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| Week of 02 Nov 2009 |
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DBA career paths could lead to business intelligence
(SearchSQLServer.com | 02 Nov 2009)
Business intelligence could prove to be an ideal specialty for SQL Server DBAs who feel like they've hit a wall with their current jobs.
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Understanding in-database analytics technology: Benefits, uses and ROI
In-database analytics technology is emerging as a new approach that can cut costs and improve the performance of analytical processes. Learn the basics of the technology.
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Is in-database analytics an emerging business intelligence (BI) trend?
In-database analytics may be the next big business intelligence (BI) trend, according to Gartner and other experts. Find out how in-database is changing the face of BI.
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SQL Server 2008 R2 preview coming this month
(Computerworld | 04 Nov 2009)
Microsoft said it will release the a community technology preview of the much-anticipated SQL Server 2008 R2 available this month.
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Choosing BI software: Use your ERP vendor or go with third-party BI?
Should you source business intelligence software from your ERP vendor or a third party? Find out how to make the choice with advice from Gartner, Forrester, AMR and other experts.
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| Week of 26 Oct 2009 |
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Enterprise mashups: Tools build data integrations
(SearchSOA.com | 28 Oct 2009)
Data integration and business intelligence demands are spurring interest in enterprise mashup tools. Some things remain the same: Your corporate culture influences which approach y...
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Enterprise mashup user story: Knowing your data
(SearchSOA.com | 30 Oct 2009)
At Pfizer, embracing mashups required a shift in culture but made software development faster and more collaborative. This is part 2 of 3 in a special report on enterprise mashups.
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IBM expands business analytics software line, adds Cognos applications
IBM broadened its portfolio of business analytics software, adding three packaged Cognos analytic applications and a tool for analyzing unstructured data.
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Teradata takes a logical approach to data warehousing appliances
Mark Whitehorn, fresh from the Teradata user conference, discusses the company's approach toward data warehousing appliances. While it may seem puzzling, Whitehorn sees the logic.
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| Week of 19 Oct 2009 |
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Four things SAP must consider before a Teradata acquisition
(SearchSAP.com | 23 Oct 2009)
Speculation about a deal between SAP and Teradata continues, but columnist Mark Whitehorn, fresh from the Teradata user show, has some words of advice SAP should consider before ma...
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Are data warehouses made for the cloud?
(SearchSQLServer.com | 23 Oct 2009)
Cost and scalability benefits might make data warehousing seem like a perfect fit for cloud computing, but storage limitations with Azure could slow deployments.
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IT, executive collaboration central to BI best practices
(SearchManufacturingERP.com | 21 Oct 2009)
Many BI best practices hinge on collaboration between IT and executive management. A cross-departmental BI team can ensure that software deployments go smoothly and end-user traini...
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BT taps open source BI software, homegrown DW to unlock customer data
Telecommunications giant British Telecom built its own data warehouse from the ground up, then added open source software from JasperSoft to unlock customer data.
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| Week of 12 Oct 2009 |
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Oracle Open World: Fusion middleware on hand - users discuss integration
(SearchSOA.com | 13 Oct 2009)
At Oracle Open World, Fusion Middleware 11g emerged as a means for Oracle to integrate its diverse acquisitions.
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Oracle executives continue integration theme at OpenWorld
(SearchOracle.com | 13 Oct 2009)
Oracle co-presidents both promised tighter integration across the company's widening portfolio of products IT's job easier.
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SAP inks another partnership to enhance NetWeaver BW
A new partnership between SAP and HP will have SAP Business Information Warehouse (BW) running on the Neoview data warehouse platform. SAP says the arrangement will improve BW's sc...
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Data integration for Software as a Service business intelligence software evolves
SaaS business intelligence vendors are improving their data integration capabilities through internal development and partnerships with data integration vendors.
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Kalido unveils MDM self-service
(PC World | 14 Oct 2009)
Kalido has added self-service capabilities to its MDM platform, which allow business users to suggest changes to master data.
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Yearbook publisher finds BI reporting, data integration tools from same vendor
When Walsworth Publishing began looking for a new business intelligence reporting product as well as data integration tools, execs were happy to find both in one place.
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Kognitio releases latest version of WX2
(Intelligent Enterprise | 12 Oct 2009)
Kognitio's latest version of WX2 boasts improved in-database analytics.
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| Week of 05 Oct 2009 |
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Open source BI software gains traction with manufacturers
(SearchManufacturingERP.com | 09 Oct 2009)
Open source BI software offers manufacturers lower costs, ease of integration and reduced dependency on a single vendor. The caveat, however, is that lower cost does not equate to ...
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How to find the ROI of business intelligence projects in manufacturing
(SearchManufacturingERP.com | 06 Oct 2009)
Business intelligence (BI) projects have been funded without much hard analysis of implementation cost vs. payback, but the pressure is on for more formal BI metrics. Here's a look...
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Coca-Cola Bottling swaps out Oracle for DB2
(SearchOracle.com | 06 Oct 2009)
Spurred by a deal that would include DB2 with licenses for SAP products, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. decided Big Blue is better than Oracle.
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A rash of business intelligence acquisitions making waves
Consolidation in the business intelligence market picked up pace this week, with acquisitions by Pentaho, CDC and Noetix.
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Efficiencies can be gained at the intersection of middleware and data integration
Enterprise applications integration, or middleware, and data integration are often thought of as separate disciplines, but they have commonalities that organizations can exploit.
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Master data management adoption 'broad but shallow' across industries
In the Gartner MDM Summit keynote, analysts fleshed out the current state of MDM adoption and told attendees that data governance could hold the key to MDM success.
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Data warehouse project leads to data mashups in D.C.
A project to create a data warehouse led D.C. to make a plethora of city data available to the public and challenged developers to design data mashups of their own.
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