WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper from SAP for an interview with Kathleen Wilhide, research director of IDC’s Compliance and Business Performance Management Solutions program.
Posted: November 5, 2009 | Published: October 8, 2008


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | ERP | ERP Software | Procurement | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - While your company has continued to improve its operating efficiencies, you feel your company should be spending more time analyzing what's going on and predicting and planning for the future. This white paper from SAP offers guidance on how to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your company with business intelligence.
Posted: October 26, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Intelligence | Business Processes | Data Warehouses | Operational Metrics (Systems) | SAP (Product) | SMBs | Software as a Service

WHITE PAPER - Based on open source software and powerful Sun hardware technology, the Sun Business Intelligence Solution for Web Infrastructure provides an easy to manage, enterprise-class, and highly scalable Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing solution that features a low total cost of ownership.
Posted: October 12, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Warehouses | Databases | Open Source Software

WHITE PAPER - A companywide business intelligence deployment that adapts to the analysis needs and styles of key sets of users within the organization is the key to unlocking the true potential of BI. This whitepaper outlines four styles of analysis and explains how to build deployment plans around these key pillars to get the most return on your BI investment.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Published: July 8, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Intelligence | Business Performance Management | Knowledge Management | Market Research | Query Tools | Real-time Analytics | Reporting Software

WHITE PAPER - Companies that use IBM Cognos software are able to improve productivity, reduce or avoid headcount, reduce financing costs, and increase profitability. These benefits are achieved because when employees can rapidly access and analyze data in consistent ways, they are better able to make business changes that both lower costs and increase revenues.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: May 5, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Integration Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Reporting Software | ROI

WHITE PAPER - Professional report authors need a single reporting solution that draws data from a variety of sources and enables wide collaboration yet delivers the resulting information at business speed. IBM Cognos® 8 Business Intelligence includes Web-based reporting tools that support collaboration and good decision making.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: January 5, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Decision Support Systems | Enterprise Applications Software | Reporting Software

WHITE PAPER - IT organizations are increasingly looking at business intelligence appliances to increase “in the moment” insight and business agility without disrupting current operations.
Posted: August 25, 2009 | Published: August 25, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Information Architects | Query Tools | Reporting Software | Sybase (Product)

WHITE PAPER - This paper investigates various levels of business intelligence, discusses the challenges organizations face with today's typical BI deployments, and highlights how many high-growth companies have implemented strategic, analytical, and operational initiatives to work seamlessly together to enhance performance and boost competitive advantage.
Posted: June 22, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Performance Management | CIOs | Customer Satisfaction | Dashboards | SMBs

WHITE PAPER - Trade study analysis is an effective method of comparing potential solutions to a given problem. Using a model-driven approach allows you to perform trade studies before development or implementation begins and saves time, money, and development headaches. Read on to learn more.
Posted: May 14, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Decision Support Systems | Model Driven Architecture | Program Management | Project Management | Software | Systems Design and Development

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 - Visual representations are a fundamental component of human learning and understanding. To study the impact of data visualization, we must first look to the past and see how our ways of shaping and representing data have changed over time. This paper traces the history of visual representation, from cave drawings to the computer revolution.
Posted: April 20, 2009 | Published: April 20, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Data Visualization | Data Visualization Software | Presentation Software | Research and Development | Visual Basic

WHITE PAPER - The intrepid data miner runs many risks, including being buried under mountains of data or disappearing along with the "mysterious disappearing terabyte." Myths and misconceptions create their own risks and need to be debunked. This article outlines some risks, debunks some myths, and provides some protective "hard hats" for data miners.
Posted: February 20, 2009 | Published: February 20, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Process Management | Collaboration | Customer Interaction Services | Data Mining | Risk Assessment | Risk Management

WHITE PAPER - Predictive analytics encompasses a variety of techniques from statistics and data mining that analyze current and historical data to make predictions about future events. In this Nucleus Research report, learn how your company can achieve ROI from Predictive analytics applications.
Posted: February 20, 2009 | Published: February 20, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Content Management | Predictive Analytics | Predictive Analytics Software | Predictive Performance Management | ROI