WHITE PAPER - Proper master data management (MDM) is very valuable when available to enterprise business processes and analytics. However, master data projects are often challenging, architecturally complex, time intensive and expensive. This paper explains why the time is right for open source MDM, and predicts the effects of open source on the MDM marketplace.
Posted: March 16, 2010 | Published: March 16, 2010


Topics:  Business Process Management Software | Data Integration | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Migration | Data Quality | Data Warehouse Software | ETL (Software) | Master Data Management | Open Source Software

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper for a discussion of the business reasons to move to real-time data warehousing and common data integration approaches, with an emphasis on using real-time CDC capabilities and Oracle solutions.
Posted: March 16, 2010 | Published: January 19, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Integration | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Oracle (Product) | Real-time Analytics

WHITE PAPER - Rising data and query volumes take a toll on data warehouse hardware, software and administration. To maintain service levels, IT must perform constant tweaking or commit more of the IT budget to adding more storage. Read this paper to find out how SAP NetWeaver BW optimizes for both cost and performance, while reducing the administrative load.
Posted: March 11, 2010 | Published: March 10, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence Software | Data Storage | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Database Administration | Database Architectures | ERP | Information Management | Information Management Software | Information Retrieval Software | NetWeaver | Query Tools | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Are you ready for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2? This white paper highlights some of the major features included in SQL Server 2008 R2 due to be released in the first half of 2010.
Posted: March 1, 2010 | Published: March 1, 2010


Topics:  Applications Management | Applications Management Software | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Database Administration | Network Monitoring | Server Management | SQL | SQL Server | Windows

SOFTWARE DEMO - Many IT organizations are struggling to handle explosive data growth. When database size increases, so does the time and effort required to perform maintenance. Watch this demo to learn how Informatica makes database archiving, data warehouse archiving, and application archiving safe and easy, enabling better storage of data for ready access.
Posted: February 26, 2010 | Published: February 26, 2010


Topics:  Data Auditing | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Storage | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Information Management Software | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Legacy Applications Software | Regulatory Compliance

TRIAL SOFTWARE - The Attunity Oracle-CDC for SSIS product simplifies & accelerates CDC implementation while enabling efficient, real-time data integration in low latency. It leverages existing SQL Server investments to reduce resources and costs.
Posted: January 14, 2010 | Published: January 14, 2010


Topics:  Data Integration | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Migration | Data Replication | Data Warehouse Software | ETL (Software) | Integration Server Software | Oracle (Product) | SQL | SQL Server

WHITE PAPER - The purpose of this study is to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact of DMExpress on their organizations. Forrester’s aim is to clearly show all calculations and assumptions used in the analysis.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Published: August 25, 2008


Topics:  Customer Data Integration | Customer Data Management | Customer Data Management Software | Data Warehouse Architectures | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Database Administration | Database Management

ANALYST REPORT - This report, enriched with a study from Gartner research, will help you better understand why real-time information is now a business imperative and about the data integration/CDC software solutions that can help you achieve it faster and more cost-effectively.
Posted: October 27, 2009 | Published: October 27, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Integration | Data Replication | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | ETL (Software) | Master Data Management | Real-time Analytics | SOA

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

WHITE PAPER - This white paper documents the performance of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse solutions deployed on Dell PowerEdge servers with Dell PowerVault storage. Using the knowledge gained through joint development this white paper illustrates the cost-effective performance of Dell Solutions for SQL Server 2008.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Published: November 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Storage | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Server Management | SQL | SQL Server

ANALYST REPORT - This report by Mark Madsen will explain what data integration is, and especially the difference between Operational Data Integration and Analytic Data Integration. It highlights the benefits of open source for data integration, and provides a series of recommendations to make the integration job easier, repeatable and more productive.
Posted: July 28, 2009 | Published: January 28, 2009


Topics:  Data Integration | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Open Source | Open Source Software | Server Consolidation

WHITE PAPER - This paper examines the challenges faced by organizations today regarding their BI, data integration, and data warehousing environments, why traditional solutions fall short, and the rise of upstart open source companies. Read on to learn more about open source BI, data integration, and data warehousing solutions.
Posted: July 28, 2009 | Published: June 28, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Integration | Data Management Software | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Open Source | Open Source Software | Open Systems Standards

WHITE PAPER - This 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: June 24, 2009 | Published: June 23, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Customer Data Management | Data Center Construction | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Management | Data Warehouse Architectures | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Oracle (Product)

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses the importance of data integration and help you identify the key challenges of integrating data. It also provides you with an overview of data warehousing and its variations, as well as summarizes the benefits and approaches to integrating data.
Posted: June 4, 2009 | Published: June 2, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Integration | Data Management | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Information Management | Information Technology End Users | IT Infrastructure | Productivity | Query Tools | Reporting Software | Storage Resource Management

WHITE PAPER - Discover the 4 worst practices for business intelligence (BI) deployment and gain insight on how to overcome these pitfalls in order to tap into the power of BI. Learn how to achieve success with your departmental or enterprise-wide BI initiatives.
Posted: June 21, 2007 | Published: June 1, 2007


Topics:  Business Integration | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Knowledge Management