SmartBiz IT Research Library

WHITE PAPER - There's a trend toward enterprise information management (EIM), a practice that holistically coordinates teams and integrates tools, rather than having data and other information isolated and managed by independent teams using their own set of management tools.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Performance Management | Data Governance | Data Warehouses | Enterprise Resource Management | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Information Management | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Interoperability | Master Data Management | Unstructured Data

WHITE PAPER - Today, businesses must work smarter, not just harder - and to do it, they must use information to compete. With ever-greater demands on data resources, organizations need to derive greater value from their existing information.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


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

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 - With business units demanding more access to corporate data, IT is pressured to deliver. Yet current business intelligence (BI) and data warehouse systems only examine specific quantifiable data. This white paper from Business Objects, explores the growth trend of unstructured data and examines the many benefits of unstructured data analysis.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Governance | Data Integration | Data Visualization | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Decision Support Databases | Information Management | Information Retrieval Software | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Knowledge Management | Unstructured Data

CASE STUDY - O'Neill is a lifestyle brand focused on boardriding products. To address its challenges with tape-based backups and growing data volumes, O'Neill turned to Data Domain.
Posted: May 26, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2007


Topics:  Data Compression | Data Governance | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Storage | Tape Backups | Tape Drives | Tape Libraries

ANALYST REPORT - In this white paper, Jon Oltsik, Principal Analyst at ESG, shows you where to start, how to focus on the real threats to data, and what actions you can take today to make a meaningful contribution to stopping data breaches. This is must read advice for storage and security professionals.
Posted: May 21, 2009 | Published: May 21, 2009


Topics:  Access Control | Data Encryption | Data Governance | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Security | Information Security | Security Hardware | Storage Security | Tape Backups

PRESENTATION - Do you know what data transport technology options are available in today's market? This paper will help you assess economic, operational, and security factors involved in selecting data transport technology and present Ethernet carrier services as an attractive data transport option.
Posted: May 13, 2009 | Published: April 21, 2009


Topics:  Data Encryption | Data Governance | Data Integration | Data Management | Data Migration | Data Security | Database Administration | Database Management | Databases | Ethernet Networks | Information Management | Information Security | Knowledge Management | LAN | WAN

WHITE PAPER - This white paper addresses the concerns of chief information officers and network architects worried about how to best utilize new data transport infrastructures from an economic, operational, and security perspective. The purpose of this paper is to assist decision makers selecting new data transport methods and infrastructures.
Posted: May 12, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Data Encryption | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Migration | Data Security | Data Transmission Standards | Database Administration | Database Management

WHITE PAPER - Bringing together innovative software, server, and storage platforms, the Sun and Infobright solution provides an easy to manage, enterprise-class, highly scalable data warehouse with low total cost of ownership.
Posted: May 11, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Centers | Data Compression | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Storage | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Database Administration | Database Management | Databases | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | TCO

WEBCAST - Join William Jewell College and SPSS Inc. to learn how you can be incorporating data mining into your annual fund operations and focusing your limited resources on those most likely to give. This presentation is designed to give you a roadmap for getting started with data mining.
Posted: May 5, 2009 | Premiered: February 25, 2009


Topics:  Data Collection | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Mining | Data Mining Software | Information Management | Information Retrieval Software

CASE STUDY - To improve the profitability of its subscriptions and increase the value it provides to its advertisers, The Miami Herald Publishing Company used PASW Statistics to find and target new subscribers likely to be stable, profitable customers. Read this case study for more.
Posted: May 4, 2009 | Published: May 4, 2009


Topics:  Customer Data Management | Customer Data Management Software | Customer Profiles | Data Auditing | Data Governance | Data Mining

WEBCAST - Learn how top companies successfully deliver research results to customers and decision-makers. If you want to know more about how to leverage all of your research data, how to communicate insights effectively, and how to get researchers and decision-makers engaged in analysis, you'll want to view this webcast.
Posted: May 4, 2009 | Premiered: March 17, 2009


Topics:  CRM Analytics | CRM Analytics Software | CRM Best Practices | Customer Data Integration | Customer Data Management | Customer Data Management Software | Customer Profiles | Data Collection | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Quality | Knowledge Management | Reporting Software | Research and Development | Research Institutes and Consortia | Surveys

EZINE - In this month's issue of SharePoint eZine, you'll learn how indexing content creates a search environment that gives users information as they need it, how to maintain your SharePoint governance documents while keeping them current, and how setting guidelines for site provisioning gives flexibility for users and helps manage growth.
Posted: April 15, 2009 | Published: April 15, 2009


Topics:  Data Governance | Document Management | Indexing (Information Management) | Indexing Software | Knowledge Management | Search Engines | Site Search Software

CASE STUDY - Llog Exploration Company brought in Fusion-io's ioDrive Solid-state Storage devices to see how much time the new devices would save using their existing 32-bit Seismic Micro-Technology KINGDOM geosciences workflow application on their network. The result?
Posted: March 18, 2009 | Published: March 18, 2009


Topics:  Data Governance | Data Recovery | Data Storage | Server Virtualization | Storage Architectures | Storage Capacity | Storage Replication | Storage Security | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine Monitor

EBOOK - This expert e-book will help you prioritize compliance investments to reduce costs. Explore how companies are building a holistic approach to compliance, what strategies work and what technologies and practices you can leverage.
Posted: March 5, 2009 | Published: March 5, 2009


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Compliance Software | Data Governance | Risk Assessment | Risk Management | ROI | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance | TCO