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ALSO CALLED:
CI,
eBusiness Intelligence,
BI,
EBI,
Enterprise Business Intelligence,
Competitive Intelligence,
Business Knowledge
DEFINITION: Business intelligence (BI) is a broad category of applications and technologies for gathering, storing, analyzing, and providing access to data to help enterprise users make better business decisions. BI applications include the activities of decision support systems, query and reporting, online analytical processing (OLAP), statistical analysis, forecasting, and data mining. Business intelligence
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SOA Whitepaper: Multichannel SOA and BRMS
sponsored by IBM
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This paper presents service-oriented architecture (SOA) through the eyes of people with different roles within an organization. It will show their needs, challenges and tasks as they relate to SOA.
Posted: 30 Nov 2009 | Published: 30 Nov 2009
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Measuring Return on Investment of Real-time Feedback Analytics
sponsored by MarketTools, Inc.
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This white paper demonstrates how Real-time Feedback Analytics (RFA) has very high ROIs, even under conservative estimates, both in absolute terms and relative to the many productivity investments.
Posted: 25 Nov 2009 | Published: 25 Nov 2009
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Risk Management: Protect and Maximize Stakeholder Value
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
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All companies must take risks to survive, and the most successful companies are those that actively integrate risk management into their decision-making processes. This white paper explains how a risk management program can help identify opportunities for value creation while also protecting against potential threats.
Posted: 23 Nov 2009 | Published: 23 Nov 2009
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Data Governance: A Business Value-Driven Approach
sponsored by DataFlux Corporation
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This white paper by Dr. Walid el Abed, CEO of Global Data Excellence, discusses how an effective data strategy embedded within the business strategy can turn data into a real competitive advantage, deliver short and longer term value and enable business success and sustainability.
Posted: 20 Nov 2009 | Published: 20 Nov 2009
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Windows Phones and Unified Communications: How Windows Phones Combine, Email, Messaging, Voice, and Presence in a Secure, Collaborative Environment
sponsored by Microsoft
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This paper explains why unified communications is essential and why Windows® Phones are ideally suited to serve as the "mobile connection" in a unified communication environment.
Posted: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2009
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Automating Stimulus Fund Reporting How New Technologies Simplify Federal Reporting
sponsored by SAP BusinessObjects
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This paper explores the reporting challenges faced by organizations and examines the many benefits of automated U.S. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) reporting systems.
Posted: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2009
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Providing CFOs Unprecedented Views of Hospital-Wide Data Converged Financial, Clinical, and Operational Information
sponsored by SAP BusinessObjects
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CFOs at large hospitals must process enormous amounts of information to make quick strategic decisions. This paper will explore the decision-making challenges faced by CFOs and examine the many benefits of solutions that accelerate insight.
Posted: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2009
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EMA Impact Brief: CA Spectrum Service Assurance Bridges Service Management Gap
sponsored by CA
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Read this brief paper to learn how the new CA integrated service management product offers real hope for beleaguered IT organizations that are trying to bring together the pieces to build an integrated service management story.
Posted: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2009
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Enabling Software and SaaS Vendors to Gain Competitive Advantage: Partnering with SAP for Business Intelligence and Analytics to Achieve Rapid ROI
sponsored by SAP America Inc
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On-premises software and SaaS vendors looking to provide BI and analytics functionality have a choice to develop their own components or to partner with an existing BI and analytics vendor. In this white paper, IDC presents evidence showing that a partnership with SAP can result in rapid ROI, improved productivity, innovation and more!
Posted: 16 Nov 2009 | Published: 16 Nov 2009
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Protecting Sharepoint With Double-Take Availability
sponsored by Double-Take Software
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Double-Take Availability provides the only complete protection solutions for your SharePoint implementations. It protects the data, customizations and Web Parts, SharePoint configuration and the server state. Download this paper to see how Double-Take Availability protects your Sharepoint implementations across the enterprise.
Posted: 16 Nov 2009 | Published: 16 Nov 2009
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Transforming Insight into Action with Business Process Management
sponsored by IBM
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Read this white paper to learn about IBM's business process management solution, WebSphere Business Monitor software, which enables your organization to measure, monitor, and report on business process performance as well as identify and correct problems.
Posted: 11 Nov 2009 | Published: 11 Nov 2009
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Whitepaper: The Journey Along an Information-Led Transformation
sponsored by IBM
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Organizations that plan an information strategy, make realtime business analytics available to all levels of the organization, and architect an extensible information platform can generate more revenue, lower costs, reduce risk, and predict future outcomes with greater confidence. Read this white paper to learn more.
