Oracle Business Intelligence Foundation Suite
sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd
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This paper is written for BI technical professionals and provides an in-depth overview of the Oracle BI Foundation Suite functional capabilities and technical architecture.
Posted: 11 Dec 2012 | Published: 27 Jan 2011
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The Road to BI Success
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
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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.
Posted: 02 Nov 2012 | Published: 16 Mar 2010
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Valero: Reducing Energy Usage and Costs
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
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Leading oil refiner Valero Energy Corporation implemented the SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence application at its many refineries to gain greater visibility into safety, energy usage, unit performance, and inventory. This real-time view helped Valero optimize its operations and save $120 million in the first year alone.
Posted: 20 Aug 2012 | Published: 05 Oct 2010
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Building a performance system for IT
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Limited
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Today’s enterprises should have a performance system—a means to transparently measure and manage progress against business goals. This white paper documents the requirements of an effective IT performance system and introduces a set of KPIs and best practices that leaders within different IT domains can use to improve performance.
Posted: 02 Mar 2012 | Published: 02 Mar 2012
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Network Monitoring: You Need It Before You Need It
sponsored by Quest Software, now a part of Dell
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While network monitoring might not be at the top of your to-do list, it should be. Network monitoring is vital to implement before any problems occur, not after. Read now to learn why.
Posted: 04 May 2012 | Published: 30 Sep 2011
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BIRT Performance Analytics: Self-Service Business Intelligence That Drives Real Performance Improvement
sponsored by Actuate
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This white paper uncovers strategies for performance improvement through self-service business intelligence.
Posted: 15 Mar 2012 | Published: 15 Mar 2012
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HP IT Performance Suite: Perform Better
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
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Your business' IT tools interact with many different facets of your business. While these tools are helpful for automating processes and streamlining business, they also need management. Read on to discover a way to monitor your business performance in conjunction with IT tools.
Posted: 21 Feb 2012 | Published: 21 Feb 2012
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Managing Costs More Effectively
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
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This Ventana Research paper identifies the IT components that can be used to identify ways to improve cost management for success in today's recovering yet volatile market.
Posted: 02 Feb 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2011
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Accelerating the Speed of Intelligence for Fast and Flexible Forecasting
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
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Based on interviews with CFOs and senior finance executives at six leading international companies, this report presents the strategies they are using to infuse flexibility into their planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes in order to detect and address the constantly changing market realities of today's stubbornly volatile global economy.
Posted: 02 Feb 2012 | Published: 30 Sep 2011
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Self-Service BI: Get Accurate Intelligence Faster, Easier
sponsored by SAP APJ
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On-demand business intelligence (BI) software enables IT teams to provide business users with the support and visibility needed to make faster, more informed decisions – without the delay of time-consuming hardware or software installations. Read this paper to learn the many benefits of self-service, cloud BI software.
Posted: 01 Feb 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2010
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Dashboard Software Buyers Guide
sponsored by LogiXML
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Read this dashboard software buyer's guide to learn what to look for when selecting data visualization software for your business intelligence (BI).
Posted: 01 Feb 2012 | Published: 01 Feb 2012
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8 Great Ways to Improve Your Quarter-End Analysis and Reporting
sponsored by Prophix Software
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Read this white paper and learn more on how to use these tools to move beyond reporting and spend more time on the analysis of your key performance indicators.
Posted: 27 Jan 2012 | Published: 27 Jan 2012
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Five Things You Need to Know About Your Users Before You Deploy Business Intelligence
sponsored by Information Builders
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The technological knowledge gap between IT professionals and business executives is wide. When IT professionals ask end-users what they want from their BI tools, end-users usually unknowingly provide wrong answers. Read this paper to learn five questions to ask end-users to get a better idea of their business intelligence (BI) tool expectations.
Posted: 05 Dec 2011 | Published: 02 Dec 2011
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Dashboard Software Buyers Guide
sponsored by LogiXML
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This paper will guide you through the process of understanding organizational requirements, which will dictate which software is the best fit to meet your needs and accomplish your goals. Based on these organizational requirements, we provide an evaluation checklist to evaluate various solutions.
