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Oracle Exadata eBook by Oracle Corporation August 05, 2011 - (Free Research) Check out the new Exadata e-book packed with the latest real-world examples, insights, and tips for IT professionals. This interactive e-book experience features customer success stories and video interviews, analyst commentary, a 3-D demo, and more. Download the e-book today.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

SQL Server 2008 Dynamic Duo: Management Views and Functions by Global Knowledge September 22, 2009 - (Free Research) Dynamic management views and functions were extraordinary additions to SQL 2005, and they have only improved in function and increased in number in SQL 2008. This white paper will explore a few of their capabilities and give examples as to how they can ease the workload of a database administrator.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Dramatically Accelerate Oracle Database Performance by Oracle Corporation May 03, 2010 - (Free Research) This white paper focuses on the business benefits that can be achieved by consolidating and virtualizing environments with Oracle’s Sun SPARC Enterprise M-Series servers. Consolidation project examples that demonstrate potential savings are also included.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Series: Virtualization by Dell, Inc. and Intel November 20, 2009 - (Free Research) If you're a small or mid-sized business thinking about virtualization, particularly in the world of Microsoft, it makes sense to upgrade your database servers as well. This article explains why to upgrade and provides several examples of companies that have successfully made the move.  (TECHNICAL ARTICLE) 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 |

Leveraging Open Source Data Quality - Practical Examples Illustrated with Talend Data Quality by Talend March 16, 2010 - (Free Research) This Technical White Paper presents the main challenges of data quality and drills into specific uses of data profiling and data cleansing. It highlights, through 32 distinct use cases, how open source data quality technology can be used to alleviate issues related to poor-quality data.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices for Moving to the Cloud using Data Models in the DaaS Lifecycle by CA ERwin from CA Technologies February 08, 2012 - (Free Research) Database-as-a-Service (DaaS) applications allow companies to host their databases in the cloud as a cost-effective way to manage their data. This brief white paper outlines CA Erwin Data Modeling's role in cloud computing, including its benefits.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

SQL Server 2000 Security Best Practices by Global Knowledge Network, Inc. November 2004 - (Free Research) The security of SQL Server database servers has become a top priority for database administrators. This article examines best practices that can be employed to secure Microsoft SQL Server 2000 databases. It provides an overview of the security model in SQL Server 2000 and discusses best practices you can employ to secure yours.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Exadata Hybrid Columnar Compression by Oracle Corporation December 2009 - (Free Research) Exadata Hybrid Columnar Compression enables the highest levels of data compression and provides enterprises with tremendous cost-savings and performance improvements due to reduced I/O. Read this white paper to learn more.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Station Casinos uses workload automation solution to deliver smoother audits and increase customer loyalty by Cisco Systems, Inc. January 2012 - (Free Research) In this brief white paper, Jeff Martin, Station Casinos’ director of business intelligence (BI), provides specific examples of the types of problems that the company wanted to solve, and offers insight into the specific job scheduling solution it selected to overcome its challenges.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Duet Enterprise for Microsoft SharePoint and SAP Demo by Microsoft December 2011 - (Free Research) This demo shows how Duet Enterprise enables you to access information from SAP applications through Microsoft SharePoint. The example follows how a customer request for a proposal for quote is accomplished by combining data from SAP ERP with relevant documents from SharePoint.  (WEBCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Podcast: From Data Warehousing to Insights - Enterprise Analytics by IBM July 2011 - (Free Research) This podcast reaveals how employing a data warehousing and analytical appliance can provide the speed and functionality to enable CIOs and their teams to create value from big data.  (PODCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Is a Data Warehouse the Only Option for Business Intelligence? by Information Builders Inc. (E-mail this company) October 2007 - (Free Research) While data warehouses are important for many types of analytical systems, they aren’t always necessary. Building a data warehouse can dramatically increase the cost of a BI project. This paper describes data warehouses, along with many other options for placing relevant, timely information in the hands of business users.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

