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The sixth generation of the BMW 5 Series Sedan (F10) was produced from 2011 - 2016 with LCI updates arriving in 2014. In the US BMW offered a hatchback 5 Series Gran Truismo (F07) and the rest of the world also go a Station Wagon/Touring version F11.
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Track test of F10 535 by inside line
Inside Line tests hundreds of vehicles a year, but not every vehicle gets a full write-up. The numbers still tell a story, though, so we present "IL Track Tested." It's a quick rundown of all the data we collected at the track, along with comments direct from the test drivers. Enjoy.
The 2011 BMW 535i is the most radically different 5 Series for this, the sixth generation (F10 for the BMW geeks) of the venerable not-too-big/not-too-small midsize BMW sedan with a new engine, new suspension and a new eight-speed automatic.
Output from the 3.0-liter I-6 remains static at 300 horsepower, but the methodology is different. Instead of using the N54 twin-turbo inline-6, the new 2011 535i uses the new N55 single twin-scroll turbocharger, a variation on the I-6 we first saw on the 2010 BMW 535i GT. The 535i automatic also makes use of the ZF-built eight-speed automatic that also debuted on the 535i GT. The new trans promises increased fuel economy while maintaining crisp shifts and sporty performance. We know, we know, BMWs should be manuals, but let's get with the times for a minute; the 5 Series makes up more than 50 percent of BMW's global sales, and manual transmission take rates are lower than public school students not diagnosed with ADHD. A six-speed manual is still available for 2011, but the eight-speed is more interesting.
Apart from a single turbo, two more gearsets and a double-wishbone front suspension replacing the old struts, the 2011 5 Series is the first of the 5ers to come with electronic power steering (EPS). Our tester also comes equipped with the Dynamic Handling package ($2,500) and the Sport package ($2,200). Included are driver-adjustable dampers, active roll stabilization and a driving dynamics control that allows the selection of one of four different modes from Comfort to Sport +. Different selections vary the level of throttle response, transmission shift attitude, power-steering assistance and traction control. We also had the Sport automatic transmission option ($500) which added a three-spoke wheel with proper left-down, right-up paddles.
So, the 2011 BMW 535i has an automatic transmission, electric power steering and an electronic LSD. But is it still any good on our track?
Vehicle: 2011 BMW 535i
Odometer: 1,396
Date: 8/24/10
Driver: Chris Walton
Base Price (with destination and tax): $49,600
Options: Dynamic Handling Package ($2,700); Sport Package ($2,200); Dakota Leather ($1,450); Side and Top View Cameras ($800); Park Distance Control ($750); Dark Graphite Metallic ($550); Sport Automatic Transmission ($500); Rearview Camera ($400); iPod and USB Adapter ($400).
As-Tested Price: $60,225
Drive Type: Rear-wheel drive
Transmission Type: Eight-speed automatic
Engine Type: Turbocharged inline-6
Displacement (cc/cu-in): 2,979/181.8
Redline (rpm): 7,000
Horsepower (hp @ rpm): 300 @ 5,800
Torque (lb-ft @ rpm): 300 @ 1,200-5,000
Brake Type (front): Ventilated disc
Brake Type (rear): Ventilated disc
Steering System: Electric-assist rack-and-pinion
Suspension Type (front): Multilink
Suspension Type (rear): Multilink
Tire Size (front): 245/40R19 94Y
Tire Size (rear): 275/35R19 96Y
Tire Brand: Goodyear
Tire Model: Excellence
Tire Type: Asymmetrical all-season
Wheel Size: 19-by-8 inches front and rear
Wheel Material (front/rear): Alloy
As Tested Curb Weight (lb): 4,080
Test Results:
0 - 30 (sec): 2.3
0 - 45 (sec): 3.9
0 - 60 (sec): 5.9
0 - 75 (sec): 8.6
1/4 Mile (sec @ mph): 14.30 @ 95.06
0-60 with 1-ft Rollout (sec): 5.6
30 - 0 (ft): 28
60 - 0 (ft): 110
Slalom (mph): 64.9 stability off, 62.0 on
Skid Pad Lateral Acceleration (g): 0.84 stability off, 0.84 trac on
Db @ Idle: 42.3
Db @ Full Throttle: 73.4
Db @ 70 mph Cruise: 67.0
Acceleration Comments: Wide range of settings means wide range of results, from normal drive to sport/DSC off. At worst, it stumbles off the line, then gets with the program at @ 3,000 rpm. At best with brake torque and DSC off, it's still not what I'd call "snappy" off the line but at least the boost is in the right place for a decent run. Very smooth upshifts in every mode, but it seemed to delay 1-2 (possibly 3-4) in Sport mode. Crossed the finish in 4th gear.
Braking Comments: Highly susceptible to pavement irregularities, hence 10-foot variance in otherwise fade-free set of runs. Some smoking front pads, but no discernible loss of power. Obvious anti-dive suspension and lots of rebound damping. Firm pedal and straight stops throughout.
