SmartBiz IT Research Library

WHITE PAPER - Profiled in this whitepaper are two examples of ISVs that have turned to Iron Mountain's Archive Services Platform API solution to help their customers better manage their data. Read this Whitepaper from Iron Mountain to learn more.
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Published: October 15, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Hybrid clouds | Information Management | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Private cloud computing | Public cloud computing | Regulations | Regulatory Compliance | Storage Architectures | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper details several best practices derived from real-world cases and explains how Clearwell customers have met their e-discovery challenges and achieved a significant return on investment (ROI) -- often within a single case.
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Published: October 15, 2009


Topics:  Electronic Discovery | Electronic Discovery Software | Information Management | Information Management Software | Information Retrieval Software | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Records Management | Records Management Software | Records Retention | Regulations | Regulatory Compliance

WHITE PAPER - This paper breaks down the e-discovery process into phases, discusses best practices and relevant technologies for each phase, and provides a matrix to guide an e-discovery team’s decision making process.
Posted: October 13, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Electronic Discovery | Electronic Discovery Software | Information Management | Information Management Software | Information Retrieval Software | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Records Management | Records Management Software | Records Retention | Regulations | Regulatory Compliance

WEBCAST - How long could your company survive if email suddenly stopped? This webcast presents how Iron Mountain's Total Email Management Suit can give you more control over corporate email, while cutting costs and complexity and reducing risks.
Posted: October 7, 2009 | Premiered: September 11, 2009


Topics:  Active Directory | Backups | Email | Email Archiving | Email Filtering | Email Management | Email Security | Email Threats | Information Management | Information Retrieval Software | Information Security | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems

WHITE PAPER - Spectra Logic, with 30 years experience in the field of high technology, is committed to protecting data - your data. Spectra has extensive expertise with all forms of backup, and therefore understands the continuing and increasingly important role of tape in protecting data. To that end, Spectra Logic has set itself a goal: Tape Without Pain.
Posted: September 1, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Disk Backups | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape | Information Management | Information Retrieval Software | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Tape Backups | Tape Drives | Tape Libraries

WHITE PAPER - This paper by The Radicati Group examines the issues caused by exploding e-mail growth and presents key capabilities that e-mail archiving solutions must have to help you improve mailbox and e-mail storage management, e-discovery and data protection.
Posted: August 3, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Continuous Data Protection | Electronic Discovery | Email | Email Archiving | Email Management | Email Security | Information Management | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Microsoft Exchange | Regulatory Compliance

ANALYST REPORT - In this Spotlight Report, Research Director Philip Howard explains why data discovery is of fundamental importance to data integration, data quality, and many other projects ranging from business intelligence through master data management to data governance and data archival. Read on to learn more about the importance of data discovery.
Posted: July 28, 2009 | Published: February 28, 2009


Topics:  Content Archiving | Data Center Management | Data Integration | Data Management | Data Quality | Data Recovery | Document Management | Electronic Discovery | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Records Management

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 - There's a trend toward enterprise information management (EIM), a practice that holistically coordinates teams and integrates tools, rather than having data and other information isolated and managed by independent teams using their own set of management tools.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Performance Management | Data Governance | Data Warehouses | Enterprise Resource Management | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Information Management | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Interoperability | Master Data Management | Unstructured Data

WHITE PAPER - In today's economic downturn, organizations are looking for ways to improve the way they do business, to keep ahead of the competition, and to grow revenue. With reduced funding for new initiatives, it can be difficult to meet these objectives. Read on to learn how expanding your business intelligence with predictive analysis can help.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Management | Data Management Software | Decision Support Systems | Information Management | Information Retrieval Software | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Predictive Analytics | Predictive Analytics Software | Simulation and Analysis Software

WHITE PAPER - Organizations need technology that can unlock the value of information. Information can drive new insights to help transform and significantly improve the business, especially critical in an uncertain economy. This paper highlights common mistakes companies make in a down economy and discusses how organizations can use business intelligence to...
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Performance Management | Cost Benefit Analysis | CRM | Information Management | Information Retrieval Software | Information Standards | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Knowledge Management | Marketing | Spend Management

WHITE PAPER - Today, businesses must work smarter, not just harder - and to do it, they must use information to compete. With ever-greater demands on data resources, organizations need to derive greater value from their existing information.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Integration | Business Intelligence | Business Performance Management | Data Governance | Data Management | Globalization | Information Management | Information Management Software | Information Retrieval Software | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Knowledge Management

WHITE PAPER - Evidence of the competitive value of business intelligence (BI) and analytics solutions is growing. This IDC white paper discusses the growing body of evidence suggesting a direct link between investment in business analytics solutions and organizational performance.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Performance Management | Data Governance | Data Integration | Data Management | Information Management | Information Retrieval Software | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Spend Management

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 - 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