10 Tips for Creating Your Web Site by Global Knowledge Network, Inc. March 2006 - (Free Research) The most helpful information and best content will have little impact without simple protocols that make your Web site easier to use and more visually appealling. This paper focuses on 10 tips you can employ to ensure your web site is effective from the day it goes live.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Smarter Commerce for Consumer Electronics White Paper by IBM January 2012 - (Free Research) When we talk about the world becoming increasingly interconnected, instrumented and intelligent, the most ubiquitous example is the smartphone. It collects and disseminates data while its users are at home and on the go, serving up just as much socially driven info as static, always-there web content. This white paper outlines smarter commerce.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Mass Customization for Communications Service Providers Podcast by IBM January 2012 - (Free Research) Join author David J. Gardner for a podcast that explains the key to making mass customization more efficient. Using examples of cable service providers and McDonald’s, clients will see how they can tune their infrastructure to make exceptions less exceptional and keep profitability on track.  (PODCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Business Analytics Clients Build a Smarter Planet by IBM November 2011 - (Free Research) This brief video shoes how predictive analytics benefits Arvato Services, Yamaha Motor Europe, Banco Itau Argentina, Avis Europe and other organizations. For example, Avis Europe uses IBM predictive analytics to drive highly personalized e-mail campaigns based on detailed customer profiles.  (VIDEO)

October 2011 SharePoint eZine: The Hidden Costs of SharePoint Server 2010 Implementations by SearchContentManagement November 2011 - (Free Research) In this edition of our quarterly SharePoint e-zine, get expert advice on avoiding surprise expenditures, examples of how customers use ISV products to fill in gaps in SharePoint functionality, and tips to ensure proper staffing so the enterprise gets a ROI.  (EZINE) READ ABSTRACT |

The Next Chapter of In-Memory Computing: Enabling new possibilities for real-time analytics by HP and Intel December 2011 - (Free Research) Since its release in 2011, many businesses have adopted SAP HANA to enable new possibilities for real-time analytics. The next key milestone for this transformative technology is near: SAP HANA for SAP Business Warehouse (BW). Join this webcast to hear from HANA experts on the opportunities and challenges in the evolution of in-memory technology.  (WEBCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

PODCAST: Enterprise PC Backup: The New Fundamentals by Copiun February 2011 - (Free Research) Listen to this podcast featuring Senior Analyst from Forrester Research, Rachel Dines to learn why PC backup today is more important than ever and how to solve your PC backup challenges.  (PODCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Cisco IOS Command Shortcuts by Global Knowledge November 2010 - (Free Research) This white paper contains some tips and shortcuts showing you how the addition of parameters to these Cisco IOS commands will make your life easier.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

How to Implement a Data Loss Prevention Strategy by Sophos, Inc. April 2010 - (Free Research) This paper guides IT professionals through the steps necessary to implement a practical data loss prevention (DLP) strategy. It starts off by looking at what’s driving data loss prevention, the consequences of data loss, and a possible solution. It then moves on to practical implementation advice and examples. Read on to learn more.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Long-Term Data Protection and Retention: Finding the Correct Balance by Quantum Corporation March 2009 - (Free Research) Tape remains the most cost effective, energy efficient and reliable program technology for storing large amounts of inactive, off-line or near-line data while complimenting disk-based data protection and retention solutions. Read this paper and find out why.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Tiered Storage Takes Center Stage (Horison) by Oracle Corporation December 2010 - (Free Research) This paper describes how tiered storage, as a storage initiative, has been proven to significantly reduce acquisition and operating costs for medium and large scale storage enterprises. Read this paper to learn more about how tiered storage is taking center stage.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

CW+ Open Group: World-class enterprise architecture by ComputerWeekly.com October 2010 - (Free Research) This White Paper is intended to help organizations who are attempting to set up an enterprise architecture practice. It shows how organizations can use a modular, iterative, and incremental approach in order to develop an architectural capability that is otherwise a large and complex undertaking.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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