Handling Comments: Slalom: With DSC off in Sport, the tires were the limiting factor. Good balance between understeer/oversteer and good steering response but not enough ultimate grip to make it all work. In Sport + DSC on, the brakes would grab abruptly just as I approached a cone (expecting a little slide), so I had to back down the speed to keep from being pulled into cones by DSC. Skid pad: hard to balance/steer on the line with boost varying wildly -- requires constant steering with DSC off. With DSC on (Sport +) it requires virtually no steering, and throttle was more consistent (obviously being managed by computer), steering weight was appropriate, but almost no feel.
Source - http://blogs.insideline.com/straight...automatic.html
Test numbers were ok but not incredibly impressive.
"steering weight was appropriate, but almost no feel."
its a 535, whats expected?
Army of steering lovers you better had over to insideline, the commenters (fringe buyers?) are ripping at your precious.
Of course, Inside Line is either biased (i.e. BMW didn't give them enough ad $) or idiots. Maybe not...
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Has there been ANY mag test that has considered the steering feel to be decent, on par with E60?
And doesn't look like they had IAS, interesting.
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Again the issue is not that the steering is imprecise it does as its told. NOBODY is saying that, the issue is the feeling is artificial and doesn't communicate what the tires are doing. Unless you have driven a sporty car to the limit you may not know what we are referring to. I find it hard to believe there is even a debate about this as I would say that 90%(if not more) of the tester have had the same opinion and while you may say that these journalist know nothing i'm pretty sure that they have far more experience pushing a cars limits than most of the people posting on this forum(myself included). Is it a big deal well it depends on what your experience is with good handling cars, if it is limited or nonexistent then you'll be satisfied if however you enjoy the connection you get from a mechanical steering you will miss it big time. To summarize the car is a capable machine but it doesn't feel as sure footed as you'd expect from a company known for "the ultimate driving machine".
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I'll aso add that you do not need to push the car to the limit to notice the lack of feel. It's obvious at more or less any speed. You need the feel more at the limits but an enthusiast wants it all the time. Also limits does not always mean driving with you hair on fire, limits are part of any drivers reality and can be reached by things like rain, leaves, oil spill, snow, ice, gravel, wildlife etc, etc.
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Throw some Michelin PS2's on this car. It's gonna make a big difference on the skidpad and road feel. The Good Years are too soft for the BF crowd.
These variations might have been made available by BMW to satisfy some of what is missing in the standard steering. You just have to purchase it. But for the average buyer the grand touring tires may be what they want. I tried to substitute performance tires on my order of the 550i xDrive, but was told that wasn't possible. So, if I don't like them I'm going to spring for the 2 grand and change them.
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As for the other comments, I can repeat what I've said before. To me, feel and feedback are two different things, quite different. I'll not (and have not) argue that the feel is different, it is, to some dramatically so. It's not what you'd expect if you've been driving BMW 3's and 5's for a while. It's different.
As for feedback, it's different also, but I will argue that it is not deficient. What gets me is those that don't like something and infer that it is broken in some way. Not saying that can't be the case in some things, just not here.
The steering is still mechanical, it is an electric power assist instead of a hydraulic system now, and that's part of the difference both to the feel and the feedback. There's the front suspension, different, the wheels are less off camber when pushed, less noise and vibration to the feedback, again a difference to the feel and feedback.
If you don't like it, that's fine. If you haven't driven it, you might be pleasantly surprised what you find, I won't promise you'll like it, but the feedback is there. Good/knowledgeable drivers can adapt to feel, so long as the feedback is there. Some just don't want to move on to something new, and that's fine too.
"Good/knowledgeable drivers can adapt to feel, so long as the feedback is there. Some just don't want to move on to something new, and that's fine too."
I'm fine with moving onto something new if it's better. This is clearly not the case here.
Also humans are amazing at adapting to crap, the Stockholms syndrom being proof of how extreme that ability really is. It doesn't mean the downgrade never happened or that it should be accepted.
Just to be clear that I don't always agree with BMW, I see no reason why BMW cannot offer max performance tires such as PS2s or Potenzas as a reasonably priced option on the F10 with sport package. The Goodyears they would replace are pretty expensive themselves so it shouldn't cost BMW that much to change them to performance tires. The Goodyears are actually labeled on the tire as "Made in Germany", so maybe there is some sort of contractural exclusive arrangement with Goodyear. It seems probable that these tires were developed by Goodyear specifically at BMWs request for the current 7 series and the F10. In order for Goodyear to recoup their development costs they may have insisteded upon exclusivity for a certain number of years. That's the only thing that makes sense to me.
PS. I just got off the phone with the Tirerack and the rep said the exclusive contract is most likely to be in place.
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For us that do not have IAS or X-drive and do not feel that you should need to swap brand new performance tires to get a good steering feel this discussion is very valid, sorry if it makes you tired. I also highly suspects that better tires will just make you loose even more of the feedback and feel those tires are capable of.
tadtaggert, I know that our opinions and steering preferences differs wildly and that you choosen to ignore my comments but you do seem to be fairly clued up on the architectural part of the F10s electrical steering. If you read this comment I'd like to ask you if you see a possibility to swap the electric steering with the X-drives hydraulic steering and what kind of effort that would involve? If possible and performed by bmw would youthink it would have a chance to keep warranty and avoid a new type acceptance by the DOT?
I have no idea if BMW would make the switch, I would guess not and would guess that it would certainly void any warranty.
