SmartBiz IT Research Library

WHITE PAPER - With over 60% of CEOs saying they need to do a better job of capturing and understanding information to make more effective and timely business decisions, it's clear that there's a gap between capability and need. It's similarly fair to say that this shortfall is a leading reason why businesses aren’t as competitive as they’d like to be.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Published: July 8, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Decision Support Databases | Decision Support Systems | Query Tools | Reporting Software

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - Complete capabilities in one product, on a single architecture. See key features for both business and IT users, including Framework Manager, the Administration Console, and integration with Microsoft Excel.
Posted: October 6, 2009 | Published: October 6, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Modeling | Database Design | Decision Support Databases | Decision Support Systems | Query Tools | Reporting Software

SOFTWARE DEMO - With Crystal Reports - solve report design and information sharing issues through: powerful report and dashboard mashups, secure report sharing, management, scheduling and publishing - an affordable, cross-platform solution, that just works.
Posted: August 24, 2009 | Published: August 24, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Modeling | Decision Support Databases | Decision Support Systems | Indexing (Information Management) | Indexing Software | OLAP | Reporting Software

WHITE PAPER - A columnar data base is a data base arranged to optimize data analysis, but how? What is a columnar database really? This document presents the basic concepts of columnar databases in a straightforward manner so anyone who is involved with data, business or technical, can understand their purpose and application.
Posted: June 26, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Management | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | Decision Support Databases | Decision Support Systems | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Knowledge Management

WHITE PAPER - This white paper highlights four primary ways to use integration to make your business better during a down economy. You'll discover how, with the right integration plan and supporting software in place, your company can increase efficiency, minimize expenses, and streamline and accelerate core processes.
Posted: June 22, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Decision Support Databases | Decision Support Systems | ERP | SOA

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

WHITE PAPER - Download this paper and learn how Blaze Advisor makes it easy to bring the power of predictive analytics to bear on decisions, integrating judgmental and regulatory business rules with analytically derived models for more precise, more effective decision making. Download and learn the secrets of developing decision management applications.
Posted: June 16, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Decision Support Databases | Decision Support Systems | Predictive Analytics | Predictive Analytics Software | SOA

ANALYST REPORT - This paper will argue that the key to enabling midsize organizations to make even better business decisions is by simplifying the extraction of specific, actionable information from large volumes of data.
Posted: February 25, 2009 | Published: December 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Database Management | Decision Support Databases | Decision Support Systems | Oracle (Product) | SMBs

WHITE PAPER - Business intelligence (BI) allows organizations to better understand, analyze, and even predict what's occurring in their company.
Posted: June 9, 2008 | Published: June 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Process Management | Business Systems | Customer Satisfaction | Dashboards | Data Management | Decision Support Databases | OLAP | Reporting Software | SMBs | Spreadsheets