SmartBiz IT Research Library

WHITE PAPER - This white paper by Dr. Walid el Abed, CEO of Global Data Excellence, discusses how an effective data strategy embedded within the business strategy can turn data into a real competitive advantage, deliver short and longer term value and enable business success and sustainability.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: November 20, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Quality | Data Stewardship | Master Data Management

WHITE PAPER - Cloud storage presents Managed Service Providers an exciting opportunity to help customers accommodate data growth, but can raise doubts about security, privacy, and compliance. As THINKStrategies notes, choosing the right cloud storage partner is essential to maintaining customers’ trust.
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Published: November 16, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Management | Data Recovery | Data Security | Data Stewardship | Data Storage | Storage Management | Storage Standards

WHITE PAPER - The following paper outlines seven ways that data governance programs can help manage costs and presents a mechanism for quantifying the return on investment (ROI) for these contributions.
Posted: July 24, 2009 | Published: July 24, 2009


Topics:  Compliance Best Practices | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Quality | Data Stewardship | Master Data Management | Project Management | ROI

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses the role of data governance programs in supporting compliance efforts, and presents an ROI formula you can use in those circumstances where it's important to quantify the value of data governance efforts.
Posted: July 24, 2009 | Published: July 24, 2009


Topics:  Compliance Audits | Compliance Best Practices | Data Governance | Data Quality | Data Stewardship | HIPAA Compliance | Master Data Management | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance | Regulatory Compliance | ROI | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance