA solution can manage and process increasingly diverse formats for both internal and external data. The DMSA market is evolving as the cloud's position solidifies, use cases for Hadoop clarify, and logical data warehouse adoption grows. Read this analyst report for vendor comparisons and additional guidance to help you find the right vendor for your business.