This paper discusses how and why to design SQL that will reduce the number of times calls are made to DB2. We'll look at how to write SMART applications rather than writing applications that act like generic I/O modules to DB2, properly tune SMART SQL, and how to exploit SQL and application features in DB2 on z/OS version 8 and 9. 

Learn how new developments in BI make it easier and faster to serve those departments and groups whose BI needs have gone unmet. Birst hosts this educational webinar featuring Boris Evelson, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research. 

In this webcast, Scott McCurdy, SVP of Business Solutions at ASG and featured guest Rob Karel, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, discuss how enterprises are linking technical metadata to the formal management of business terms to achieve true enterprise data governance. 

White papers are one of the most misunderstood, miswritten and misused marketing tools available. While many companies think they need a white paper, few manage to write, design or use them to their full potential. This podcast outlines eight key steps to take when writing a white paper and what you should do once the paper is written. 

High availability solutions are no longer an all or nothing discussion about expensive, proprietary systems. This report will explain how to align your business needs to today's spectrum of HA technology options, mix & match HA solutions for the fastest ROI and present your HA recommendations and ROI analysis to management in business terms. 

Use SPSS Text Analysis for Surveys to categorize text responses whether you conduct surveys to support business, education, or government decisions, or for your academic research. No matter your field, you now have a way to combine your qualitative and quantitative analyses using a single advanced but easy-to-use desktop software program. 

Virtualization introduces fundamental changes to IT, and adds significant management challenges. Read this informative white paper written by Enterprise Management Associates to learn what these challenges are as well as some of the solutions and strategies used to deal with them. 

This document examines the current state of Order Management Systems (OMS) portfolio management capabilities, identifies major challenges and "pain points" that firms encounter, and outlines seven system attributes needed to overcome them. 

This podcast, featuring Rob Karel of Forrester Research, discusses how enterprises are linking metadata to the formal management of business terms to achieve true enterprise governance. 

IT and business managers who are charged with controlling their budgets while closing infrastructure gaps and extending the benefits of IT virtualisation will benefit from this white paper. 

This paper discusses how Blueprint takes direct aim at MS Word, PowerPoint, and Visio as the tools of choice for process analysts. Read more to learn how Blueprint is a lightweight process discovery tool that is tailored to support geographically dispersed process discovery teams. 

If all storage array vendors buy disk drives from the same small set of disk manufacturers then why is there such a big reliability gap between storage vendors? 

In this upcoming Webcast, "How White Papers Can Turbo-Boost Your Lead Gen Campaigns", white paper guru Michael Stelzner, author of "Writing White Papers: How to Capture Readers and Keep Them Engaged," will share his secrets on creating white papers that attract prospects in droves. This Webcast is presented by KnowledgeStorm.