I guess I really have only one question, why did you buy the car if you hate it so much?
If you didn't consider or buy the IAS you have only yourself to blame, not BMW. It's only around $1750 list. If you think that is too much money then you might consider buying a less expensive make. BMWs are EXPENSIVE! And so are Michelin PS2s. If you want something better you have to pay for it and stop asking BMW to provide it for free. Good Grief.
BTW, I didn't say this discussion made me "tired". I said the discussion was "tiresome". Maybe that means full of "tires".
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"I guess I really have only one question, why did you buy the car if you hate it so much? "
I never said I hated the car, what I actually said is that I think it's overall a better car than my E60 and I wrote a post outlining some of the best features.
I really don't like the steering, the steering wheel and the lack of lateral support from the seats though. I thought that the lack of some things in my short test drive in a non ZSP, non DHP equipped car was going to be addressed with those packages added. There were a lot of new impressions to take in, in a very short period of time. Maybe I was not careful enough and put to much trust in bmw to deliver a car to my tastes, trust that they have rightfully earned during a long period of time. Looking in the rear view mirror I wish I waited some and checked out how the X-drive steering performs. There it is, not very revolutionary or strange is it?
Last edited by solstice; 08-25-2010 at 10:51 AM.
"Why should someone who doesn't care about steering feel or feedback have to pay for something they don't want or need."
Since it's not a luxuary item and the price of a bmw, any bmw should include good steering feedback and feel as standard. To have to pay for extra artificial stuff to get back to what is natural is frankly redicolous. Sorry.
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Heh, you got that one backwards my friend.
BMW is not the only maker that runs into some issues with electric steering. The current Acura cars have also received criticism for that. Electric steering saves some fuel, it doesn't make sense to lose one of the best features of the brand in order to improve 0.5 mpg.
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The University of California, Irvine Medical Center (UCIMC or UCI Medical Center) is a major research hospital located in Orange, California. It is the teaching center for the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine.
Plans had been in place since the founding of the school for a medical division. Space was set aside on campus for what was envisioned to become the heart of busy medical, veterinary, and dental facilities, with a major hospital as the centerpiece.[1] This would model the emerging and eventually preeminently successful hospital campuses at the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of California, San Diego. The medical school wasn't originally planned to begin until the university had time to establish itself and stabilize sources of funding. Political wrangling between the American Medical Association and Californian osteopaths brought the medical school to UCI early.[2]
The California School of Medicine was the oldest continuously operating medical college in the Southwest United States. Starting in 1896, as the Pacific College of Osteopathy, it changed name to the College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons. Pressure by the AMA brought an end to its tenure in the osteopathic discipline, and the newly renamed California School of Medicine merged with the UC system in 1965, after efforts to keep it in LA or move to Long Beach broke down. Problems for UCI however were just beginning.[3]
Dean of Medicine Stanley van den Noort was adamant about gaining a teaching hospital on campus. This placed him and a portion of the faculty on a collision course with many powerful political figures on the local and state level especially Governor Jerry Brown. Brown managed to block the release of funds earmarked for the hospital's construction and then divert them toward the founding of UCSF's dental school. He then vetoed a compromise van den Noort worked up for UCI to take care of Orange County Medical Center's patients in exchange for a 200-bed hospital. Under pressure from Brown the UC purchased the OCMC in 1976 from the county who no longer wished to maintain the aging and problematic facilities. The controversial acquisition effectively halted the push for an on-campus hospital, angering many faculty.[4]
Van den Noort continued to lobby in vain for an on-campus facility pointing out the benefits a main campus hospital could have on the development and flow of research ideas on campus as well as the financial drain OCMC would have on the school.[5] Many hospital staff were also wary of joining the school. An abortive attempt to establish a hospital through private venture ended with the death of the entire planning committee in a plane crash. UCI's supporters were again dealt a blow when opposing political pressure successfully lobbied the state to build the Irvine Medical Center against the school's wishes, ending UCI's chances due to its proximity. In 1983 Chancellor Aldrich chose to drop his support ending ambitions for the time being.[6] The university has since greatly expanded the facility and services of the medical center.
Since then, the medical center has grown in size and reputation.[citation needed] It is building a new hospital, to be completed in early 2009[needs update], and is home to the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, the county's only National Cancer Institute-designated center for cancer treatment and research. Other onsite buildings include the Neuropsychiatric Center, the UCI Health Sciences Laboratories building and clinical outpatient pavilions on the medical center site, as well as community family health centers in Irvine, Santa Ana, Westminster and Anaheim.
Just prior to UCI's acquisition in 1976, the medical center had about 2,100 employees. Today[needs update], UC Irvine Medical Center has more than 3,500 employees—among them, 243 who were working at the medical center when it changed hands.
UC Irvine Medical Center is the only Orange County hospital consistently rated among America's best by U.S. News and World Report. Since 2001, the magazine has listed UC Irvine Health programs in urology, gynecology, geriatrics, cancer, digestive disorders, nephrology, orthopedics, and ear, nose & throat among the top 50 nationwide. In 2016, two UC Irvine Health specialties were included among the top 50 nationally: 40th for orthopedics[7] and 41st for ear, nose and throat.[8] It has the county's only Level I trauma center and its sole multiple-organ transplant center, and is the only hospital in the area offering a number of specialized surgeries, including brain surgery for epilepsy. The medical center has been home to a number of firsts—including the first heart transplant in Orange County, the first implant on the West Coast of an insulin pump in a patient with diabetes, and a number of research breakthroughs involving therapy for cancer and other diseases.
