SmartBiz IT Research Library

WHITE PAPER - Storage-as-a-Service enables enterprises to gain the very capabilities they need to bring their efforts to the next level, it can provide data protection and recovery across servers, shared files and even desktops.
Posted: October 6, 2008 | Published: October 3, 2008


Topics:  Data Management | Data Warehouses | Information Management | Manufacturing | Outsourcing | Security

WHITE PAPER - This white paper proposes a specific architecture for building and integrated enterprise data warehouse (EDW) that directly supports master data management efforts and provides the platform for consistent business analysis across the enterprise.
Posted: September 26, 2008 | Published: September 26, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Warehouses | Enterprise | ERP | Master Data Management | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - The goal of pervasive BI applications is to take the data that produced the back office ROI of more than 400% and deliver it to front-line employees in a form appropriate to their job functions-with similar results.
Posted: September 26, 2008 | Published: September 26, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Dashboards | Data Integration | Data Warehouses | ERP | SLA

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses, Business Change Management, Data Change Management, and Cultural Change Management. These are the three main categories of change management that accompany any Master Data Management (MDM) effort.
Posted: September 26, 2008 | Published: September 26, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Change Management | Customer Data Management | Data Integration | Data Quality | Data Warehouses | Knowledge Management | Master Data Management | Policy-Based Network Management

WHITE PAPER - Improving business performance is a goal that cannot be realized without mutual cooperation and alignment between business and IT.
Posted: September 25, 2008 | Published: September 25, 2008


Topics:  Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Business Systems | Data Warehouses | ERP | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - As companies experience "data explosion", the value of data reporting becomes obvious. This paper examines the challenges IT departments are facing when it come to keeping up with reporting needs, as well as efficient solutions to these issues.
Posted: September 19, 2008 | Published: September 19, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Management | Data Modeling | Data Visualization Software | Data Warehouses | OLTP | Reporting Software

WHITE PAPER - Sybase IQ is a column-based relational database that has been designed specifically for analytics and business intelligence applications. In this whitepaper learn how Sybase IQ can offer significant performance and total cost of ownership advantages.
Posted: September 19, 2008 | Published: September 18, 2008


Topics:  .NET | Capital Expenditures | Data Warehouses | Indexing (Information Management) | JDBC | Market Segments | ODBC | OLAP | Operating Systems | Risk Management | SOAP | XML

WHITE PAPER - This paper examines the evolution of the data integration and quality industry, and explains the benefits of moving toward a single data services architecture.
Posted: September 19, 2008 | Published: March 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Integration | Data Management Software | Data Quality | Data Warehouses | IT Spending | Master Data Management | Project Management | Risk Management | SOA | Software Development Tools | Software Implementation

WHITE PAPER - Research and in-depth discussions with CIOs, conducted by IDG Research Services, have pinpointed a set of best practices for architecting and implementing a comprehensive information management strategy.
Posted: September 17, 2008 | Published: September 17, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Intelligence | Data Warehouses | Information Management | Master Data Management | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - The first key to realizing the potential of your data is implementing a solution built for open data access, ensuring a broad information reach. This paper explains why this is the essential starting point for accessing, integrating, and organizing data.
Posted: September 11, 2008 | Published: September 11, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Integration | Data Warehouses | Enterprise | ERP | Information Management | JDBC | LDAP | Metadata | Operational Support Systems | Performance Testing

WHITE PAPER - This report is designed for technical executives who wish to understand the many options that are available today for building or buying a business intelligence solution for an SAP-centric organization.
Posted: September 10, 2008 | Published: September 10, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Collaboration | Data Warehouses | ERP | ERP Software | Financial Services | NetWeaver

WHITE PAPER - SAS provides the broadest, deepest range of offerings for performance management.
Posted: September 10, 2008 | Published: September 5, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Collaboration | Customer Service | Data Quality | Data Warehouses | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - Enterprises that archive their database often find more than one benefit to doing so, whether it�¢����s business, infrastructure, or cost-related. In addition, the value of archiving grows considerably as it becomes easier to access the archived dat
Posted: August 25, 2008 | Published: August 25, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Data Centers | Data Management | Data Security | Data Warehouses | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Database Security

WHITE PAPER - This white paper supplies important background information for making investment decisions in a SAP environment. QlikView should be as considered an attractive alternative any time users are looking for fast, uncomplicated, and affordable analytics.
Posted: August 10, 2008 | Published: November 1, 2005


Topics:  Application Portfolio Management | Business Intelligence Software | Collaboration | Compliance (Systems Operations) | CRM | Data Warehouses | ERP | SAP (Product) | XML

WHITE PAPER - In this white paper learn how sequential performance provides customers with improved data transfer rates for applications such as data warehousing, streaming video, high-performance technical computing, and backups and restores.
Posted: August 7, 2008 | Published: August 1, 2008


Topics:  Backup Server Hardware | Backups | Data Management | Data Warehouses | Fibre Channel | Load Balancing | Network Performance | RAID | SNMP