Decision Support Systems Research
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Sybase CEP Implementation Methodology for Continuous Intelligence
Sponsored by: Sybase, an SAP companyThis paper discusses the Sybase CEP Implementation Methodology, which offers analytic developers a set of best practices for implementing Continuous Intelligence using Complex Event Processing. Sybase CEP provides a structured yet flexible approach to rapidly build Continuous Intelligence projects and deliver more analytic modules over time.
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A Low Cost Data Warehouse Using SQL Server 2008
Sponsored by: Dell and Microsoft SQLThis paper outlines different considerations for separating decision support systems (DSS) from Transaction Processing (OLTP) environments and touches upon technical procedures for achieving the same, as well as examines data warehouse solutions, different storage topologies, storage interface optimizations and much more.
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Business-strength Geocoding: Ten requirements for more cost-efficient and effective business decisions
Sponsored by: Pitney Bowes Business InsightGeocoding determines location by linking longitude and latitude coordinates with street address data. By identifying your best customers’ location and defining how to reach them most effectively you possess the ultimate decision making tool. Utilize the power of location intelligence to know the location of your customers, partners and competitors.
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Get Analytics Right from the Start
Sponsored by: Sybase, an SAP companyWhether or not analytics should become an integral part of an organization’s planning and decision-making seems to be beyond question However, at what level, for what purpose and how to go about deploying analytics are questions that each organization needs to answer for itself. These questions are the focus of this paper.
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Case Management: A Blueprint for Success
Sponsored by: EMC CorporationNow more than ever, organizations need to transform their critical business processes and leverage multiple sources of information to adopt a better way of working. To make this transformation a reality, leading organizations have turned to case management solutions.
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How Organizations Make Better Decisions
Sponsored by: SASThis report describes how organizations are attempting to improve specific decisions. Most analyses of decision-making address single capabilities, such as technology, leadership, or group process. In this research, the topics addressed were more comprehensive - the idea being to understand which improvements were used most frequently.
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Analytics: The Art and Science of Better Webcast
Sponsored by: SASThis webcast takes a look at how organizations can consider analytics from two perspectives – the science of analytics and the art of how people apply this science in new and creative ways to make the world better.
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Do-It-Yourself Business Intelligence Done Right: The Secret Sauce is SaaS
Sponsored by: myDIALS Inc.This Presentation Transcript, featuring Forrester Research, explains how Software as a Service business intelligence can deliver a more cost-effective way to get relevant information to those who need it faster than traditional business intelligence can.
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Understanding the Components of Business Confidence
Sponsored by: IBMWith over 60% of CEOs saying they need to do a better job of capturing and understanding information to make more effective and timely business decisions, it's clear that there's a gap between capability and need. It's similarly fair to say that this shortfall is a leading reason why businesses aren’t as competitive as they’d like to be.
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Information Agenda Assessment Tool
Sponsored by: IBMThe cost and complexity of managing increasing volumes of data and content, plus the need to provide trusted information to all users, are driving CIOs to rethink approach to information delivery. This quick self-assessment is the first step to find out how IBM's Info Agenda approach can help your company unlock the business value of information.
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Business Analytics and Optimization for the Intelligent Enterprise
Sponsored by: IBMExecutives recognize that new analytics capabilities, coupled with advanced business process management, signal a major opportunity to create business advantage. Those who have the vision to apply new approaches are building intelligent enterprises positioned to thrive.
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Full Demo: IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence
Sponsored by: IBMComplete capabilities in one product, on a single architecture. See key features for both business and IT users, including Framework Manager, the Administration Console, and integration with Microsoft Excel.
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Choosing a Standard for BI and Reporting: Simplify the IT Environment Reduce Your TCO Increase Your ROI
Sponsored by: IBMThe reasons driving standardization in BI and reporting are core to every company—cutting costs, boosting revenue, and increasing profits. IBM Cognos 8 BI lets business users move among capabilities in a guided way, get the answers they seek, and collaborate while giving IT complete control over the BI environment.
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Sybase IQ 15: Addressing the Need for Speed
Sponsored by: Sybase, an SAP companyBill Jacobs, Director of Technical Marketing, Sybase IQ, discusses the speed and performance capabilities of Sybase IQ 15. These enhancements are designed to help make IQ 15 remain the smartest choice for analytic, reporting, business intelligence, data mining, and related applications.
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Got Bad Data? Part 2 - Applying Business Analytics Webinar Series
Sponsored by: SASSAS presents part 2 of their webinar series "Got Bad Data?. In this latest installment, we'll be discussing the Business analytics framework, data quality as a process, data collection, following data flows and uses, data quality and metrics, and continuous learning and improvement.
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Leveraging Integration to Weather the Economic Storm
Sponsored by: Information BuildersThis white paper highlights four primary ways to use integration to make your business better during a down economy. You'll discover how, with the right integration plan and supporting software in place, your company can increase efficiency, minimize expenses, and streamline and accelerate core processes.
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Making Business Relevant Information Instantly Available to More Users
Sponsored by: SAPExecutives, managers, and business users need the ability to quickly discover, collect, analyze, and share relevant information and they need to be able to answer their own questions as they have them. Read this quick report to learn more about a solution that addresses just these needs.
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Smarter system development: a systems engineering trade study to support green initiatives with model-driven development
Sponsored by: IBMTrade study analysis is an effective method of comparing potential solutions to a given problem. Using a model-driven approach allows you to perform trade studies before development or implementation begins and saves time, money, and development headaches. Read on to learn more.
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Business Intelligence: The Strategic Imperative for CIOs
Sponsored by: Information BuildersBusiness intelligence (BI) allows organizations to integrate applications and databases essential to users and enables analysis of information to optimize decision-making.
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The Performance Manager: Turning Information into Higher Business Performance
Sponsored by: IBM CognosThe Performance Manager, Proven Strategies for Turning Information into Higher Business Performance, strengthens the partnership between decision-makers and the people who provide the information that drives better decisions.