In 2003, UCI hired Jagat Narula and Mani Vannan as the chief and division chief of cardiology. Neither was board certified in internal medicine nor cardiology, and neither had a California medical license.[9] In 2003, Dr. Glenn Provost presented a 13-signature petition outlining anesthesia safety problems. He stated that soon after complaining about a supervisor forcing him "to take patients to the operating room without consent, chart, or preoperative check-in by the operating room nurse ... in an attempt to cut costs," he was fired and blackballed. Persons close to the case feel that there was a vendetta against Dr. Provost by Cynthia Anderson, the prior chair.[10]
In 2005, it came to light that 32 patients had died while waiting for liver transplants at UCI. The livers were available, but, for two years, UCI did not have a full-time surgeon to implant them, in contravention of federal regulations. UCI's surgeon was actually on staff at UC San Diego, 70 miles away.[11] A patient at UCI, Elodie Irvine, filed a lawsuit which brought scrutiny upon the hospital. Ms. Irvine, who had liver and kidney disease, had 95 organs offered for transplant by the United Network for Organ Sharing during her stay at UCI. The hospital allegedly told the patient that they were waiting for organs, when in fact they rejected every organ offered to them. Only one UCI physician advised her to look elsewhere for a transplant.[12]
University of California, Irvine Medical Center is the only university hospital in Orange County with more than 400 specialty and primary care physicians. The medical center offers a full scope of acute- and general-care services including cancer care, digestive diseases, heart health neurology, neurosurgery, orthopaedic surgery, primary care, surgery, and women's health.[13] It is the only hospital in Orange County recognized in U.S. News & World Report's annual listing of "America's Best Hospitals" and first to receive Magnet Designation for nursing excellence. The medical center has also been named one of the nation's top hospitals for quality and safety by the Leapfrog Group.[14]
Located in the City of Orange, 13 miles from the UCI campus, UC Irvine Medical Center has 411 licensed beds and is the principal clinical facility for the teaching and research programs of the UC Irvine School of Medicine. The seven-story UC Irvine Douglas Hospital was completed in late 2011. Additionally, there are 45 licensed beds in their Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 19 high-tech operating rooms including two hybrid cardiac care operating rooms, and eight beds in the Burn Intensive Care Unit.[15]
The University Children's Hospital at UC Irvine Medical Center is devoted to the care of children from before birth through adolescence. Perinatologists at UC Irvine Medical Center are available for the expert management of high-risk pregnancies and critically ill newborns are cared for in the county's most sophisticated neonatal unit. The medical center houses a 24-hour emergency department and is designated as Orange County's only Level I Trauma Center − the most comprehensive for the treatment of life-threatening injuries. UC Irvine Medical Center is also home to the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, the only facility in Orange County designated as a comprehensive cancer center by the National Cancer Institute. It offers patients a full range of cancer therapies and research programs, including laser and radiation therapy, endoscopic ultrasound, and immunotherapy.
UC Irvine Douglas Hospital[edit]
On February 7, 2005, construction begun on a $375 million replacement central hospital adjacent to the existing UCI Medical Center facility.[16] In addition to expanding patient services (with 191 new rooms, 15 state-of-the-art operating rooms, and three procedure rooms), the new hospital provides the UCI School of Medicine with a modern facility for conducting the latest medical research and training future and practicing physicians. It also employs architecture that offers private patient rooms, natural light for daytime illumination, and carefully designed labs and offices. The new seven-story facility was designed by HOK architects, TMAD Engineers, Nabih Youssef & Associates Structural Engineers, and the project contractor was Hensel Phelps Construction Company.
In early 2009, UC Irvine opened the new UC Irvine Douglas Hospital, renamed after a $21 million posthumous gift from the estate of M.A. Douglas.[17]
UC Irvine Health Sciences[edit]
The UCI Medical Center is part of the UC Irvine Health Sciences system, which is composed of a number of patient care locations that serve Orange County.[18] In addition to the main hospital in Orange, other facilities include:
- Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic in Irvine, CA
- Family Health Center in Anaheim, California
- Family Health Center in Santa Ana, California
- OB/GYN University Associates in Long Beach, CA
- Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center in Costa Mesa, CA
- Pacific Breast Care Center in Costa Mesa, CA
- Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine in Costa Mesa, CA
- UC Irvine Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute in Irvine, California (on the outskirts of the UCI main campus)[19]
- National Keratoconus Foundation[20]
- UC Irvine Health Gottschalk Medical Plaza in Irvine, California (on the UCI main campus)
- UC Irvine Health Manchester Pavilions in Orange, CA
- UC Irvine Health Medical Pavilions in Orange, CA
- UC Irvine Health Primary and Specialty Care in Tustin, CA
- University Head & Neck Surgeons in Irvine, CA
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- ^ McCulloch. S:"Instant University", page 241. Academic Press,1993
- ^ http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/ca/university-of-california-irvine-medical-center-6932290/orthopedics
- ^ http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/ca/university-of-california-irvine-medical-center-6932290/ear-nose-and-throat
- ^ Heisel, William (2005-12-22). "UCI cardiology heads uncertified". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 2006-05-06.
