SmartBiz IT Research Library

EBOOK - In this eBook, learn advanced strategies for creating actionable, interactive and user-friendly dashboards that will help your organization track key performance indicators (KPIs).
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Dashboards | Data Management | Data Visualization | Data Visualization Software | Indexing (Information Management) | Reporting Software

WHITE PAPER - The reasons driving standardization in BI and reporting are core to every company—cutting costs, boosting revenue, and increasing profits. IBM Cognos 8 BI lets business users move among capabilities in a guided way, get the answers they seek, and collaborate while giving IT complete control over the BI environment.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: January 5, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Management | Data Visualization Software | Database Management Software | Decision Support Systems | Query Tools | Reporting Software

BROCHURE - Actuate BIRT Interactive Viewer is a web-based tool for the interactive analysis and modification of reports. Download this white paper to learn how with Actuate BIRT Interactive Viewer end users can change formatting, hide, add or move data, create charts, sort data and apply functions to data.
Posted: September 9, 2009 | Published: September 9, 2009


Topics:  AJAX | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Performance Management | Data Visualization | Data Visualization Software | Information Management | Information Management Software | Reporting Software

TRIAL SOFTWARE - Many organizations understand they need cost-visibility or a more formal chargeback process in order to further expand their virtual data centers. The challenge is where to begin and how to implement an automated solution.
Posted: July 8, 2009 | Published: July 8, 2009


Topics:  Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Centers | Data Visualization Software | Enterprise Resource Management | Network Monitoring Software | Reporting Software | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Server

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 - The Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research (formerly the HDMA Research & Education Foundation) recently published an important study concerning data management and data sharing in the healthcare supply chain. This whitepaper discusses the key conclusions of their study.
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: June 2, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Management | Data Management | Data Quality | Data Visualization | Data Visualization Software | Health Care Applications Software | Health Care Industry | HIPAA Compliance | Regulatory Compliance | Risk Management | Supply Chain Management

WHITE PAPER - A 2007 report conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) found that nine out of ten corporate executives admit to making important decisions on the basis of inadequate information. This whitepaper will discuss what information visibility can do for your organization as well as the three critical strategic areas of business decision making.
Posted: June 4, 2009 | Published: June 2, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business IT Alignment | Data Visualization | Data Visualization Software | Enterprise Resource Management | Information Management | Information Management Software | Information Retrieval Software | Information Standards | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Knowledge Management | Knowledge Management Software | Risk Management | SMBs

BROCHURE - Use SPSS Text Analysis for Surveys to categorize text responses whether you conduct surveys to support business, education, or government decisions, or for your academic research. No matter your field, you now have a way to combine your qualitative and quantitative analyses using a single advanced but easy-to-use desktop software program.
Posted: May 5, 2009 | Published: May 5, 2009


Topics:  Data Classification | Data Collection | Data Mining | Data Visualization | Data Visualization Software | Statistical Software | Surveys | Web Survey Software

CASE STUDY - CMPD experienced problems with two particular areas of crime. They needed community involvement to really make an impact in these areas. PASW Statistics allowed CMDP to gather data and present it as compelling evidence of the need for community involvement.
Posted: May 1, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Collection | Data Visualization | Data Visualization Software | Mathematical Software | Reporting Software | Scientific Applications Software | Simulation and Analysis Software | Statistical Software

WHITE PAPER - Visual analytics is the process of analytical reasoning facilitated by interactive visual interfaces. Its becoming the fastest way for people to explore and understand Business Intelligence data of any size. This paper will introduce you to the seven essential elements of true visual analytics applications.
Posted: April 20, 2009 | Published: April 20, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Application Development | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Visualization | Data Visualization Software | IT Best Practices | Presentation Software | Query Tools

WHITE PAPER - Visual representations are a fundamental component of human learning and understanding. To study the impact of data visualization, we must first look to the past and see how our ways of shaping and representing data have changed over time. This paper traces the history of visual representation, from cave drawings to the computer revolution.
Posted: April 20, 2009 | Published: April 20, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Data Visualization | Data Visualization Software | Presentation Software | Research and Development | Visual Basic

TRIAL SOFTWARE - Easy. Fast. Fun. Business intelligence software that makes you and your organization work smarter. No deployment. No waiting. Just incredible ROI. Start analyzing your data like never before.
Posted: February 6, 2009 | Published: February 6, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Intelligence Software | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Visualization | Data Visualization Software | ROI

PODCAST - In this podcast, learn how two leading data modeling tools compare and how utilizing advanced data modeling improves productivity, standards compliance and knowledge sharing.
Posted: November 5, 2008 | Premiered: November 5, 2009


Topics:  Data Governance | Data Management Software | Data Modeling | Data Modeling Languages | Data Visualization Software | Database Administration | Database Management | Knowledge Management | Reporting Software

MICROSITE - The next generation of business intelligent software can be found in this software center from Tableau. The resources compiled here explore ways your organization can get answers from the next generation of business intelligent software. Read more about how you can achieve fast analytics and visualization for everyone from Tableau.
Posted: March 10, 2008 | Published: March 10, 2008


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Best Practices | Business Intelligence | Data Storage | Data Visualization | Data Visualization Software | Database Management