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Sybase PowerDesigner for information architecture by Sybase, an SAP company April 16, 2012 - (Free Research) <p>This paper explains how modeling information architecture (IA) can help reduce the costs associated with data management. Read this now and learn about the benefits of implementing IA and how Sybase's option offers modeling support for database design and enterprise architecture.</p> <p> </p>  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Enhance Business Insight and Scalability of XML Data with New DB2 9.7 pureXML Features by IBM March 18, 2011 - (Free Research) This is a developerWorks article. This article summarizes the new pureXML capabilities, explains how they can be used, and discusses sample application scenarios.  (TECHNICAL ARTICLE) READ ABSTRACT |

The Return on Investment (ROI) of Data Modeling by CA ERwin from CA Technologies March 01, 2010 - (Free Research) Without a clear understanding of the meaning and rules around this data, business decisions can be negatively affected. Data modeling is a time-proven method for understanding data, its interrelationships and its rules. Data management professionals have long understood the value of data modeling.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

CA Erwin Data Modeler r8.2 by CA ERwin from CA Technologies April 20, 2011 - (Free Research) CA Erwin Data Modeler r8.2 is an industry-leading data modeling solution that provides a simple, visual interface to manage your complex data environment.  It provides state of the art visualization capabilities, coupled with a dynamic new user interface. Download this demo software to give it a try!  (TRIAL SOFTWARE) READ ABSTRACT |

DB2 Autonomics Demo by IBM March 18, 2011 - (Free Research) DB2 automates many routine database administration tasks like database configuration, storage allocation, and memory management. Self-optimizing features automatically react to changes in workloads to adjust memory and optimize system performance. Watch this flash demo to learn why some are referring to DB2 as smarter database software.  (VIDEO) READ ABSTRACT |

IBM Informix Software Product Family: Version 11.7 by IBM March 18, 2011 - (Free Research) Read this paper to take a look at Informix 11.7 and you’ll discover unprecedented advantages. With the introduction of Informix Flexible Grid, it’s easy to perform routine maintenance and upgrades at all your geographic locations from a single site—and you can do it with zero downtime. Read on to learn more about the advantages of Informix 11.7.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

DB2 pureScale Demo by IBM March 18, 2011 - (Free Research) An overview of DB2 pureScale and its benefits.  (VIDEO) READ ABSTRACT |

Empowering the DBA Tools to Manage Data Throughout Its Lifecycle E-Book by IBM March 18, 2011 - (Free Research) This guide serves to show you how DBAs can solve some of the complex challenges associated with your changing databases, while optimizing database operations and ensuring business continuity.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

The Total Economic Impact™ Of IBM Informix Database Server by IBM March 17, 2011 - (Free Research) This report uses a comprehensive methodology to bring third-party, objective ROI analysis to organizations considering the use of Informix. The conclusion? IBM Informix delivers high performance and cost efficiency, including administration efficiency, reduced downtime, improved server utilization, and reduced support costs.   (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

IBM DB2 and IBM Power Systems: Transform information into insight and accomodate rising transaction volume - NEW! (Translated)  by IBM March 18, 2011 - (Free Research) This paper explains how the synergy of DB2 and Power Systems can help businesses simplify deployment of Web applications, achieve cost-effective large-scale processing, construct a large-capacity messaging backbone and consolidate workloads-- all accelerating your time to value  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Presentation Transcript: Evaluating Server Hardware for Database Applications – Based On Scalability and Service/Support by HP & Intel® August 23, 2010 - (Free Research) There are a number of considerations that companies need to make when selecting server hardware to run databases on. In this video, get expert advice on considerations including availability, service and support and how the database should be scaled.  (PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT) READ ABSTRACT |

IT Courseware by SkillSoft Corporation SkillSoft's IT Skills instruction is designed to encourage and prompt frequent learner interaction with the course content. SkillSoft maintains courseware integrity and effectiveness by offering a balance of thorough instruction, challenging practice exercises and quizzes.  (ASP & SOFTWARE PRODUCT)

