SmartBiz IT Research Library

WHITE PAPER - Oracle helps organizations achieve their goals with best of breed products that integrate with Oracle and non-Oracle solutions, such as SAP. Download this whitepaper to learn more.
Posted: November 5, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Integration | Business Process Automation | CIOs | Enterprise Application Integration Middleware | Enterprise Applications Software | ERP Software | Master Data Management | Oracle (Product) | Product Life Cycles | SAP (Product)

VIDEO - A time of unprecedented market volatility and competition calls for a new business strategy. View this video white paper to learn how integrated business planning can help your company align strategic, operational, and financial plans.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Premiered: November 3, 2009


Topics:  Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software | Collaboration | Collaborative Applications Software | Forecast/Demand Management Software | Oracle (Product) | Risk Management | Strategic Planning

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

WEBCAST - Oracle WebLogic Suite, a foundational element of Oracle Fusion Middleware, offers the ideal mix of performance, scalability, and operational efficiency to support modern IT requirements driven by ever-changing business needs.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Premiered: October 28, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Data Management | Data Management Software | Oracle (Product)

CASE STUDY - The retail giant Tesco has aggressive plans for global growth and has expanded its international presence significantly, including penetration of the huge US market. A key element in its expansion plan is its common operating model, which called for crucial mainframe applications to be modernized to run on standardized platforms worldwide.
Posted: October 27, 2009 | Published: October 27, 2009


Topics:  Application Deployment | Data Migration | Data Replication | Enterprise Applications Software | IT Managers | Mainframe Computers | Oracle (Product)

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - This transcript of the Sybase webcast, "Achieving Breakthrough Performance in Analytics and Reporting" explains why Sybase IQ is the #1 column-based analytics server for business analytics and reporting. Read on to learn how Sybase IQ can relieve the pressure on your transaction systems without creating extra workloads or breaking the bank.
Posted: October 26, 2009 | Published: October 26, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software | Dashboards | Oracle (Product) | Predictive Analytics | Predictive Analytics Software | Reporting Software

EBOOK - Business Intelligence and analytics remain top priorities for organizations seeking to increase revenues and cut costs, but these systems often require a data warehouse to feed them correct and relevant information. This E-Book provides detailed expert advice on how to evaluate, select and prepare your organization for a data warehouse appliance.
Posted: October 21, 2009 | Published: October 21, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Center Management | Data Warehouse Architectures | Data Warehouses | ETL (Software) | OLAP | Oracle (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn about the operational costs and resource drains that organizations need to address when they engage in Oracle E-Business Suite projects. This paper provides tips about process automation and native tools, which help eliminate errors and simplify project execution.
Posted: October 20, 2009 | Published: October 8, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | eBusiness | eBusiness Software | Object-Oriented Databases | Oracle (Product) | Project Management | Risk Management | Software Migration

VIDEO - This video white paper explores the relative pros and cons of deploying pre-built analytic applications from Oracle versus building a custom data warehouse against Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, Siebel or similar systems.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Premiered: October 19, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Mining | Data Mining Software | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Oracle (Product) | TCO

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

VIDEOCAST - Whether you have experience in administering DB2 on the mainframe or Oracle database, you probably have the skills to get started with DB2 for Linux Unix and Windows. Hear from your peers about their recent experiences.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Premiered: October 19, 2009


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Management | Database Management Software | Database Performance Management | Database Performance Management Software | Oracle (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Many companies are considering Oracle R12 to help them thrive in the global business environment. But upgrading can affect the organization as a whole as well as processes and underlying technologies. To help you avoid costs and delays and take full advantage of the software, AT&T experts outline key steps for assessing your upgrade readiness.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Published: October 19, 2009


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Management | Database Management Software | Database Performance Management | Database Server Software | Oracle (Product) | Software Upgrades

WHITE PAPER - A survey conducted in February 2009 by the Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by Oracle and HP, shows that in most companies both the business functions and the IT function understand the potential benefits of modernization. But that does not mean that most companies know how to do it right.
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Published: June 18, 2009


Topics:  IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Systems | Oracle (Product) | Systems Maintenance | Systems Management | Systems Operations