WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper to learn about the architecture, data model, resource provisioning, load balancing, and replication systems of Windows Azure Storage (WAS), a scalable cloud storage system that provides customers with seemingly limitless data storage, access from anywhere at any time, and the ability to only pay for what they use.
Posted: April 25, 2012 | Published: December 31, 2011


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Cloud Management | Cloud Storage | Cloud Storage Services | Cloud Storage Strategy | Data Modeling | Data Replication | Database Architectures | Database Management | Database Security | Load Balancing | Windows Azure

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains how modeling information architecture (IA) can help reduce the costs associated with data management. Read this now and learn about the benefits of implementing IA and how Sybase's option offers modeling support for database design and enterprise architecture.  
Posted: April 16, 2012 | Published: April 16, 2012


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Management | Data Modeling | Data Quality | Database Administration | Database Architectures | Database Design | Database Management | Database Management Software | Sybase (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Many organizations struggle to carry on the processes of multiple large data integration and SOA projects for reconstructing data flows, ontologies, transformations and more. This paper addresses the obstacles faced when attempting data projects and the strategic plans for overcoming these issues to attain a higher ROI and reduce overall cost.
Posted: April 5, 2012 | Published: April 4, 2012


Topics:  Data Analytics | Data Integration | Data Management | Data Mining | Data Modeling | Data Warehouses | SOA

WHITE PAPER - By using the Oracle Exadata Database Machine as a data warehouse platform you have a balanced, high performance hardware configuration. This paper focuses on the other two corner stones, data modeling and data loading, providing a set of best practices and examples for deploying a data warehouse on the Oracle Exadata Database Machine.
Posted: March 12, 2012 | Published: September 30, 2010


Topics:  Data Modeling | Data Warehouses | Database Performance Management | Database Performance Management Software | Databases | Hardware | Hardware Management | OLTP | Oracle (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Today’s enterprises should have a performance system—a means to transparently measure and manage progress against business goals. This white paper documents the requirements of an effective IT performance system and introduces a set of KPIs and best practices that leaders within different IT domains can use to improve performance.
Posted: March 2, 2012 | Published: March 2, 2012


Topics:  Business Activity Monitoring | Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software | Dashboards | Data Modeling | Executive Information Systems | IT Asset Management | IT Governance | Performance Testing | Reporting Software

WHITE PAPER - This Aberdeen Research brief hones in on the critical time element of a Best-in-Class BI strategy. The research shows that these top performers are leveraging real-time or near real-time analytics in order to proactively manage their business and drive substantial performance improvements.
Posted: March 22, 2011 | Published: March 22, 2011


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Intelligence | Data Analytics | Data Modeling | Data Quality | Predictive Analytics | Real Time Enterprise

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses a five-step best practices approach to implementing a cost-effective and timely data privacy solution. It also details a brief case study illustrating how Compuware’s combination of tools, technology, best practices and customized services can save time and money.
Posted: October 20, 2009 | Published: October 20, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Performance Management | Business Processes | Compliance (Finance) | Data Modeling | Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act | HIPAA Compliance