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WHITE PAPER: This paper, intended for both IT and operational management, explores a series of high-level best practices for analytics and data warehousing based on Sybase’s experience with successful implementations. Suggestions are provided in three categories: performance, cost control, and ease-of-deployment with each dimension broken down into sub-topics.

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 | Published: 28 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: This white paper offers up a comprehensive comparison of the Oracle Exadata and IBM Netezza data warehouse appliance, helping you decide which is the better fit for your business. Read this now and learn how they stack up in terms of online transaction processing (OLTP), query performance, simplicity of operation, value and more.

Posted: 30 May 2012 | Published: 18 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: In the following paper, we briefly describe, and illustrate from examples, what we believe are the “Top 10” mistakes of data mining, in terms of frequency and seriousness. Most are basic, though a few are subtle. All have, when undetected, left analysts worse off than if they’d never looked at their data.

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 | Published: 07 Apr 2010

WHITE PAPER: Visual analytics is the process of analytical reasoning facilitated by interactive visual interfaces. Its becoming the fastest way for people to explore and understand Business Intelligence data of any size. This paper will introduce you to the seven essential elements of true visual analytics applications.

Posted: 20 Apr 2009 | Published: 20 Apr 2009

WHITE PAPER: Learn how a new generation of dashboards can enrich your business intelligence solutions and become an integral part of your business analytics arsenal in this white paper.

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 | Published: 07 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: Successful organizations are using automated analytical tools to take a more scientific approach to decision making through observation, experimentation and measurement to improve their business processes. Read on to learn how with the right tools and information your organization can immensely increase the ease and success of decision making.

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 | Published: 07 Apr 2010

WHITE PAPER: Column-based databases can be slow deleting and updating data. Vertica’s Analytic Database is designed specifically for storing and querying large datasets. Vertica’s differentiator is that it combines a columnar database engine with MPP and shared-nothing architecture, aggressive data-compression rates, and high availability.

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 | Published: 16 Jul 2010

WHITE PAPER: Channel sales management can be one of the most pressing issues for companies today. The channel represents enormous opportunities, but its management has historically been fraught with inefficiencies. IDC offers a new point of view.

Posted: 24 Oct 2006 | Published: 24 Oct 2006

WHITE PAPER: This checklist lists and explains data requirements that are unique to advanced analytics. This report focuses on the data requirements of advanced analytics so organizations may become better equipped to populate a data warehouse or analytic database with data and data models that ensure the success of advanced analytic applications.

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 | Published: 07 Apr 2010

WHITE PAPER: This document provides a working knowledge of the LucidWorks Enterprise search development platform. Learn about installation, indexing content from local files, web sites, databases, searching, as well as improving the user experience using features such as user alerts, auto-complete and spell-check. Previous programming experience not required.

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 | Published: 18 Oct 2010