SmartBiz IT Research Library

WHITE PAPER - This paper examines the challenges faced by organizations today regarding their BI, data integration, and data warehousing environments, why traditional solutions fall short, and the rise of upstart open source companies. Read on to learn more about open source BI, data integration, and data warehousing solutions.
Posted: July 28, 2009 | Published: June 28, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Integration | Data Management Software | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Open Source | Open Source Software | Open Systems Standards

CASE STUDY - Read this case study to learn how IQMS's single source enterprise software solution EnterpriseIQ delivered significant results to a leading European plastics manufacturing company.
Posted: July 23, 2009 | Published: April 30, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Management | Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Systems | ERP | ERP Software | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Software | Manufacturing Systems

WHITE PAPER - This paper investigates various levels of business intelligence, discusses the challenges organizations face with today's typical BI deployments, and highlights how many high-growth companies have implemented strategic, analytical, and operational initiatives to work seamlessly together to enhance performance and boost competitive advantage.
Posted: June 22, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Performance Management | CIOs | Customer Satisfaction | Dashboards | SMBs

WHITE PAPER - This paper gives an overview of the advantages of implementing business intelligence (BI) standards. Learn how successful organizations have standardized on, and benefited from BI solutions from SAP - and why you should join them.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Management | Decision Support Systems | Executive Information Systems | Indexing (Information Management) | Information Management

WHITE PAPER - In today's economic downturn, organizations are looking for ways to improve the way they do business, to keep ahead of the competition, and to grow revenue. With reduced funding for new initiatives, it can be difficult to meet these objectives. Read on to learn how expanding your business intelligence with predictive analysis can help.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Management | Data Management Software | Decision Support Systems | Information Management | Information Retrieval Software | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Predictive Analytics | Predictive Analytics Software | Simulation and Analysis Software

WHITE PAPER - Organizations need technology that can unlock the value of information. Information can drive new insights to help transform and significantly improve the business, especially critical in an uncertain economy. This paper highlights common mistakes companies make in a down economy and discusses how organizations can use business intelligence to...
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Performance Management | Cost Benefit Analysis | CRM | Information Management | Information Retrieval Software | Information Standards | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Knowledge Management | Marketing | Spend Management

WHITE PAPER - Executives, managers, and business users need the ability to quickly discover, collect, analyze, and share relevant information and they need to be able to answer their own questions as they have them. Read this quick report to learn more about a solution that addresses just these needs.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Management | Data Management | Decision Support Systems | Information Management | Knowledge Management

WHITE PAPER - The goal of this white paper is to explain why business intelligence is a sound investment for any IT manager to make, especially now. Budgets are tighter and demands from executives to see immediate results from IT implementations are increasing. This paper outlines the benefits of a BI solution and its impact on a company. Read on to learn more.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: December 19, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Visualization | Data Visualization Software | Decision Support Systems | SAP (Product) | Statistical Software

PRODUCT LITERATURE - BusinessObjects XI 3.1 solutions provide a full spectrum of BI functionality--from reporting, query and analysis, and dashboards and visualization, to intuitive discovery and advanced predictive analytics capabilities--as well as data quality and extract, transform, and load functionality.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: December 8, 2008


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Performance Management | Data Management | Data Visualization | Data Visualization Software | Decision Support Systems | SAP (Product) | Statistical Software

WHITE PAPER - Evidence of the competitive value of business intelligence (BI) and analytics solutions is growing. This IDC white paper discusses the growing body of evidence suggesting a direct link between investment in business analytics solutions and organizational performance.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Performance Management | Data Governance | Data Integration | Data Management | Information Management | Information Retrieval Software | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Spend Management

WHITE PAPER - A recent worldwide survey listed business intelligence (BI) as CIOs' number one priority for 2008, the third consecutive year BI topped the list. From a business user perspective, this translates into more interactive and pervasive BI, both creating a richer user experience and reaching every place where work is done.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Integration | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Management | Enterprise Resource Management | Knowledge Management | Product Life Cycles | Productivity | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - There are plenty of appliances that provide Google-like enterprise search but these tools are no replacement for true enterprise application search. This white paper explains the difference between these technologies and how they can help or harm your company.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Process Management | Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Search Software | Search Engines

WEBCAST - This webcast discusses the latest advances in business intelligence solutions for medium-sized businesses. Watch this webcast to learn how your mid-sized company can make the most out of BI.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Premiered: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Metrics | Business Performance Management | Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Dashboards | OLAP | Sales Force Automation

WHITE PAPER - This paper describes reference configuration and sizing information for Oracle data warehouses on Sun servers for small, medium, and large solutions to meet business intelligence/data warehouse needs.
Posted: June 4, 2009 | Published: May 28, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Warehouse Architectures | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses

WEBCAST - This Webcast can help you put your business intelligence (BI) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) needs into perspective with application strategy tips offered by Ray Wang at Forrester Research.
Posted: June 1, 2009 | Premiered: June 25, 2009


Topics:  Application Outsourcing | Application Performance Management | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business IT Alignment | Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software | Business Process Management | ERP | ERP Software | Strategic Planning