- ^ Fisher, Marla Jo (2006-02-03). "M.D. says UCI fired him for speaking up". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 2006-05-06.
- ^ Berthelsen, Christian (2006-04-09). "FBI Investigating UCI Liver Transplant Center". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2006-05-06.
- ^ "Hospital turned down organs despite need". MSNBC. 2005-11-10. Retrieved 2006-05-06.
- ^ "Medical Services | UC Irvine Health | Orange County, CA". www.ucirvinehealth.org. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ^ "The Leapfrog Group recognizes UC Irvine Health for outstanding record in patient safety | UC Irvine Health | Orange County, CA". www.ucirvinehealth.org. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ^ "UC Irvine Health 2015 Facts & Figures" (PDF).
- ^ "New Hospital Project". UCI Medical Center. Archived from the original on 2006-09-01. Retrieved 2006-09-08.
- ^ "$21 Million Gift Names UC Irvine Douglas Hospital". UCI Medical Center. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ^ "Locations | UC Irvine Health | Orange County, CA". www.ucirvinehealth.org. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ^ "Gavin Herbert Eye Institute". www.eye.uci.edu.
- ^ "History Of The NKCF". NKCF.
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- UCI Health Sciences
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Re: Quaternion problem
Staffan Langin wrote:
>I'm a total Mathematica newbee so please bear with me :-). I'm trying to let
>Mathematica analytically evaluate a second order derivative for me. The
>function has several parameters with some of them being of
>"Quaternion-type". I want to instruct Mathematica that the commutative rule
>doesn't apply when evaluation the function. Is that possible? Thanks in
>Staffan Langin
I thought I'd wait on this and see if anybody else took it up.
In my experience using the 2by2 matrix version of a quaternion is more
likely to work
in differential equations than the built in Quaternion[a,b,c,d] function.
Getting back to quaternion form can be hard though from the matrices.
I gave it in a post on matrix substitution recently above.
The best I can tell you is that you have to "Shepard"
any such calculation in Mathematica because it may do something
systematic and unexpected
to your equations. If you can, start as simple as possible and check by
hand until
you get comfortable with the mechanics.
One way is to do the differentiation on functions outside of the
Things like quaternion sine Gordons and D'Amlembertian operators can be
but if you watch the results careful,
it is possible to do amazing things with quaternions.
You should get familar with Yang-Mills gauge fields if you can.
Also you should think in terms of angles, rotations and angular momentum
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Not All In-Memory Analytics Tools Are Created Equal
Posted by Boris Evelson on September 1, 2010
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I get many questions from clients interested in evaluating different in-memory technologies. My first advice is not to mix apples and oranges and clearly understand the differences between in-memory indexes, in-memory OLAP, in-memory ROLAP, in-memory spreadsheets, and other approaches. See more details in my recent blog entry "I forget: what's in-memory?" to understand the differences. Then once you zero in on a particular segment, you can indeed do an apples-to-apples comparison. Let's say we pick the category of in-memory associative indexes, which would include Microsoft PowerPivot, QlikTech, and TIBCO Spotfire. We also sometimes run across Advizor Solutions, but typically in smaller clients (and we do not include them in The Forrester Wave™ process). I recommend a three-step approach to compare these four tools:
- First, compare all of the commodity features of the vendors and tools like data integration and portal integration, operational features like administration, security, and others. You can leverage the detailed evaluation behind our slightly outdated 2008 BI Forrester Wave, if you are in a hurry, or you can wait for another month or so and the 2010 update will be published (it's in the last stages of editing at this point). Or if you are a Forrester IT client — not a vendor — client, send me a note and I'll share a draft preview with you.
- Next I recommend using our BI consultants directory to figure out how many trained professionals for each tool are out there, so that you can feel comfortable that you can get help with the tools in your specific region and industry.
- Last but not least, evaluate features of these vendors that are truly differentiated. For example:
- Memory optimization. Compression ratios. What's the theoretical and practical limit on the size of the in-memory data models? What is the largest data model a vendor has in production? Since QlikTech has been in this game the longest, I typically hear from my clients that QlikTech has larger in production models than the others.
- Load time. How long does it take to load the model into memory? Load speed per 1Gb, for example. This'll largely depend on your particular hardware and infrastructure, so you need to run your own tests.
- Memory swapping. What is the vendor approach for handling models that are larger than what fits into a single memory space? Microsoft and QlikTech in-memory models are limited to what will fit into memory at one time. TIBCO Spotfire, however, can swap parts of the model in and out of memory, so you can indeed work with models that are larger than what would fit into memory at one time.
- Incremental updates. What is the vendor approach for delta, incremental, etc., updates to the in-memory model without rebuilding, reloading the whole model? Here, only QlikTech has a solution and can update its model row by row.
- Thick and thin clients. What are the differences between the thick-- and thin-client versions in terms of functionality, interactivity, etc.? What functionality do you lose when you run the in-memory model on a server and access via browser?
