Data Management Strategies for the CIOMore Results
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Pfizer swaps out ETL for data virtualization tools
Pfizer Inc.'s Worldwide Pharmaceutical Sciences division, which determines what new drugs will go to market, was at a technological fork in the road. Researchers were craving a more iterative approach to their work, but when it came to... Case study | SearchDataManagement.com
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Up from the sandbox: Hadoop data management rising in importance
Product debuts by Teradata and IBM illustrate that the need for Hadoop management tools is growing as users move beyond experimental applications. Talking Data | SearchDataManagement.com
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New BI stack tackles data load at Boston Children's Hospital
Growing use of data of all types and the need to speed reporting led to big changes in the BI stack at Boston Children's Hospital, according to Ron Wilkinson, senior business intelligence program technologist at the major U.S. pediatrics center.... Field Report | SearchDataManagement.com
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Expanded Hadoop use cases will drive need for new enterprise features
As commercial software lines go through revision after revision, it can be interesting to look at what each "rev" adds. That's true with Apache Hadoop-based products, which are morphing at a fevered pitch. The eventual path to expanded Hadoop use... Talking Data | SearchDataManagement.com
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Jim Goodnight on SAS in-memory analytics and the data scientist
Steadily, SAS Institute Inc. is expanding its in-memory analytics capabilities, as witnessed by advances to its High-Performance Analytics and Visual Analytics product lines announced last month. Setting the stage for such efforts was the... Podcast | SearchDataManagement.com
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Five steps to an improved data quality assurance plan
Forward-thinking business executives recognize the value of establishing and institutionalizing best practices for enhancing data usability and information quality. But problems can arise if companies make piecemeal investments in aspects of data... Tip | SearchDataManagement.com
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Data warehouse performance killers -- and how to avoid them
A well-designed data warehouse system can help boost the corporate bottom line by ensuring that business intelligence data gets delivered to business users on a timely basis. But if you aren't careful, data warehouse performance can bog down in... Podcast | SearchDataManagement.com
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Analytical database tech at core of Actian-ParAccel deal, Pivotal plan
These days, the big data landscape is full of twists and turns, and last week was no exception. First, EMC and VMware formally unveiled their big data spinoff known as Pivotal. Then serial acquirer Actian Corp. said it had bought ParAccel, a... Talking Data | SearchDataManagement.com
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Data consolidation keeps commerce flowing at French Waterways
France's waterways -- including canals and such rivers as the Seine, Sarthe, Loire and Cher -- are both historic and scenic. They are also productive byways that generate commercial information in need of data consolidation.
The... User story | SearchDataManagement.com
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Marketing company uses in-database analytics to fight customer churn
Gaining sales is good, but finding profitable customers who stay committed is even more important in rapidly changing fields such as satellite TV, where individuals can be quick to hop from one service to another.
With this in mind,... User story | SearchDataManagement.com
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