SmartBiz IT Research Library

WEBCAST - In this webcast, you will see how you can take control of your IT costs by effectively managing your assets with Numara Asset Management Platform (NAMP). You will learn how NAMP automates your resource-intensive IT asset management challenges so you can improve compliance, improve customer satisfaction, reduce risk, and optimize your investments.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Premiered: November 4, 2009


Topics:  Customer Satisfaction | Database Management | Database Management Software | Databases | Enterprise Asset Management Software | Enterprise Content Management | Inventory Management | Inventory Management Software | IT Asset Management | IT Asset Management Software

WHITE PAPER - In this paper – first in a three part series - we will examine the difficulties of working with keywords during a matter, the many challenges associated with relying on keyword search, and the cost and risk associated with attempting to “guess” one’s way to a relevant document set.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: November 4, 2009


Topics:  Data Storage | Databases | Document Management | Documentation | Electronic Discovery | Email Archiving | Email Management | Legal Compliance Software

WHITE PAPER - This guidebook provides the answers with a series of detailed sections including essential activities such as planning, forecasting, risk management, team selection, communication and collaboration.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: November 2, 2009


Topics:  Data Management | Data Migration | Data Quality | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | Enterprise Content Management | Enterprise Resource Management | ERP | Risk Assessment | Risk Management

EGUIDE - While SQL Server 2008 is now considered stable and beneficial, many businesses are still hesitant to migrate. In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchSQLServer.com and SHI, you will discover the unique advantages offered by a SQL Server 2008 migration.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: November 3, 2009


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Database Performance Management Software | Database Server Software | Databases | SQL | SQL Server

WHITE PAPER - Today’s data centers and cloud computing environments require increased I/O performance to support large-scale applications such as databases, web servers, e-commerce applications, file servers, and email. This whitepaper focuses on the performance benefits of using the Adaptec MaxIQ™ SSD Cache Performance Solution.
Posted: November 2, 2009 | Published: October 28, 2009


Topics:  Cache | Cache Server Software | Caching | Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | Database Administration | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases

WHITE PAPER - This paper will help you understand the prospects that Postgres Plus RDBMS from EnterpriseDB and the JBoss Application Server from Red Hat can provide when used in combination.
Posted: October 30, 2009 | Published: October 30, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Database Administration | Database Architectures | Database Performance Management | Database Performance Management Software | Databases | J2EE | Oracle (Product) | PostgreSQL | Web 2.0

EGUIDE - Read this brief e-guide for an introduction to data masking. This guide provides an explanation of data masking, tips on how to implement it, and a list of data masking vendors.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Published: October 27, 2009


Topics:  Data Security | Databases | Payment Card Industry | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance | Security Policies | Vendor Selection

EBOOK - How can you develop the optimal hardware strategy for maximum performance of your SAP environment? This eBook includes tips and insight from server, storage, virtualization and SAP software pros that will help you get the most out of your SAP enterprise software.
Posted: October 27, 2009 | Published: October 27, 2009


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Management | Database Server Software | Databases | Memory | Memory Management | SAP (Product) | Server Appliances | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Software | Server Virtualization | Storage Appliances | Storage Architectures | Storage Hardware | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Informational applications have become one of the most critical areas of IT activity. How will these challenges be met? This report examines an option -– use of IBM DB2 9.7 as an alternative to Oracle 11g -– that represents a major new opportunity for organizations to meet escalating demand while reducing IT costs.
Posted: October 20, 2009 | Published: August 20, 2009


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | Storage Appliances | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management

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

VIDEO - Oracle Exadata provides the reliability, scalability, and extreme performance that database customers have been demanding in today's difficult business environment. Watch this video and learn about the exponential increases in data delivery speeds and system response times that Oracle Exadata provides.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Premiered: October 19, 2009


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Management | Database Server Software | Databases | IT Managers | Oracle (Product) | Server Hardware

DATA SHEET - This data sheet highlights the features and benefits of the Sun Oracle Exadata Storage Server, a storage product highly optimized for use with Oracle Database.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Published: September 9, 2009


Topics:  Database Management | Database Server Software | Databases | Oracle (Product) | Server Hardware | Storage Appliances | Storage Devices | Storage Hardware

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

CASE STUDY - Find out how Acxiom, specializing in providing customer and information management solutions for companies around the world, uses SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) solutions to transform consumer data into actionable BI.
Posted: October 13, 2009 | Published: October 13, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | CRM | Customer Data Integration | Customer Data Management | Data Warehouses | Databases | Reporting Software | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Based on open source software and powerful Sun hardware technology, the Sun Business Intelligence Solution for Web Infrastructure provides an easy to manage, enterprise-class, and highly scalable Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing solution that features a low total cost of ownership.
Posted: October 12, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Warehouses | Databases | Open Source Software