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

WHITE PAPER - Executives recognize that new analytics capabilities, coupled with advanced business process management, signal a major opportunity to create business advantage. Those who have the vision to apply new approaches are building intelligent enterprises positioned to thrive.
Posted: October 7, 2009 | Published: April 8, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Decision Support Systems | Executive Information Systems | Knowledge Management

WHITE PAPER - Professional report authors need a single reporting solution that draws data from a variety of sources and enables wide collaboration yet delivers the resulting information at business speed. IBM Cognos® 8 Business Intelligence includes Web-based reporting tools that support collaboration and good decision making.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: January 5, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Decision Support Systems | Enterprise Applications Software | Reporting Software

WHITE PAPER - The reasons driving standardization in BI and reporting are core to every company—cutting costs, boosting revenue, and increasing profits. IBM Cognos 8 BI lets business users move among capabilities in a guided way, get the answers they seek, and collaborate while giving IT complete control over the BI environment.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: January 5, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Management | Data Visualization Software | Database Management Software | Decision Support Systems | Query Tools | Reporting Software

WHITE PAPER - Organizations want and need better access to information to make smarter, faster decisions in response to changing circumstances or events. Reporting is one form of business intelligence that has become business-critical. Sybase IQ infuses organizations with fast, flexible access to information.
Posted: August 7, 2009 | Published: July 15, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Process Management | Decision Support Databases | Decision Support Systems | Reporting Software | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - Today, the latest BI solutions put the power of advanced business intelligence into the hands of more people throughout the organization - improving the speed and accuracy of decision-making from top to bottom. Knowing your business, market, customers, and competition is critical for any organization. Read this for more...
Posted: July 20, 2009 | Published: April 23, 2009


Topics:  Business Integration Software | Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Service Management | Business Structures | Business Systems | Dashboards | Data Management | Data Management Software | Decision Support Systems

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 - This paper gives an overview of the advantages of implementing business intelligence (BI) standards. Learn how successful organizations have standardized on, and benefited from BI solutions from SAP - and why you should join them.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Management | Decision Support Systems | Executive Information Systems | Indexing (Information Management) | Information Management

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 - The goal of this white paper is to explain why business intelligence is a sound investment for any IT manager to make, especially now. Budgets are tighter and demands from executives to see immediate results from IT implementations are increasing. This paper outlines the benefits of a BI solution and its impact on a company. Read on to learn more.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: December 19, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Visualization | Data Visualization Software | Decision Support Systems | SAP (Product) | Statistical Software

WHITE PAPER - Executives, managers, and business users need the ability to quickly discover, collect, analyze, and share relevant information and they need to be able to answer their own questions as they have them. Read this quick report to learn more about a solution that addresses just these needs.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Management | Data Management | Decision Support Systems | Information Management | Knowledge Management

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

WHITE PAPER - Download this paper and learn about a decision making solution that will help you survive in this difficult economy by managing decisions with greater precision, agility, speed and consistency while driving down costs.
Posted: June 15, 2009 | Published: February 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Process Management | Business Service Management | CRM | Customer Service Best Practices | Decision Support Systems | SOA

WHITE PAPER - Trade study analysis is an effective method of comparing potential solutions to a given problem. Using a model-driven approach allows you to perform trade studies before development or implementation begins and saves time, money, and development headaches. Read on to learn more.
Posted: May 14, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Decision Support Systems | Model Driven Architecture | Program Management | Project Management | Software | Systems Design and Development

WHITE PAPER - This document provides you with the knowledge to gain a complete understanding of all the issues you'll face when implementing a BI solution. In this paper, you'll find numerous examples of current Business Objects customers who are using BI in a variety of creative ways to make their organizations more responsive, productive, and profitable.
Posted: March 31, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2007


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Process Management | Decision Support Systems | Executive Information Systems | Knowledge Management