WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 18 Mar 2010 | Published: 18 Mar 2010
This survey report examines the usage of open source solutions within the BI and data warehousing market, describes what software is being deployed and presents the benefits and challenges of adopting open source technologies. Learn the rationale, practices and benefits that are driving use of open source as an alternative to traditional vendors.
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 17 Mar 2010 | Published: 17 Mar 2010
Information consistency and reliability is essential for accurate business analysis. Yet, the lack of controls around the use of spreadsheets wreaks havoc on organizations every day, costing money and credibility. Read this report to learn how companies can benefit by migrating to Pentaho’s low-cost open source managed BI solution for spreadmarts.
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 17 Mar 2010 | Published: 25 Jul 2009
Read this paper to learn how IT decision makers can drive better business performance through strong strategic, tactical, and advanced reporting.
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 17 Mar 2010 | Published: 25 Jul 2009
Companywide BI 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. Read this paper to learn more.
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 17 Mar 2010 | Published: 05 Oct 2009
IBM's acquisition of SPSS broadens the support network for SPSS users and offers IBM Cognos users a predictive analytics platform. This paper shows why business analytics may be used by everyone in the future.
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 17 Mar 2010 | Published: 06 Nov 2009
Read this paper to learn how to strengthen your organization's business intelligence investment in the current economic environment, which has seen budget cuts in virtually every area. This paper offers tips for making a tangible business case for BI investments.
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 17 Mar 2010 | Published: 15 Jun 2009
Enterprise reporting offers a single platform starting point for performance management. Combining performance management with an enterprise BI reporting system yields exponential benefits across the organization and does so more cost-effectively than point solutions implemented by individual lines of business and functions.
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 16 Mar 2010 | Published: 16 Mar 2010
There is growing evidence that more pervasive BI and analytics have a direct impact on competitiveness. Better decision making is more important when resources become restricted during a recession, so BI and analytics projects will still appeal to management. Read this active Q&A session on building a successful enterprise BI strategy.
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 16 Mar 2010 | Published: 19 Jan 2010
Read this white paper for a discussion of the business reasons to move to real-time data warehousing and common data integration approaches, with an emphasis on using real-time CDC capabilities and Oracle solutions.
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 15 Mar 2010 | Published: 30 Jun 2009
In this Intel IT Brief, you'll learn about the value of server refresh by taking a look at the costs savings achieved by Intel while executing their four-year server refresh strategy.
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 12 Mar 2010 | Published: 11 Mar 2010
BI solutions provide organizations with the insight required to make critical business decisions. This paper outlines how Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) BI outperforms traditional and open source BI solutions by offering greater TCO advantages via automation, easier integration and lower staffing costs thus enabling faster, easier BI deployments.
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 11 Mar 2010 | Published: 10 Mar 2010
Rising data and query volumes take a toll on data warehouse hardware, software and administration. To maintain service levels, IT must perform constant tweaking or commit more of the IT budget to adding more storage. Read this paper to find out how SAP NetWeaver BW optimizes for both cost and performance, while reducing the administrative load.
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 25 Feb 2010 | Published: 24 Feb 2010
BI applications, business process improvements, and improving the use of information and analytics has become a big trend lately. In light of this, this paper focuses on why you need to look for solutions that unify access to all types of information in analytical applications such as BI and BPM.
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 24 Feb 2010 | Published: 24 Feb 2010
This paper explores the legacy technologies that influenced the development of both the new generation of search engines and the more powerful unified information access platforms. It also explains the benefits this new approach brings in providing active intelligence on demand and more.
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 24 Feb 2010 | Published: 24 Feb 2010
This paper discusses how a new generation of platforms in the application stack is designed to both deliver a specific layer of functionality and enable rapid prototyping, allowing development teams to focus their efforts on the value they add and gain time for more innovation.
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