WHITE PAPER - When the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) was first introduced in SQL Server 2005, it received mixed reviews. With the launch of SQL Server 2008, Microsoft has succeeded in transforming the SSMS into a much more useful tool set. This whitepaper will list and discuss each of these improvements of SSMS 2008.
Posted: July 27, 2009 | Published: July 27, 2009


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Management | Database Performance Management Software | Debugging | Query Tools | Reporting Software | Server Management | Server Software | SQL | SQL Server

WHITE PAPER - Based on feedback from almost 650 end-user organizations, this report serves as a roadmap for SMBs looking to improve their analytical capability and achieve Best-in-Class performace through the deployment of BI.
Posted: June 4, 2009 | Published: June 2, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business IT Alignment | Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software | Customer Service | Financial Systems | Query Tools | SMBs

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses the importance of data integration and help you identify the key challenges of integrating data. It also provides you with an overview of data warehousing and its variations, as well as summarizes the benefits and approaches to integrating data.
Posted: June 4, 2009 | Published: June 2, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Integration | Data Management | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Information Management | Information Technology End Users | IT Infrastructure | Productivity | Query Tools | Reporting Software | Storage Resource Management

WHITE PAPER - Without a business intelligence information infrastructure in place, midsize companies are more likely to exceed budgets, miss deadlines, improve performance of one department at the expense of the overall business, and reward employees for actions that do not improve performance.
Posted: June 4, 2009 | Published: June 2, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Performance Management | Employee Performance Management (EPM) | Information Management | Infrastructure Management | Knowledge Management | Query Tools | SMBs

TRIAL SOFTWARE - Sawmill is a powerful hierarchical log analysis tool that runs on every major platform and operating system.
Posted: May 19, 2009 | Published: May 19, 2009


Topics:  Application Monitoring Software | Network Management | Network Management Software | Network Monitoring Software | Network Security | Oracle (Product) | Query Tools | Reporting Software | Scalability Testing | SQL | SQL Server | Web Analytics Software

TRIAL SOFTWARE - Poor performing SQL code is costly in terms of dollars and customer satisfaction. Discovering performance bottlenecks once they're in production is costly.
Posted: May 14, 2009 | Published: May 14, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Application Performance Management Software | Data Management | Data Management Software | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Database Performance Management Software | Databases | Query Tools | SQL

WHITE PAPER - The macro-market trends of Globalization and eCommerce are making it more important than ever for corporate executives and end users to access critical information to make effective business decisions. This paper will examine how a new generation of SaaS-based BI solutions is responding to the escalating challenges facing companies of all sizes.
Posted: May 10, 2009 | Published: May 7, 2009


Topics:  Access Control | Access Control Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Performance Management | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Integration | Data Migration | eCommerce | Globalization | Query Tools | RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) | Software as a Service

WHITE PAPER - Inexpensive, easy-to-deploy SaaS BI can help companies put easy-to-use data mining and reporting tools for smart decision making into the hands of more employees and uncover the real “geniuses” of decision making hidden in every department.
Posted: May 10, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Intelligence Software | Data Mining | Data Mining Software | Query Tools | Reporting Software | Software as a Service

WEBCAST - This BMC webcast will present a methodology for identifying the metrics that have the most impact on critical business applications and for creating exception events to notify of critical application problems.
Posted: April 24, 2009 | Premiered: April 23, 2009


Topics:  Application Monitoring | Applications Management | Business Metrics | IT Best Practices | Mainframe Operating Systems | Metrics | Query Tools | Reporting Software

WHITE PAPER - 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.
Posted: April 20, 2009 | Published: April 20, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Application Development | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Visualization | Data Visualization Software | IT Best Practices | Presentation Software | Query Tools

TRIAL SOFTWARE - In large networks, the sheer number of permission settings makes it almost impossible to gain a clear overview of overall security, and checking that all those permission are in compliance with corporate and regulatory standards is a Herculean task.
Posted: April 15, 2009 | Published: April 10, 2009


Topics:  Active Directory | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Compliance Software | File Server Software | Network Management | Network Monitoring Software | Query Tools | Reporting Software | Security Software | SQL Server

TRIAL SOFTWARE - With more and more sensitive data moving from file servers to SharePoint sites, it's important to keep a close eye on what users can access documents, what users have permissions to change the SharePoint sites, and what documents are getting modified.
Posted: April 15, 2009 | Published: April 10, 2009


Topics:  Data Security | Document Management | Document Management Software | IT Asset Management | IT Asset Management Software | Query Tools | Reporting Software

WHITE PAPER - Business intelligence (BI) needs to evolve such that it is no longer about reporting results but driving business processes. Learn how BI can bring you greater business visibility and insight to improve business performance.
Posted: February 18, 2008 | Published: February 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Performance Management Software | Cost Benefit Analysis | Dashboards | Financial Reporting | Oracle (Product) | Query Tools | Real-time Analytical Software | Reporting Software | Web Analytics

WHITE PAPER - This white-paper provides an overview of Oracle Database 11g's capabilities for data warehousing, and discuses its key features and technologies. Discover how to integrate information, perform fast queries, scale to very large data volumes, and more.
Posted: October 15, 2007 | Published: October 1, 2007


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Integration | Data Quality | Data Warehouses | Database Administration | ETL (Software) | OLAP | Oracle (Product) | Query Tools | SQL

RESOURCE CENTER - Business Intelligence systems allow you to uncover, analyze, and forecast the trends that drive your business.
Posted: November 27, 2006 | Published: November 22, 2006


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Content Management | Dashboards | Data Collection | Data Mining Software | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Decision Support Systems | ETL (Software) | Knowledge Management | OLAP | Query Tools