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whitepaper Getting Started with Master Data Management2007-04-10 14:59:40 Hyperion
  What is Master Data Management (MDM)? How can it be used to drive the business, and why is it important for companies to understand and successfully manage their master data? Further, what are the challenges that come with implementing an MDM program, and what are the key process drivers to apply in order to help achieve the desired results from an MDM implementation? Deloitte Consulting answers these questions and more in this insightful white paper, brought to you by Hyperion.   
whitepaper Effectively Managing Master Data to Help Improve Information Quality2007-04-10 14:59:40 Hyperion
  See how Deloitte Consulting and Hyperion Solutions have teamed together to provide comprehensive Master Data Management (MDM) solutions and services for those organizations close to making business intelligence and/or data management solutions investments. In this compelling two-page executive brief, executives gain insight into how companies can improve information quality and business performance management by implementing programs to standardize, improve, and manage enterprise master data nationally or globally.

Download this Executive Summary to learn more. 		  
whitepaper Master Data Management: Creating a Single View of the Business2007-03-24 16:23:39 Hyperion
  Seriously considering a business intelligence solution? Your business intelligence solution is only as good as the data supporting it. This research report from the Business Intelligence Network (b-eye) sets forth a concise definition of the basic terms and technologies to get you started, plus dispels common misconceptions in an easily understood strategy and architecture to which you can map future Master Data Management (MDM) projects.

Download this in-depth report to learn more (Executive Summary included). 		  
whitepaper The Impact of the newly emerging field of Financial Data Quality Management (FDQM) on Group Reporting and Performance Management Processes2007-01-24 01:00:28 Hyperion
  Data quality management could be regarded as the less glamorous end of the Reporting Supply Chain (RSC). After all, most of the attention and interest are lavished on the latest portal, reporting tool or dashboard. Yet, mismanagement or neglect of underlying balance information or interfaces can place the integrity of the whole process in jeopardy. In recent years, financial reporting processes have become intertwined with other key management processes such as budgeting, planning, forecasting, scorecarding and analytics to form a broader performance management platform sharing common data structures.   
whitepaper Top 10 Reasons for Using Disk-based Online Server Backup and Recovery2007-01-12 16:39:49
  Data protection solutions that combine the latest advancements in disk-based backup with secure, integrated online technologies offer small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) fast and assured data protection.

Learn the top ten reasons why SMBs are embracing online server backup and recovery for automatic, continuous backup, reliable server data disaster recovery and freeing limited technical staff for more value-driven tasks. Topics include:
  • Automatic and secure off-site electronic vaulting
  • Reliable data restores
  • Security for sensitive data
  • Ability to demonstrate regulatory compliance
  • Increased competitive advantage
   
whitepaper Quick Start Guide2006-12-23 01:00:24 Perpetuum Software
  In order to provide proper decision-making information must be easy to read and comprehend, focusing on business priorities and filtering out information that isn't relevant. There is a vast number of Business Intelligence solutions (such as Scorecards, KPIs, EIS applications and digital dashboards) offering a real-time and visual summary of the information with the help of comprehensible elements such as tables, charts and gauges. Usually, gauges are used in such applications to display critical real-time data. Gauges are specifically designed to convey real-time information in a quick, accurate and effective way. Instrumentation ModelKit provides a set of .NET components allowing developers to integrate gauges into various sophisticated visualization applications displaying real-time data.   
whitepaper Embedding Open Source BI in Mission Critical Applications: Dos and Don'ts2006-12-14 15:03:17 JasperSoft
  If you're wondering if Open Source BI is ready for the enterprise, consider that savvy enterprises prefer Open Source BI for mission-critical business applications. But you need to evaluate carefully. Open Source BI provides great new opportunities, but there are still challenges and limitations.

Download this white paper for insider tips on how to evaluate Open Source BI solutions. The document includes advice on topics such as reporting and analysis capabilities, whether you need to write your own server, and the role that the eclipse IDE plays in modern Open Source BI solutions. It also touches on licensing issues, and offers advice on how to approach "commercial open source" vendors. 		  
whitepaper End-to-End Monitoring Is Critical to Meeting End User Expectations Today and Tomorrow2007-01-04 01:00:22 FireScope
  To function as Business Partners, IT must provide more than technology. They must fuel productivity by delivering critical services at expected levels. They also must contribute to enterprise strategy, planning for the capacity and services that enable growth. To know they are meeting expectations today and to plan for tomorrow, IT needs an end-to-end infrastructure view that reveals issues as they happen and tracks trends that predict future needs. But, IT groups can't drain resources just to create a unified view of the environment. FireScope provides a cost-effective solution that collects, analyzes, and reports data from all of IT's critical systems, delivering the essential business intelligence needed to achieve the Business Partner vision.   
whitepaper HP Reference Configuration for Business Intelligence: HP Integrity Superdome Servers With 64 Intel Itanium 2 Processors and Microsoft SQL Server 20052006-12-27 01:00:55 Hewlett-Packard
  Organizations are consolidating Business Intelligence (BI) applications from multiple servers, and the number of source systems is growing. Many solutions based on 32-bit architecture are reaching their limits. This white paper describes a reference 64-bit hardware and software configuration to support a high-end data warehouse/OLAP solution based on the scalable power of HP Integrity Superdome systems, enterprise-class HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array storage and Microsoft SQL Server 2005.   
whitepaper Best Practices for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 on HP Integrity Superdome Servers for Very Large Database (VLDB) BI Solutions2006-12-27 01:00:55 Hewlett-Packard
  Data Warehouse (DW) architects have a wide range of technology options for their Business Intelligence (BI) solutions. Data warehouse solutions based on HP Integrity Superdome servers and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 allow the DW architects to focus on their core competencies and deliver BI solutions quickly. The HP Superdome server provides predictable performance for data warehouses with database sizes between 5 and 100TB.