Posted: 04 Nov 2011 | Published: 04 Nov 2011
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Nucleus ROI Case Study: Concept One Accessories
sponsored by IBM
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Read how this sports, entertainment, and fashion accessory firm achieved an 866% ROI in two months using IBM Cognos Express.
Posted: 31 Oct 2011 | Published: 27 Oct 2011
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Effectively Balancing Speed, Quality and Cost Metrics
sponsored by Citrix Online- GoToAssist
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Read this white paper to gain insight to new ways to leverage remote support platforms to create effective dashboards for customer and technical support. Along with recommendations for what to include in service dashboards.
Posted: 10 Oct 2011 | Published: 10 Oct 2011
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Harvard Business Review Article: Mastering the Management System
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
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In this article, Kaplan, of Harvard Business School, and Norton, founder and director of the Palladium Group, explain how to effectively manage both strategy and operations by linking them tightly in a closed-loop management system, which comprises five stages.
Posted: 29 Aug 2011 | Published: 01 Sep 2011
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How To Increase Productivity and Reduce Costs Across The Enterprise
sponsored by AtTask
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Although the current economic situation is improving, many organizations are opting to keep operational expenses on a tight leash, and some have decided to freeze hiring and re-evaluate project budgets. Learn how project management tools can help drive strategic planning and decision making for greater efficiency in your organization.
Posted: 12 Aug 2011 | Published: 12 Aug 2011
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Oracle Scorecard and Strategy Management
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
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This data sheet details how Oracle Scorecard and Strategy Management extends the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition with capabilities that enable strategic goals to be communicated across the organization and monitoring progress over time.
Posted: 21 Jun 2011 | Published: 21 Jun 2011
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Real-Time Risk Monitoring: Timely Monitoring and Management of Positions/Exposures
sponsored by Sybase, an SAP company
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Check out this white paper now, compliments of Sybase, and learn how you can get timely monitoring and management of your positions and exposures—with less risk!
Posted: 17 Jun 2011 | Published: 15 Jun 2011
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Nine Questions To Ask Before Replacing An Interface Engine: Choosing a modern integration platform for your healthcare enterprise
sponsored by InterSystems Corporation
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In a healthcare setting, lives depend on the ability of the facility to deliver the right information at the right time and place. Learn about an approach that allows hospitals to easily share data among clinical applications.
Posted: 14 Jun 2011 | Published: 14 Jun 2011
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Better Insights and Alignment with Business Intelligence and Scorecards
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
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This paper discusses how traditional BI systems with disconnected capabilities fall short at monitoring, aligning and benchmarking performance. Learn how Oracle BI 11g is designed to help today's organizations drive profitable growth, change, and many other operational and functional performance goals.
Posted: 12 May 2011 | Published: 01 May 2011
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Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g—A Technical Overview
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
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In this white paper you'll discover what is needed for complete, open, and integrated business intelligence tools and technologies today. Explore the best-in-class capabilities for managing the development lifecycle for BI applications to meet the needs of today's insight-driven organizations.
Posted: 12 May 2011 | Published: 31 Jan 2011
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Information-led Transformation Planning, Modeling and Building New Intelligence Applications
sponsored by IBM
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This white paper discusses: What is an industry model? What is the value of industry models? Considerations for building or buying data models IBM Industry Models—business and technical blueprints Reducing time to value with IBM Industry Models
Posted: 24 Mar 2011 | Published: 24 Mar 2011
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Building a World-Class Supply Chain – New Insights from Chemical & Petroleum Producers
sponsored by IBM
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Learn what leading companies do differently to outperform their peers. From strategy decisions to investment in information technology and performance measurement systems, MPI’s latest research explains how your company can realize tangible returns though greater flexibility and improved delivery performance.
Posted: 22 Feb 2011 | Published: 22 Feb 2011
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