E-Guide: The Implications of Infrastructure for Database Performance by Dell, Inc. and Intel® February 28, 2012 - (Free Research) This e-guide focuses on the impact of infrastructure on database performance.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Transparent Application Scaling with IBM DB2 PureScale by IBM March 15, 2011 - (Free Research) With IBM DB2 pureScale transparent application scaling, you can transparently add capacity to your network to handle fluctuations in demand without changing the application. pureScale technology also helps to deliver active-active high availability. Find out how these features work.   (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Presentation Transcript: Insider Threats -- an Interview with Bill Crowell -- Former Deputy Director of the NSA by Imperva November 12, 2009 - (Free Research) Bill Crowell, former Deputy Director of the NSA, is interviewed in this presentation transcript. He talks extensively about insider threats, shares some stories from the trenches, and discusses the nature of cybercrime. Bill also covers the importance of sensitive data protection – especially around mission-critical applications and databases.  (PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT) READ ABSTRACT |

SQL Server on Vmware DBA Guide to Databases on Vmware by Dell and VMware December 31, 2012 - (Free Research) This comprehensive guide explores the strategic benefits of database virtualization, and the VMware technologies and tools that will help database administrators design, implement, test, operate, and maintain databases in a virtual environment.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Increasing Enterprise Data Warehouse Performance, Longevity and ROI with the Vertica® Analytic Database by Vertica Systems April 22, 2009 - (Free Research) Today EDWs are commonplace and a necessity if an organization is to remain competitive and successful. This paper describes how its possible to increase the performance and longevity of the Enterprise Data Warehouse by offloading certain analytic workloads from an existing EDW to a Vertica® Analytic Database.  (DATA SHEET) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices for Implementing a Data Warehouse on Oracle Exadata Database Machine by Oracle Corporation November 30, 2010 - (Free Research) By using the Oracle Exadata Database Machine as a data warehouse platform you have a balanced, high performance hardware configuration. This paper focuses on the other two corner stones, data modeling and data loading, providing a set of best practices and examples for deploying a data warehouse on the Oracle Exadata Database Machine.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices for a Data Warehouse on Oracle Database 11g by Oracle Corporation January 19, 2009 - (Free Research) In order to ensure the enterprise data warehouse will get the optimal performance and will scale as your data set grows you need to get three fundamental things correct, the hardware configuration, the data model and the data loading process.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices for Implementing a Data Warehouse on Oracle Exadata Database Machine by Oracle Corporation September 30, 2010 - (Free Research) By using the Oracle Exadata Database Machine as a data warehouse platform you have a balanced, high performance hardware configuration. This paper focuses on the other two corner stones, data modeling and data loading, providing a set of best practices and examples for deploying a data warehouse on the Oracle Exadata Database Machine.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

“A Buyers Guide for Strategic Analytics” - Five Critical Criteria for Analytics Success by Alteryx, Inc. December 31, 2012 - (Free Research) In order for your business to thrive, you need an analytics platform designed to handle today's fast-paced, complicated business environment of consumerization, cloud computing, and varied data sources with ease. This white paper explores five key criteria for selecting a modern analytics platform for your organization.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Cost Take-out: The New Top Priority for U.S. Government CFOs by IBM December 05, 2011 - (Free Research) The goal of this white paper is to serve as a platform from which to explore a range of possibilities and opportunities available to government CFOs in their quest to operate in a more efficient and effective manner by not only presenting a case for change, but also providing a road map for it.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Driving successful business transformation: Persistent organizational excellence with IBM Ready-to-Launch for SAP applications by IBM July 27, 2011 - (Free Research) In this white paper, you'll uncover how to drive a successful business transformation. Learn how to improve your data quality while reducing the risk of delays in business-critical SAP projects.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Deliver Business Insight Faster: The IBM Smart Analytics System on IBM System x Servers Running Intel Xeon Processors by IBM and Intel December 23, 2010 - (Free Research) This paper explains how The IBM® Smart Analytics System family combines hardware, software and services into systems that are integrated and optimized, can be installed in days instead of months, and can be quickly scaled out to support changing business needs. Read on to learn how to deliver business insights faster.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Path toward Pervasive Business Intelligence at Ferrari North America by Tableau Software December 2008 - (Free Research) Organizations in all industries and of all sizes are turning to business intelligence (BI) and data warehousing (DW) technologies and services to either automate or support decision-making processes.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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