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May 23, 2013

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ALSO CALLED: Datamining, Analytics, Data Dredging, Database Analytics, Datamine, Data-mining DEFINITION: Data dredging, sometimes referred to as "data fishing" is a data mining practice in which large volumes of data are analyzed seeking any possible relationships between data. The traditional scientific method, in contrast, begins with a hypothesis and follows with an examination of the data. Sometimes conducted for unethical purposes, data dredging often circumvents traditional data mining … Definition continues below.
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Cognos: FPM: How KPIs can help motivate and reward the right behavior - Paper #1 – Introduction - White Paper sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines the value of key performance indicators (KPIs) and why it's integral you set annual targets for each of them and measure performance against them rather than develop strategy maps and generate strategic action plans that drive performance improvement. Posted: 08 Aug 2012 \| Published: 08 Aug 2012 TOPICS: Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Quality \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Information Management

Optimizing Data Quality in the Enterprise sponsored by Information Builders WHITE PAPER: It is estimated that 75% of large organisations currently face serious business challenges due to low quality data – and the consequences can be devastating. Access this paper to learn simple strategies that can substantially improve your company's data quality. Learn how to manage the lifecycle of quality data, and more. Posted: 03 Aug 2012 \| Published: 01 Aug 2012 TOPICS: Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Quality \| Information Management

Implementing Real-Time Data Quality Management sponsored by Information Builders WHITE PAPER: Poor data quality can be harmful to your enterprise in more ways than one -- 53% of companies with poor data quality face serious problems when implementing new systems and applications and 29% experience income loss. Access this paper to discover how real-time data quality management can help mitigate these risks and give you peace of mind. Posted: 02 Aug 2012 \| Published: 01 Aug 2012 TOPICS: Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Quality \| IT Best Practices

Integrated intelligence platform for government: Focus on the work, not the tools sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper details an integrated intelligence platform for government organizations. Read on to learn how this option allows you to take advantage of a single, unified workspace and Web-based user interface, focus on the task rather than the tools, integrate intelligence data and apply analytics to gain actionable insights, and much more. Posted: 25 Jul 2012 \| Published: 18 May 2011 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Data Mining \| Data Quality \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Government Agencies (non-U.S.) \| Government Agencies (U.S.) \| Government Information Security \| Governments \| Information Management \| Information Management Software

Use high-performance analytics to unlock the power of big data sponsored by SAS Institute Inc. WHITE PAPER: Big data is huge right now. Analytics is bigger, though. This paper outlines the transformation over the years of people's perception of data and how analytics can now help you change your processes, businesses and entire approach to managing data. Read on to learn how certain industries are capitalizing on analytics and how you can do the same. Posted: 23 Jul 2012 \| Published: 23 Jul 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Data Analytics \| Data Governance \| Data Integration \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software \| Data Quality \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Information Management \| Information Management Software

How to Manage Your Data as a Strategic Information Asset sponsored by SAS Institute Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines the shift from tactical data management to strategic info management through the confluence of data, analytics and decision management strategies. Read this to discover 8 reasons why data management methods are being revamped, the foundation for data and analytics management, the business value of decision management and more. Posted: 23 Jul 2012 \| Published: 23 Jul 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Data Analytics \| Data Governance \| Data Integration \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software \| Data Quality \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Information Management \| Information Management Software

Bringing the Power of SAS® to Hadoop sponsored by SAS Institute Inc. WHITE PAPER: Hadoop is a software framework for running apps on large clusters of commodity hardware, providing a distributed file system that can store data across hundreds or thousands of servers. Hadoop handles big data, fast. This paper outlines the business benefits of Hadoop and why it should become a part of your big data strategy today. Posted: 23 Jul 2012 \| Published: 23 Jul 2012 TOPICS: Application Server Hardware \| Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software \| Data Quality \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Data Warehouses \| Information Management \| Information Management Software

Big Data Meets Big Data Analytics sponsored by SAS Institute Inc. WHITE PAPER: The amount of info created and replicated in 2011 was set to surpass 1.8 zettabytes. This paper outlines strategies and methods for data management that enable you to gain the most value from your information. Read on to learn 3 technologies for extracting value from big data, an info management option featuring high performance analytics and more. Posted: 23 Jul 2012 \| Published: 23 Jul 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software \| Data Quality \| Data Security \| Information Management \| Information Management Software

