SmartBiz IT Research Library

PODCAST - Can't decide whether to build or buy a CRM system? This podcast presents a third solution that is an application development platform that provides the building blocks for faster, cost-effective application development that achieves a better fit for your business’ processes.
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Premiered: November 18, 2009


Topics:  .NET | Application Development | Application Development and Integration Services | Application Infrastructure | Application Infrastructure Providers | Business Process Management | CRM Software | Open Source | Open Source Software

PRODUCT LITERATURE - Consolidating and virtualizing application, web, and database tiers for enterprise Oracle® Siebel 8.0 CRM applications is one approach to help reduce costs and enhance flexibility. Read this paper to learn about Sun's platform for the Oracle Siebel CRM software stack.
Posted: November 16, 2009 | Published: November 16, 2009


Topics:  Applications Management | CRM | CRM Software | Open Source | Server Hardware | Server Management | Solaris | Storage Hardware

ANALYST REPORT - With all protocols and storage features included in the cost of the system, Sun claims its new unified platform delivers significant performance gains and cost benefits versus proprietary unified storage solutions.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2006


Topics:  IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Systems | Open Source | Server Management | Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management

WEBCAST - Databases are an important part of a company’s infrastructure, but they also tend to be rich with attack vectors to exploit. This webcast explores the many potential PostgreSQL external vulnerabilities and then shows how those vulnerabilities can be secured. Watch this webcast to learn how to protect one of your company’s most valued assets.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Premiered: November 9, 2009


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Database Security | Databases | Open Source | Oracle (Product) | PostgreSQL | Risk Assessment | Vulnerability Assessments

VIDEO - Watch this 10 minute video and discover what Oracle compatibility means for your business from a technical, and skills point of view. This video also offers multiple low risk strategies for using Postgres Plus Advanced Server to lower your Oracle costs and utilize the advantages of the most advanced open source database available.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Premiered: November 9, 2009


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Architectures | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | IT Managers | Open Source | Oracle (Product) | PostgreSQL

WEBCAST - Join Grant Ingersoll, co-founder of Lucid Imagination and chairman of the Apache Lucene PMC, and Ryan McKinley, co-founder of Voyager GIS and Apache Lucene PMC member, and Sameer Maggon of AT&T Interactive for an in-depth technical workshop on the potential and application of the newly released Lucene Spatial libraries.
Posted: November 5, 2009 | Premiered: November 18, 2009


Topics:  Enterprise Search Software | Enterprise Services Architecture | Enterprise Systems | GIS Software | Open Source | Open Source Software | Search Engine Optimization | Search Engines | Source Code Control Software

WHITE PAPER - Since its introduction nearly 10 years ago, Apache Lucene has become a competitive player for developing extensible, high-performance full-text search solutions. This white paper describes the new features and improvements in the latest version, Apache Lucene 2.9.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Data Management | Enterprise Search Software | Open Source | Open Source Software | Software Development Tools

WHITE PAPER - There are many ways that people come to the conclusion that they need a search application, and a variety of ways in which they can then proceed. Here are some of the steps that users often consider (or maybe should consider) before they're ready to start building an application.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Data Management | Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Search Software | Open Source | Open Source Software

WHITE PAPER - This paper provides some ways to think about your enterprise search requirements from both technological and economic perspectives, explains why a Lucene/Solr-based approach can be optimal, and describes how Lucid Imagination can help you to design, develop, and deploy the necessary search solution.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Content Management | Enterprise Search Software | Enterprise Systems | Open Source | Open Source Software | Software Development Tools

WHITE PAPER - Lucid Imagination brings market-leading expertise to open source enterprise search, and can help any organization quickly design and optimize search solutions based on Lucene and Solr.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Management | Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Search Software | Open Source | Open Source Software | Search Engines | SOA

WHITE PAPER - Apache Solr is the definitive application development implementation for Lucene, and it is the leading open source search platform. This white paper describes the new features and improvements in the latest version, Apache Solr 1.4.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: October 26, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Backups | Data Deduplication | Data Replication | Enterprise Search Software | Open Source | Open Source Software | Search Engines | Software Upgrades

WEBCAST - Join Melinda Ballou as she answers how organizations can be successful and maintain high-performing business-critical software with fewer resources and strategies for successful quality adoption.
Posted: November 2, 2009 | Premieres: December 2, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Life-Cycle Management Software | Application Performance Management | Open Source | Software Asset Management | Software Best Practices | Software Development Methodologies | Software Quality Assurance

WEBCAST - Composed of Sun hardware systems and commercial open-source solutions Pentaho for BI and data integration, and Infobright, built on MySQL, for data warehousing, this solution comes in two customizable recommended configurations to fit your data requirements and budget -- and ease deployment.
Posted: October 26, 2009 | Premiered: October 22, 2009


Topics:  Application Hosting | Application Infrastructure | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Performance Management | CRM Analytics | Customer Data Integration | Data Integration | Data Management | Data Quality | Data Warehouses | Open Source | Open Source Software | Software as a Service

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - Many of today's businesses rely on Unix for their highest workloads, limiting their ability to execute effective transaction processing. In this expert E-Guide you will discover how Linux can be used to perform high transaction rates at a low cost. Read on to learn more.
Posted: October 23, 2009 | Published: October 23, 2009


Topics:  Database Management | Database Performance Management | Linux | OLTP | Open Source | Operating Systems | System p | UNIX

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - The combination of Sun Open Storage and the commercial open-source Infobright data warehousing and Pentaho business intelligence and ETL software packages dramatically lowers the cost of entry and simplifies deployment of a powerful, sophisticated BI infrastructure.
Posted: October 12, 2009 | Published: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | MySQL | Open Source | Open Source Software | Web Analytics | Web Analytics Software