- Access by third-party tools. Can you access the in-memory model via industry-standard SQL and MDX reporting and analysis tools? Only Microsoft will let you do that by publishing PowerPivot models to SharePoint and turning them into a SSAS cube.
- GUI. Microsoft users will find a familiar Excel-like interface, while QlikView and TIBCO Spotfire UIs are more visual.
- Advanced analytics. Are you interested in combining advanced analytics (statistical analysis, predictive modeling, etc.) with your traditional BI reporting and analysis? QlikTech does not offer that capability. PowerPivot will leverage a few basic statistical and data mining functions that come with Excel and SQL Server. TIBCO Spotfire does offer advanced analytics functionality, S+ technology acquired from Insightful in 2008.
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A few additional criteria for evaluating in-memory BI platforms
Comment from Erica Driver (not verified) on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 14:46
Nice article about in-memory technology. I'm glad to hear you make the point that not all in-memory solutions are the same. In-memory isn't an end in itself; it's an enabler. I respectfully submit a few other evaluation criteria we see our customers considering as they compare in-memory BI platforms:
* Which user interface makes the best use of the fact that the data is in memory? Does the product provide an associative experience -- allowing the user to wander through the data, making selections and observing interactions.... does it work the way the mind works?
* Can one single product be used to address all of the following: fully-fledged dashboards, sophisticated analysis, and reports?
* Does the product have all of the required functionality to extract data from all required sources as well as keep the data updated in whatever way is required (for example , incremental updates -- as you mentioned)?
* Can end users create their own supplementary analysis through a zero-footprint client and share this analysis with other users? Or do developers or power users have to do this?
Erica Driver, QlikTech Inc.
In memory analytics - being different
Comment from Adrian Parker (not verified) on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 18:14
This post demonstrates to me the excitement that can be stirred by a new technology. Although 'in memory' is not new and BI as stated above is not always the correct term to use. There is a huge potential for the products in the in-memory analytics market space – probably the biggest that we have seen for a long time as the idea of users not IT accessing corporate data to build their own analytics becomes more widely accepted. At last the chasm of capability between desktop and central server deployed BI solutions can be filled with user driven in memory analytic tools, either on the desktop or on the server or even in the cloud.
I am continuously fascinated by what 'analysts' have to say about the IT world that we live in. In Memory to me is has the same constraints as formula 1 racing scene – we have to deal with suboptimal conditions. Those constraints being driven by hardware manufacturers and providers of internet services. IBM for example is making huge strides to build faster and better in memory ready machines – yet the use of the memory and memory type is constrained by manufacturers and by the OS and then further still by the deployment and speed of the application by varying browser capabilities and so on.
We thus have, as ever, two conditions, 'lab' and the 'real world'. In the lab I am sure one product can be proven to be better than the rest technically, however in the real world we have to deal with the constraints imposed on us that affect the practicalities of doing business.
The company I work for only sells QlikView, and the reasons we work with QlikTech are in themselves reasons to select software. We like the company we like the product our customers do too. Further and much more importantly we like the prospect of better things to come. The right way of utilising technology to enable analytics today is not going to be the same as tomorrow. With the demise of IE and the trend towards Ajax the true flavour of this sector has not fully materialised. We are happy to be working with an innovative and progressive company that is not afraid and cares.
My questions, that we live by everyday are;
• can we satisfy customers needs with the software, will it do more? and
• does the software provide the ROI that customer need?
The answer is of course yes and further still users like QlikView. How does one measure this and more importantly how do you measure passion and the Ferrari-affect, to use an F1 analogy, that contagious/viral applications have I do not know.
Back in our constrained world in-memory analytics does have a place in the strategic software stack and every company should have, in my opinion, an open mind to at least utilising one of the many available to ensure that IT costs are not overrunning to build analytics/reports that users for years have been crying out to do.
As a footnote I'd suggest that more customers will have more than one in memory product unlike traditional BI tools. When selecting look for why they are different, not why they are the same. QlikView has patented technology in data association and this makes for some most insightful data analytics. Insight is of course something that drives business decisions and is clearly more beneficial than the innermost workings of memory optimisation... do Ferrari fans care about braking or fuel efficiency, or just winning?
Adrian, thanks for sharing
Comment from Boris Evelson on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 20:40
Adrian, thanks for sharing your thoughts
A few additional criteria to consider
Comment from Aran Nathanson (not verified) on Fri, 09/03/2010 - 11:23
First let me say that I agree entirely with Andre; the intelligent part of business intelligence is people and not software. That's why I also fully agree with Erica; in-memory is just a technology.
A few additional points you might want to consider:
1) There are some features which are fundamental in pretty much any type of analysis. I think that the management of time data is one of these. The ability to do time based analysis automatically so long as the appropriate fields exist in the data is fundamental. The ability to drill down into data is also an essential feature for data analysis software to have. Some consideration of whether these features exist and how user friendly they are, while not particularly objective and easy to measure, would be useful.
2) I also think that some measure of the investment involved in implementing and maintaining the software and data would also be useful.
Does implementation take weeks, months, years.
How much involvement does there need to be from IT when updating data, what about creating new views on data or adding data to analyses?