Government analytics: Set goals, drive accountability and improve outcomes sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Government agencies face more pressure than ever to find new ways of improving and reporting on their performance and outcomes. Analytics solutions can help, letting staff understand the results of spending, track progress against goals and share info with citizens. This paper outlines the many applications of analytics for public organizations. Posted: 20 Jul 2012 \| Published: 12 May 2010 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software \| Data Quality \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Government Agencies (U.S.) \| Governments \| Information Management \| Information Management Software \| Predictive Analytics \| Predictive Analytics Software

Businesses are ready for a new approach to IT sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Integrated systems are based on "patterns of expertise," which can dramatically improve the responsiveness of the business. This paper details two types of integrated systems - platform and infrastructure - the benefits of each, such as agility, efficiency, simplicity and control, and so much more. Posted: 19 Jul 2012 \| Published: 18 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Data Analytics \| Data Governance \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Quality \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Data Warehouses \| Databases \| Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) \| Infrastructure Management \| Infrastructure Services \| Networking \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Management \| Virtualization Security

Opening up government: How to unleash the power of information for new economic growth (Executive Report) sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper details the need for governments to become more open and the benefits of doing so. Read on to gain insight into the role of public sector information in economic development, a world map of open government data initiatives, how governments are sharing their data with citizens, the challenges that lie ahead and so much more. Posted: 19 Jul 2012 \| Published: 19 Jul 2012 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Collaborative Applications Software \| Data Analytics \| Data Governance \| Data Integration \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software \| Data Quality \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Government Agencies (U.S.) \| Government Information Security \| Governments \| Information Management \| Information Management Software

Connecting the Dots with IBM Infosphere Portfolio for Intelligence, Law Enforcement, and Information Sharing: It’s Not Just The Thought That Counts sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Ever since Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's failed attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines plane on Christmas Day 2009, a greater emphasis has been placed on the sharing and validation of information used in security and crime investigations. This paper outlines one option that facilitates collaboration between jurisdictions. Posted: 16 Jul 2012 \| Published: 13 Jun 2012 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Collaborative Applications Software \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software \| Data Quality \| Data Security \| Government Agencies (U.S.) \| Government Information Security \| Governments \| Information Management \| Information Management Software \| Information Security

The power of analytics for public sector: Building analytics competency to accelerate outcomes sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Governmental and public sector organizations are often guilty of leveraging outdated and inefficient analytics strategies. Big data has provided almost every business with more data and information than they can properly analyze. Discover 4 analytics best practices that can lead to effective analytics management. Posted: 13 Jul 2012 \| Published: 01 Jul 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Business IT Alignment \| Data Analytics \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software \| Government Agencies (non-U.S.) \| Government Agencies (U.S.) \| Governments \| Public Sector

Enabling the Analytic Organization sponsored by SAS Institute Inc. WHITE PAPER: SAS and IDG set out to discover how businesses should make the best use of their data and IT's role in this process by questioning IT management on their use of analytics and their involvement in it. This paper illustrates the major gap that exists between data-driven companies that embrace analytics and those that do not. Posted: 06 Jul 2012 \| Published: 06 Jul 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Modeling \| Data Quality \| Data Security \| Information Management \| IT Asset Management \| IT Best Practices \| IT Managers

Business Intelligence Essentials for Asset and Wealth Managers sponsored by Advent Software, Inc WHITE PAPER: Review this essential paper to learn about the role of business intelligence and analytics reporting in the modern enterprise. Find out why streamlined BI reporting is now critical, how better BI transcends to better business decision-making, which data is most valuable to BI, and much more. Posted: 01 Aug 2012 \| Published: 01 Aug 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Metrics \| Data Analytics \| Data Mining \| IT Best Practices \| Reporting Software

ITG Executive Summary: Value Proposition for IBM PureFlex Systems sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines a system that includes industry-leading capabilities at the infrastructure management level. Read on to discover how this option offers the potential to transform the server, storage and network infrastructures that support SAP enterprise environments and allows organizations to extend common management services to non-SAP apps. Posted: 23 Jul 2012 \| Published: 18 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Cloud Storage \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Quality \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Information Management \| SAP (Product) \| Virtualization Security

