WHITE PAPER - A 2007 report conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) found that nine out of ten corporate executives admit to making important decisions on the basis of inadequate information. This whitepaper will discuss what information visibility can do for your organization as well as the three critical strategic areas of business decision making.
Posted: June 4, 2009 | Published: June 2, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business IT Alignment | Data Visualization | Data Visualization Software | Enterprise Resource Management | Information Management | Information Management Software | Information Retrieval Software | Information Standards | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Knowledge Management | Knowledge Management Software | Risk Management | SMBs

WHITE PAPER - This paper describes reference configuration and sizing information for Oracle data warehouses on Sun servers for small, medium, and large solutions to meet business intelligence/data warehouse needs.
Posted: June 4, 2009 | Published: May 28, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Warehouse Architectures | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper to learn about how Dell is providing answers to key virtualization questions for the enterprise. Topics include; how to migrate to a fully virtualized environment as well as how the IT infrastructure should be configured for maximum benefit.
Posted: May 14, 2009 | Published: November 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Center Consolidation | Data Management | Data Migration | Data Synchronization | Enterprise Architectures | Enterprise Systems | Server Virtualization

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

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

WHITE PAPER - This white paper examines post-go-live end-user support when developing training material and implementing a performance support system to boost the return on enterprise software investments.
Posted: April 7, 2009 | Published: December 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Enterprise Applications Software | IT Infrastructure | IT Systems | Oracle (Product) | Software Implementation | Software Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER - This document provides you with the knowledge to gain a complete understanding of all the issues you'll face when implementing a BI solution. In this paper, you'll find numerous examples of current Business Objects customers who are using BI in a variety of creative ways to make their organizations more responsive, productive, and profitable.
Posted: March 31, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2007


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Process Management | Decision Support Systems | Executive Information Systems | Knowledge Management

WHITE PAPER - The purpose of this paper is to outline how IBM Cognos 8 Performance Management software and solutions are best suited to drive maximum value from investments in the SAP Business Warehouse. This topic is of interest to Business and IT Executives as well as SAP Solution Managers and Project Managers.
Posted: March 31, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence Software | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Information Management Software | Knowledge Management Software | NetWeaver | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Read this business brief to learn how your growing business can: lower costs by enabling process flexibility, improve process flexibility by cutting costs, use process flexibility to control costs across your entire organization, and to continuously keep your costs under control.
Posted: February 25, 2009 | Published: February 24, 2009


Topics:  Business Environment | Business Intelligence Software | Database Management | Database Performance Management Software | Oracle (Product) | Software Best Practices

WHITE PAPER - Extending ERP is the focus of this document, which encompasses utilizing more functionality, extending the footprint beyond the core ERP functionality and making decisions between ERP vendors and pure play or "Best of Breed" solutions.
Posted: September 19, 2008 | Published: September 17, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | CIOs | ERP | Middleware | Product Life Cycles | SOA | Supply Chain Management | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - The goal of this paper is to paint the EIM landscape, noting its components but focusing on the importance of an overarching EIM strategy that focuses on corporate objectives while at the same time offering cross-functional support.
Posted: September 19, 2008 | Published: September 5, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Governance | Data Quality | Information Management | Master Data Management | Metadata | SOA

WHITE PAPER - This paper reviews multiple compelling issues of establishing and maintaining connectivity to manufacturing operations to achieve the Perfect Plant through an existing ERP system.
Posted: September 10, 2008 | Published: September 10, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Process Management | ERP | Manufacturing Execution Systems | Manufacturing Software | Master Data Management | SAP (Product) | SOA

WHITE PAPER - Business intelligence (BI) allows organizations to better understand, analyze, and even predict what's occurring in their company.
Posted: June 9, 2008 | Published: June 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Process Management | Business Systems | Customer Satisfaction | Dashboards | Data Management | Decision Support Databases | OLAP | Reporting Software | SMBs | Spreadsheets

WHITE PAPER - This paper will show you how to navigate around the usual hurdles and deliver collaborative BI that works.
Posted: May 30, 2008 | Published: May 4, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Collaborative Applications Software | Data Visualization | ERP