Business intelligence (BI) allows organizations to better understand, analyze, and even predict what's occurring in their company. 

Authored by database security expert Ron Ben Natan, Ph.D., "HOWTO Secure and Audit Oracle 10g and 11g" (CRC Press) is the definitive 454-page guide for both security pros and DBAs. Chapter 2, presented here, covers topics central to hardening the database. 

Visual analytics is the process of analytical reasoning facilitated by interactive visual interfaces. Its becoming the fastest way for people to explore and understand Business Intelligence data of any size. This paper will introduce you to the seven essential elements of true visual analytics applications. 

Read the "Database Activity Monitoring (DAM)" chapter from "HOWTO Secure and Audit Oracle 10g and 11g" (CRC Press, 2009) and learn how to leverage DAM to prevent SQL injection attacks, monitor privileged users and track access to sensitive data. 

As data center infrastructures become increasingly complex, so do the IT processes--such as incident management and server provisioning--that keep infrastructure up and running. 

Constellation Energy is the largest wholesale power seller in the United States. When they needed a granular, full fidelity data migration from WSSv2 to WSSv3 platforms, they turned to DocAve SharePoint Migrator. Read this case study to learn how AvePoint's migration solution helped them to achieve their migration goals. 

Existing agile methods often focus on small, single-team projects, overlooking the broader impact of large programs. This paper outlines a distinct planning framework that has been successful in large-scale agile software development projects and relies.. 

This whitepaper addresses trends in Enterprie Resource Planning improvements as well as business needs and strengths to assess during vendor selection. Gain insight into the software as a service (SaaS) market and the results from heightened competition. 

Read this white paper and learn how to make compliance work for your organization, rather than the other way around - with Oracle solutions for midsize organizations. 

It is critical that SQL Server environments are well protected and maintain integrity. This white paper highlights how iSCSI SAN solutions can simplify management and protect this data, while retaining flexibility in SQL Server environments. 

This case study explains how Quantum DXi3500 Saves Virtual Iron Time & Money with 95% Reduction in Backup Volume and Saving $12,000 annually on tape media costs. 

This paper reviews the current status of master data management (MDM) and offers suggestions for planning, building, and deploying an MDM environment. It examines how the MDM environment can be used in conjunction with BI applications and an underlying data warehousing environment to improve the decision-making process. 

This podcast looks closely at a unique data recovery solution for IBM AIX Environments called EchoStream for AIX.