SmartBiz IT Research Library

EBOOK - The senior technology executives at Sybase have written a new book that analyzes how risk management systems built on 20th Century architectures failed which caused the worst financial crisis in decades. This paper condenses the key analysis and strategies of the book and explains how to rebuild and fortify them to prevent future crises.
Posted: September 4, 2009 | Published: September 4, 2009


Topics:  Data Management | Data Migration | Financial Industry Organizations | Financial Management | Financial Reporting | Information Management | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Risk Management | Vulnerability Assessments

WHITE PAPER - Database growth, long-term data retention regulations and storage requirements increase operational costs. Yet, archiving complex relational data poses many challenges. Optim Data Growth Solution provides proven technology and comprehensive capabilities that make archiving complex relational data practical and desirable.
Posted: September 4, 2009 | Published: December 1, 2008


Topics:  CIOs | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Storage | Database Administration | Database Architectures | Email Archiving | Information Management | Master Data Management | TCO

WHITE PAPER - This white paper explains the steps you need to consider when developing your privacy strategy and implementing your first data privacy project. Find out how you can help your organization implement best practices in privacy protection and make your privacy project successful from start to finish.
Posted: September 4, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Data Management | Data Security | Data Storage | Enterprise Content Management | Information Management | Intrusion Prevention | Quality Control | Regulatory Compliance | Risk Management | Security Best Practices | Security Management

VIDEO - Discover how Novell and Intel collaborate in open standards and open source projects such as the Linux* kernel and the Xen* hypervisor moving virtualization forward along with the user of non-proprietary architecture so that customers can avoid vendor lock-in, while lowering solutions costs.
Posted: September 3, 2009 | Premiered: September 3, 2009


Topics:  Information Management | Kernels | Linux | Open Source | Open Systems Standards | Server Virtualization | Systems Management | Vendors

WEBCAST - Businesses today are facing a very different kind of competition that is rooted in extensive data analysis and demonstrated in decision making that is fast, comprehensive, and based on factual information. In this environment, Sybase IQ shines as a highly optimized analytic server.
Posted: August 31, 2009 | Premiered: August 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Metrics | CIOs | Data Management | Data Quality | Data Visualization | Information Management | Reporting Software

DATA SHEET - Sybase IQ is the world's leading column-based analytics server, delivering the smartest approach to enable enterprises to turn raw data into actionable information through analytics - to increase revenue, customers and margins.
Posted: August 27, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | CIOs | Data Classification | Data Visualization | Information Management | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Query Tools | Reporting Software

CASE STUDY - Learn how an Alabama company seeking a replacement tool for their mainframe administration and automation discovered SEGUS’ Smart products that not only delivered better functionality with a good GUI, but would save the company $80,000 over a five year period, while also avoiding future costly upgrade fees.
Posted: August 20, 2009 | Published: August 20, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence Software | Business Metrics | Data Centers | Data Management | Information Management | IT Management | Mainframe Computers | Mainframe Operating Systems | Pricing | Reporting Software | z/OS

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn about the accounts payable (AP) automation solutions available today and learn which solutions best relieve the AP pain points while delivering the best overall solution, through leveraging the existing SAP® ERP environment and it's built in workflows.
Posted: August 20, 2009 | Published: August 20, 2009


Topics:  Accounting Industry | Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Document Management | ERP | Financial Management | Financial Systems | Financing | Information Management | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Document process automation is an investment that can help turn accounts payable around to become a very efficient and money saving process by getting rid of all the paper and manual processing. Read this paper to learn how document process automation can help save your company money and time, overall adding to your company's bottom line.
Posted: August 20, 2009 | Published: August 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Document Management | ERP | Financial Management | Financial Systems | Financing | Information Management | Oracle (Product) | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn how document process automation can speed up accounts payable processes, add to the company’s bottom line by cutting costs, reduce cycle times, and allow for faster financial statements and fewer late payment fees.
Posted: August 20, 2009 | Published: August 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Document Management | ERP | Financial Management | Financial Systems | Financing | Information Management | Oracle (Product) | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Document automation will add to the company's bottom line, save time, better business processes, and increased control. This paper will demonstrate how to automate the AP process within Oracle E-Business Suite, and what type of investment will need to be made and what kind of benefits can be expected.
Posted: August 20, 2009 | Published: August 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Document Management | ERP | Financial Management | Financial Reporting | Financial Systems | Financing | Information Management | Oracle (Product) | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn how to automate the accounts payable process within SAP and find out what kind of investments will be needed and what great benefits your company can expect to incur as a result of document automation.
Posted: August 20, 2009 | Published: August 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Document Management | ERP | Financial Management | Financial Services Industry | Financial Systems | Financing | Information Management | Oracle (Product) | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses everything you need to make an educated and informed decision on automating your AP processes. Read this paper to learn the potential problems and solutions to automating AP. This paper will also examine the development of the types of solutions available in the marketplace today.
Posted: August 20, 2009 | Published: August 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Document Management | ERP | Financial Management | Financial Systems | Financing | Information Management | Oracle (Product) | Purchase Order Management | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Document automation speeds up the accounts payable processes which can greatly add to a company's bottom line and result in better business processes and increased control. Read this white paper to learn how to automate the AP process and what kind of investments and benefits can be expected.
Posted: August 20, 2009 | Published: August 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Document Management | ERP | Financial Industry Organizations | Financial Management | Financial Systems | Financing | Information Management | Oracle (Product) | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - With the ever increasing compliance regulations in terms of E-mail archiving, It becomes clear that E-mail archiving is an information governance imperative. This paper presents the 3 technical challenges which should be understood when evaluating email archiving solutions
Posted: August 17, 2009 | Published: August 17, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Security | Email Archiving | Email Management | Email Security Policies | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Information Management | Information Standards | Regulatory Compliance | Risk Management