WHITE PAPER - Information consistency and reliability is essential for accurate business analysis. Yet, the lack of controls around the use of spreadsheets wreaks havoc on organizations every day, costing money and credibility. Read this report to learn how companies can benefit by migrating to Pentaho’s low-cost open source managed BI solution for spreadmarts.
Posted: March 17, 2010 | Published: March 17, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Content Management | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Management Software | ERP | Information Management | Information Management Software | Open Source | Reporting Software | Spreadsheets

WHITE PAPER - This paper explores examples of how DLP and SIEM together can make for more intelligent information risk management.
Posted: March 17, 2010 | Published: December 17, 2009


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Information Management | Risk Management | Security Event Management | Security Threats

WHITE PAPER - The ability to manage data is becoming increasingly key to a company's ability to compete effectively in today's ever more competitive business environment. The following paper outlines some of these drivers and examines the strategic role enhanced data management can play.
Posted: March 16, 2010 | Published: March 16, 2010


Topics:  Business Management | Business Service Management Software | Business Systems | Customer Service | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Quality | Information Management | Knowledge Management

WHITE PAPER - Organizations are often turning to Master Data Management as a key enabler in improving the timeliness, quality and reliability of BI with the ultimate goal of improving business performance. This survey report presents recommendations on the "do and don't" of MDM as well as some findings on the use of open source and manual coding in MDM projects.
Posted: March 16, 2010 | Published: December 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Performance Management | Code Management | Data Management | Data Management Software | Information Management | Information Management Software | Master Data Management | Open Source | Open Source Software | Operational Metrics (Systems) | Surveys | Systems Integration

WHITE PAPER - There is growing evidence that more pervasive BI and analytics have a direct impact on competitiveness. Better decision making is more important when resources become restricted during a recession, so BI and analytics projects will still appeal to management. Read this active Q&A session on building a successful enterprise BI strategy.
Posted: March 16, 2010 | Published: March 16, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Dashboards | Data Management | Data Quality | Information Management | Operational Metrics (Systems) | Predictive Analytics | Reporting Software | ROI

WHITE PAPER - SAP provides a comprehensive product offering to support you in your Information Lifecycle Management strategy. Learn more about the three cornerstones of ILM, including data archiving/data management, retention management, and retention warehouse. 
Posted: March 15, 2010 | Published: March 15, 2010


Topics:  Business Process Management | Business Processes | ERP | ERP Software | Information Management | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | NetWeaver | SAP (Product) | Tiered Storage

WHITE PAPER - Organizations that seek the elusive goal of a single view of the customer need first to instill an information-sharing culture throughout the company, not simply attempt to apply a quick technology fix. Read this white paper to learn more about how to creat a knowledge-sharing culture in your business.
Posted: March 12, 2010 | Published: March 12, 2010


Topics:  Business Management | Collaboration | Customer Service | Data Management | Enterprise Content Management | Information Management | Knowledge Management

WHITE PAPER - Making information more broadly and easily available to more users throughout an organization - and beyond the organization - has never been a more strategic corporate imperative. In growing numbers, enterprises are coming to understand the value of placing consistent, integrated data into the hands of everyone who needs it.
Posted: March 12, 2010 | Published: March 12, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Integration | Data Mart Architectures | Data Marts | Data Modeling | Data Warehouse Architectures | Data Warehouses | Information Management | Master Data Management | Metadata | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - As enterprises continue to produce, store, and make use of business content, volume grows and the investment needed to manage complexity increases. Yet much of this content remains difficult to manage and access. Read this white paper to learn how Google search solutions can boost your bottom line in today's business climate.
Posted: March 11, 2010 | Published: March 11, 2010


Topics:  Applications Management | CRM | Data Storage | Enterprise Content Management | ERP | Information Management | ROI | TCO | Unstructured Data | User Experience

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 - Email is discoverable and may be used as evidence in court. The US federal court system clarified eDiscovery rules and requirements with the amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP). Some 30 states and Canada’s provincial courts have followed suit. Learn more about eDiscovery challenges imposed by North American regulations in this paper.
Posted: March 3, 2010 | Published: October 3, 2009


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Compliance Best Practices | Data Management | Electronic Discovery | Information Management | Legal Environment | Records Management | Regulatory Compliance

WEBCAST - View this webcast to learn about the importance of unstructured information analysis, DLP within the context of information management, and the multiple pats of adoption for DLP.
Posted: March 3, 2010 | Premiered: March 3, 2010


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Data Governance | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Management | Data Security | Information Management | IT Governance

SOFTWARE DEMO - IT companies often struggle to handle explosive data growth. To successfully deploy new applications, they must be tested using real-world data sets. Many companies struggle with cycle times and infrastructure costs.  This demo explains how Informatica’s Data Subset enterprise data growth solution can help untangle complex transactional systems.
Posted: February 26, 2010 | Published: February 26, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Life-Cycle Management Software | Database Administration | Database Management | Database Management Software | Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Resource Management | Information Management | Information Management Software | Testing

WHITE PAPER - Deduplication 2.0 is the first highly efficient storage solution that addresses all the shortcomings of Deduplication 1.0 to achieve what storage efficiency is supposed to achieve – significantly lower total cost of ownership.
Posted: February 25, 2010 | Published: February 22, 2010


Topics:  Data Deduplication | Disk Backups | Disk Storage Systems | Information Management | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper for a discussion of the business case for data archiving as the first step in an SAP ILM strategy; strategies for Data Archiving, Retention Management and the Retention Warehouse strategy for legacy decommissioning in SAP; and Dolphin’s best‐practices approach to an effective, long-term ILM strategy.
Posted: February 25, 2010 | Published: February 23, 2010


Topics:  Data Management | HIPAA Compliance | Information Management | SAP (Product) | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance | TCO