Again not easy to measure but important when selecting software.
Aran Nathanson
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Comment from Elad Israeli (not verified) on Mon, 09/27/2010 - 05:35
A few comments to the article itself and to some of the good folks who replied.
1. Boris, good categorization of in-memory products, although I believe many customers compare these tools to each other due to lack of understanding what they truly provide.
2. Erica, not very subtle taking an article that attempts to be unbiased, and throw in "criteria" that happen to be QlikTech's mantras but not necessarily have anything to do with in-memory technology. It took some time for QlikTech to drop the "associative in memory technology" nonsense and admit that it the term associative only applies to how the user interface functions, and let me tell you - that is not the only way to get a decent BI experience out of in-memory technology. Although it's useful.
3. Andrew, QlikView's in-memory technology is not columnar. They take a table, place it in RAM and apply token-based compression which is basically another term for indexing strings.
4. The reason QlikTech don't bother connect to OLAP (apart from the technical challenge of presentation multi dimensional models in the flat form QlikView supports) is because most of the customers don't need it. Where OLAP exists, QlikView is either useless or it is used for tasks that are too much of a pain to do via the OLAP solution. They just connect to the underlying data warehouse.
5. PowerPivot is Microsoft's way of giving up on mass marketing BI via the Analysis Services platform. Unless you are using a tool for personal analysis on a desktop, PowerPivot won't change much within the BI landscape. QlikTech understood this and started providing their personal version (which is pretty much Excel on steroids) for free. The other way to use PowerPivot, with SQL Server R2 and SharePoint, is just too much of a hassle to go through with other solutions with significantly simpler product architectures.
6. Finally, the whole in-memory technology issue is way over-rated. It became commonly discussed since 64-bit computing became popular, but the truth is it is not the only way of getting "fast, powerful, easy to use" business intelligence. 64-bit computing, along with new column-based technologies that take advantage of 21st century chipsets, do not require data to be fully memory-resident to provide a decent alternative to hefty OLAP projects.
7. Please remember that OLAP is mainly good for multi-user applications and that is not something PowerPivot will replace. QlikView focus on these types of deals now (Personal is free, remember?) but the truth is that technologically speaking, in-memory architecture is a very bad idea for scalable, multi-user, BI apps. QlikView customers buying it a year or two ago, know exactly what that means (more hardware, less historical data and/or less simultaneous users).
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QlikView data is stored in tabular format
Comment from Erica Driver (not verified) on Mon, 09/27/2010 - 11:07
To clear things up, QlikView data is stored in a tabular format -- a "record based table representation," specifically. This straight from the source: Håkan Wolgé, the braintrust behind much of QlikView. More info here: http://www.dbms2.com/2010/06/12/the-underlying-technology-of-qlikview/.
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According to traditional custom, a married woman takes the 'sargi', which is prepared specially for the ocassion by the mother-in-law, and leaves on the previous day to go to her mother's house. In the wee hours of the morning she eats it with her mother and other aunts that have gathered there. The fast begins at twilight, and women fast from food and water.
When the day starts, the women folk spend decorating themselves with henna and getting dressed up in their wedding apparels, and pretty much look like brides. In today's times they go shopping, they especially buy decorated bangles and sometimes spend the afternoon at the movies!
Ive always heard the one that Ive shown below, "kudiye karwada....". Here in Africa, we gather mostly at the local temple hall and do this ceremony. Then one of the elder lady tells us the 'katha', the story behind the fast. The hardcore 'pindi' punjabi (village accent) becomes a foreign language to me and I'm lost after a few lines into the story!
I just enjoy the whole ceremony of seeing so many women all dressed up. Its like seeing all your friends, aunts, and all women as brides all on the same day! We admire each other's jewellery, mehndi and wedding gowns etc. :D
A lot of woman take their first sip of water after this ceremony, and have some form of liquid to relieve themselves. They have food only after the moon comes out. Some (really dedicated wives) wait with thirsty throats up until the time the moon comes out.
And because some of us are in the southern hemisphere… we waited till 10:30pm and there was no sign of the moon… After another gruelling, half an hour…the moon was sighted at 11:00pm and we finally broke our fasts and had food. By then I wasn't even hungry, but nevertheless ate to replenish the energy I had lost! My malayalee husband still doesn't get why I need to do all this… I know I do it for the fun of it!
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First, this article from the Guardian: Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry: 'I will not accept online misogyny'
The female member of a popular internet-based band I've never heard of talks about the sexist hate mail she gets, and her response to it.
I read that article, and then skimmed through quite a number of the 150 (at the time) comments on it. Then I commented at length on both the article, and the comments. I am posting it here so you don't have to scroll through all the comments to find mine (and because my comment is the only one I really care about, if I'm being honest. :P)
First, awesome article! Thank you for standing up and saying, "This is not cool." Because it's not. Not at all, and more people need to say it.
I've read through (skimmed, really) a lot of the comments on this article, and there are several main responses:
1. This sucks and should not happen.
This is appropriate and totally true, however it falls short in that it does not propose a solution.
2. This sucks, should not happen, and I think the best way to deal with it is some kind of massive government re-education program, or the NSA (since they're reading this anyway) should track down misogynists and smack them on the back of the head real hard.