Posted: 11 Nov 2009 | Published: 11 Nov 2009
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Preparing for the 2.0 World: How Enterprises Need to Think About Emergent Social Technologies
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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Social technologies, commonly called Web 2.0, were originally used to describe consumer technologies that enable groups to organize and share information and media. But enterprises quickly caught on to the value of these easy-to-use tools for capturing and sharing ad hoc information that may otherwise not be documented.
Posted: 11 Nov 2009 | Published: 11 Nov 2009
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A Guide To Cloud Computing
sponsored by GlassHouse Technologies (UK) Ltd.
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While there has been much hype around cloud computing, it is critical for executive staff of competitive enterprises to understand and begin planning for internal cloud services. IT executives must own and drive enterprise-wide cloud computing strategies.
Posted: 10 Nov 2009 | Published: 10 Nov 2009
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Selling to the C-Level: How to Convince Company Leaders to Buy
sponsored by ZoomInfo
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This paper examines how to conduct successful C-level sales calls and the psychological strategies and linguistic tactics that help you convince company leaders to buy. Read on to learn the five steps for conducting the successful C-level sales call.
Posted: 09 Nov 2009 | Published: 09 Nov 2009
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Spanning Tree Protocol Essentials for the CCNA Exam
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) was developed to solve the problems caused by loops in a bridged, or switched, topology. Read this paper for useful knowledge of the Spanning Tree Protocol - knowledge that will be useful for the CCNA exam.
Posted: 06 Nov 2009 | Published: 06 Nov 2009
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Overcoming Barriers to AP Automation: A Roadmap for Success
sponsored by Kofax, Inc.
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This paper provides practical advice for knocking down the barriers to AP automation. It also discusses six levels of AP automation.
Posted: 05 Nov 2009 | Published: 05 Nov 2009
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Advancing your SAP Netweaver: Maximize the value of SAP Netweaver with Atos Origin
sponsored by Atos Origin
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Enterprises that embrace SAP NetWeaver early will gain a tremendous competitive advantage. And by using the proven experience of Atos Origin, nothing is left to chance. Atos Origin will provide transparency regarding the costs and benefits and help turn your vision into results using our proven global SAP expertise and integration experience.
Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009
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Improve Operational Performance by Visualizing and Analyzing Relevant KPI and KPD Metrics: Support Continuous Improvement with Value Stream Management and Operational Intelligence
sponsored by myDIALS Inc.
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This paper outlines the use of Key Performance Indicators (KPI metrics) together with associated Key Performance Drivers (KPD metrics) within the context of value stream management to support continuous operational performance improvement.
Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009
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Advance Your Data Management: Reduce Cost and Risk through the effective and efficient Management of Master Data
sponsored by Atos Origin
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Effective and efficient management of master data within the manufacturing sector is a key factor in reducing TCO, providing accurate global spend analysis and improved reporting and decision making. Implementing SAP's Master Data Management solution into an organization enables the backbone of a complete data governance model to be established.
Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009
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Strategies for Modernizing IT, Reducing Costs, and Improving Operational Efficiency
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
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To meet business demands for higher levels of performance and availability – all while adding services and reducing costs – IT has to modernize. A strong service assurance capability enabled by available Business Service Management (BSM) solutions can help you modernize IT and deliver compelling business benefits.
Posted: 03 Nov 2009 | Published: 03 Nov 2009
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Operational efficiency — how to save big with BMC Software
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
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As the business demands more from your tight IT budget, it's helpful to know that you can actually fund the IT improvements your business needs from savings generated by improvements in operational efficiency. Read a short overview of how BMC Solutions drive operational efficiency.
Posted: 03 Nov 2009 | Published: 03 Nov 2009
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Data Center Projects: Project Management
sponsored by APC
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This paper presents a framework for project management roles and relationships that is understandable, comprehensive, and adaptable to any size project.
Posted: 02 Nov 2009 | Published: 02 Nov 2009
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SAP® BusinessObjects™: The Preferred Business Intelligence Choice Designed for Growing Companies
sponsored by SAP AG
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SAP® BusinessObjects™ Edge software is the business intelligence (BI) choice of midsize companies hoping to improve business processes, discover new opportunities and edge out the competition. It includes affordable solutions addressing just about any BI requirement, like operational reporting and analysis, dashboards and visualization.
Posted: 30 Oct 2009 | Published: 30 Oct 2009
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BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE DEFINITION (continued): … applications can be:Mission-critical and integral to an enterprise's operations or occasional to meet a special requirementEnterprise-wide or local to one division, department, or projectCentrally initiated or driven by user demand This term was used as early as September, 1996, when a Gartner Group report said:By 2000, Information Democracy will emerge in forward-thinking enterprises, with Business Intelligence information and applications available broadly to employees, consultants, customers, suppliers, and the public. The key to thriving in a competitive marketplace is staying ahead of the … Business Intelligence definition sponsored by SearchDataManagement.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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