SmartBiz IT Research Library

PODCAST - In this podcast, listeners will hear a vendor-neutral, executive overview of in-database analytics technology from independent expert Rick Sherman. Find out how the technology works -- and how companies are leveraging it for improved operational efficiency and other business benefits.
Posted: October 21, 2009 | Premiered: October 20, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | CRM Analytics | Customer Data Integration | Data Governance | Data Integration | Data Management | Data Quality | Data Warehouses | Master Data Management

DATA SHEET - Because their IT department couldn’t guarantee prompt, efficient data restores, Kerzner International centralize backups by combining SyncSort with NetApp storage. The result was quicker and more efficient restores.
Posted: October 21, 2009 | Published: October 21, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Continuous Data Protection | Continuous Data Protection Software | Data Management | Data Storage | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization

DATA SHEET - Syncsort BEX source side data reduction can be used to significantly decrease the amount of data sent to a backup target, reducing network traffic and CPU impact. Read this solution sheet for details.
Posted: October 21, 2009 | Published: October 21, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Data Deduplication | Data Management | Storage Management | Storage Standards | Storage Virtualization

PODCAST - As storage capacity needs grow in SMBs, disk is increasingly being used as a backup storage target. In this FAQ, backup expert W. Curtis Preston, discusses the role of disk-based backup in the SMB space. Curtis takes a closer look at the benefits and cost differentiators of moving from tape to disk for data backup.
Posted: October 21, 2009 | Premiered: October 19, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Banking Software | Data Management | Data Storage | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management | Storage Management Software

PODCAST - This expert podcast offers advice for deploying and completing tactical data quality projects from Forrester's Rob Karel.
Posted: October 21, 2009 | Premiered: October 21, 2009


Topics:  Data Auditing | Data Collection | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Modeling | Data Modeling Languages | Data Profiling | Data Quality | Design Verification | Quality Control | ROI

WHITE PAPER - This paper describes an innovative, unified data protection model – developed by Syncsort – that not only supports each of these imperatives, but leverages them to provide actual return on your business investments.
Posted: October 20, 2009 | Published: October 20, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Management | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Management Services | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization

TRIAL SOFTWARE - Managing email is a time-consuming, costly and legally hazardous process as administrators spend extra time backing up and recovering email to manage volume, support end-user productivity and produce stored emails for regulation or litigation.
Posted: October 20, 2009 | Published: October 20, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Data Compression | Data Deduplication | Data Management | Email Archiving | Email Management Software | Indexing (Information Management) | Microsoft Exchange | Tiered Storage

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - In this presentation transcript featuring best-selling author, Len Silverston, learn how to implement universal patterns for data modeling to improve management flexibility. Gain insight into various modeling choices to meet your organization's needs. Discover how to improve quality and reduce management costs by re-using patterns.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Published: October 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Management | Data Modeling | Data Modeling Languages | Data Quality | Databases | Information Management | Master Data Management

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - Global data deduplication allows users to deduplicate data across multiple boxes, which can simplify management as companies back up more and more data. W. Curtis Preston, executive editor of the Storage Media Group, discusses the pros and cons of global deduplication, who should consider it, and which vendors are offering it today in this Q&A.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Published: October 19, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Deduplication | Data Management | Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Security | Data Storage

WHITE PAPER - Healthcare organizations face a host of HIPAA Security Rule compliance challenges with the move to put patient medical records online. Lumension helps organizations address these compliance challenges by providing the proactive IT risk management and the required audit readiness to meet many aspects of the HIPAA Security Rule.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Published: October 19, 2009


Topics:  Compliance Audits | Data Management | Data Security | Health Care Applications Software | HIPAA | HIPAA Compliance | Information Management Software | Medical Records Management | Regulatory Compliance | Risk Management

DATA SHEET - This data sheet highlights the features and facts for the Sun Oracle Database Machine, the world's fastest for any type of database workload, and the only database machine that runs transaction processing applications.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Published: September 9, 2009


Topics:  Data Management | Data Warehouses | Database Design | Database Managers | Database Server Software | Databases | Oracle (Product) | Server Hardware | Storage Hardware | Storage Management | Transaction Processing Middleware

WEBCAST - Is data management costing you too much money? Join us for a webcast where two IBM DB2 customers will discuss proven strategies that they have incorporated into their IT operations that have resulted in lowering their overall database costs.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Premiered: October 19, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Management | Data Management Software | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Economic Environment

WEBCAST - As a sales manager, you may not have access to business analytics that may be telling a story about your team's performance. What analytics do you need in order to answer questions that may come down from upper management? In this session, you'll learn about what you need to see, report on, and summarize to manage your team's performance.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Premiered: October 19, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Performance Management | Dashboards | Data Management | Data Management Software | Marketing | Sales

WEBCAST - Learn how new developments in BI make it easier and faster to serve those departments and groups whose BI needs have gone unmet. Birst hosts this educational webinar featuring Boris Evelson, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Premiered: October 19, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Dashboards | Data Management | Data Management Software | IT Management | IT Managers | Reporting Software

EBOOK - As IT budgets get tighter and skills get more expensive, companies are starting to think of ways to get more out of their existing workforce. This e-book proposes three solutions that can help your developers and architects realize the best possible value from their existing infrastructure.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Published: July 22, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Storage | SOA | SOA Governance | TCO