True, and headed more in the right direction, but these solutions are impractical and rely on some kind of authority figure to fix it.
3. This sucks, but as a woman on a public stage, you just have to put up with it.
Obviously stupid and wrong. Yes, you are going to get bullshit harassment. No, you do not have to put up with it. You can call them out, like you're doing here. And what's more, your friends can call them out, your fans can call them out, people who have never heard of you (like me) but who think this shit is intolerable can call them out.
4. This sucks and you shouldn't have to put up with it, but every time someone brings attention to this kind of thing, it happens more and gets worse, so maybe you should just keep it under wraps and hire a bodyguard.
Well, hire a bodyguard if you think it's a good idea, sure. But I think this reaction may be the MOST insidious one, other than just straight vitriol. And here's why: predators like to work in the dark. They like to be anonymous. They will feel like their intimidation is working if you keep it under wraps. It makes it seem like you're ashamed of what is coming out of THEIR mouths and fingers. And, to their twisted minds, makes it seem like maybe some of it is true, like they've somehow scored a point.
No. No, no, no, no. If you look at history, you will see that as soon as an oppressed people starts to stand up for itself, there is immediate opposition. The oppression they were already experiencing gets worse, and worse, because the oppressors WANT TO KEEP THEM DOWN AND QUIET.
If you oppose this kind of thing publicly, it will get worse, yes. It will get worse because the people who do it want to shame you into submission. Because they believe that if they can make you shut up about it, then they have won. The way to get them to stop is to KEEP opposing them at every opportunity. To call them out every time. To say, "Not cool bro." EVERY TIME.
If everyone who gives a shit about women and their rights stood up to sexist remarks and actions every time they witness them, eventually we will build momentum going the opposite way. Eventually equality, and vocal support of equality, will be the standard, not sexism, and not the wishy-washy attitude of, "well I guess we just have to put up with it."
The key to winning ground against sexism is simple but not easy. It is simply never to put up with it. To always take people who make sexist remarks to task, with as little or as much forcefulness as seems necessary. In the end, making peer pressure work FOR equality, rather than against it.
Two relevant quotes that I'm sure you've all heard, just to round things out:
"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." –Winston Churchill
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men [and women] do nothing." –Edmund Burke


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Boris Johnson today demanded an end to London's days as a "political giant but a fiscal infant", as he launched his most audacious power grab yet.
The Mayor threw his weight behind a report that calls for the capital to be given full control over its own stamp duty, business rates and council tax. The study by the London Finance Commission even suggests City Hall could get control of some income tax, if more powers over health, education or welfare were to be devolved in future.
Experts said the proposals would be the most radical changes in a generation and could boost the capital's economy. Launching the report at City Hall, Mr Johnson said: "For too long now London has been an economic and political giant but a fiscal infant.
"[These are] moderate and pragmatic steps forward with which it would be hard for a reasonable person to disagree." His words will be interpreted as a swipe at Chancellor George Osborne, who so far has given a fairly lukewarm response to the idea of granting the Mayor more financial control.
The commission, chaired by Professor Tony Travers of the London School of Economics, called for London government to keep revenues from stamp duty and full business rates, in addition to the council tax receipts it already gets. This would result in the capital retaining 12 per cent of all tax raised here — up from five per cent. This would put it on more of a level pegging with cities such as Paris, Tokyo and New York.
However, London would not get any more money, as the increase in revenue would be matched by a reduction in the grant from central government.
Crucially, the report raises the prospect of the Mayor and councils getting the power to set council tax bands. This could result in Mr Johnson taking the contentious step of revaluing the bands, leading to big rises for expensive properties in inner London, while those for mainly Tory outer London could fall. The commission also suggested:
- Imposing new but small tourism and environmental taxes.
- Giving London local government greater freedom to imposes fees and charges, for example in planning.
- Lifting constraints on borrowing by councils and the Mayor, particularly for infrastructure development.
The Mayor told the report's authors: "What you are proposing is not a revolution, it is not the creation of a city state, divorced from the rest of the UK. It is a sensible and modest evolution that tries to address some of the huge challenges we face. We need to be able to plan, and to plan we must be able to see the future source of finance.
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Mr Johnson said the report was probably right to "fight shy" of devolving income tax at this stage, "much though we might like to do that" adding that he was not "naturally inclined" to impose any new taxes.
He said the reforms would boost the economy: "If local government has a share in the proceeds of growth in their areas, through the tax take, then they are more likely to pursue policies that will lead to growth — and that could be a considerable prize."
Professor Travers said: "It's in the Treasury's interests to offer sharp incentives to London, which is a highly productive part of the country, to grow faster." He warned of "significant problems" if there was further devolution to Scotland and Wales and not the English regions, while even Manchester had more financial powers than London.
Council bosses backed the plan. Jules Pipe, chairman of London Councils, said: "The UK has one of the most centralised tax systems in the world and that is reflected in the decisions [of] Whitehall and ministers. These proposals offer new hope for jobs, improved local services and growth, and we would be accountable to Londoners for delivering that."
Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis said: "We will carefully consider this report. While there is clearly scope for more decentralisation, there are no immediate plans to devolve additional powers specifically to the Mayor of London.
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