Humanizing Big Data sponsored by Alteryx, Inc. WHITE PAPER: While businesses everywhere are focused on the volume, variety, and velocity of big data, they are discounting what is arguably the most important element – value. View this paper to learn how you can enhance the accessibility and analysis of your data to maximize its business value. Posted: 17 Jul 2012 \| Published: 17 Jul 2012 TOPICS: Analytic Applications Software \| Data Analytics \| Data Collection \| Data Integration \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software \| Data Visualization

Managing cloud deployments on IBM System z sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines the ideal platform for cloud computing, one that delivers 100% virtualization, shared storage, dynamic resource provisioning, the highest levels of security, multitier applications, high scalability, robust service management tools and constant availability. Posted: 06 Jul 2012 \| Published: 13 Jul 2011 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Cloud Storage \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Quality \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Information Management \| Virtualization Security

Oracle Solaris and Oracle SPARC T4 Servers— Engineered Together for Enterprise Cloud Deployments sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how Oracle Solaris and the SPARC T4 processor can help you manage your costs for existing infrastructures or for new enterprise cloud infrastructure design. Discover how Solaris works cohesively with SPARC T4 systems and other Oracle software to enable a handful of cloud-ready solutions. Posted: 05 Jul 2012 \| Published: 25 Jun 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Cloud Storage \| Data Analytics \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Quality \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Oracle (Product) \| Storage Virtualization \| Virtualization Security

Oracle’s Optimized Solution for CRM - A Business Case for Secured Siebel CRM on Oracle’s SPARC T-Series sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Data privacy and thefts, contractual terms and compliance requirements are issues that all need to be considered when installing a CRM system. This paper outlines how deploying Siebel CRM on Oracle's SPARC T-Series servers mitigates risk while helping maintain a low total cost of ownership by not requiring more equipment. Posted: 05 Jul 2012 \| Published: 16 Mar 2011 TOPICS: CRM \| CRM Software \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Quality \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Oracle (Product) \| Risk Management \| Server Management

A smarter approach to CRM: An IBM perspective sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: With instant access to information, customers expect a purchase experience that matches the ease and speed of the information-gathering experience. Read this white paper, created in collaboration with Frost & Sullivan, to see how a customer relationship management (CRM) solution can help you respond on the customers' terms. Posted: 05 Jul 2012 \| Published: 15 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| CRM \| CRM Analytics \| CRM Software \| Customer Data Integration \| Customer Data Management \| Customer Loyalty \| Customer Retention \| Customer Satisfaction \| Customer Service \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Quality \| Data Security \| Information Management

THE PETABYTE CHALLENGE: 2011 IOUG DATABASE GROWTH SURVEY sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: This paper details the results of a survey conducted by Unisphere Research among members of the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) and reveals that nearly one out of 10 respondents cited that the total amount of online data they are managing tops a petabyte. Read on to discover data growth trends and patterns popping up in organizations today. Posted: 03 Jul 2012 \| Published: 24 Jun 2012 TOPICS: Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Quality \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Database Administration \| Database Management \| Database Managers \| Databases \| Information Management

Oracle Data Mining 11g Release 2 Competing on In-Database Analytics sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: This paper offers an overview of Oracle Data Mining, detailing how you can build predictive models to better target customers, develop detailed customer profiles and detect and prevent fraud. Read on and learn how this data mining tool eliminates data extraction and movement, delivers the lowest TCO compared to traditional vendors and more. Posted: 03 Jul 2012 \| Published: 24 Jun 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software \| Data Quality \| Data Security \| Database Management \| Database Security \| Databases \| Information Management \| Oracle (Product)

Oracle Data Mining 11g Release 2 Mining Star Schemas: A Telco Churn Case Study sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: This paper, based on the CACS and intended for users of the Oracle Data Miner, highlights the telco churn case study using Oracle Data Miner and explains the case study workflow methodology. Read this now and learn about preparing a database scheme and importing a pre-made Oracle Data Miner workflow. Posted: 03 Jul 2012 \| Published: 24 Jun 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software \| Data Quality \| Information Management \| Oracle (Product)

Integrating Analytics into the Operational Fabric of Your Business sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Read this paper by industry expert Dr. Barry Devlin and learn everything you need to know about operational analytics and how it can benefit your business. Discover its relationship to BI, how traditional data warehouse support it, its architectural advantages and so much more. Posted: 29 Jun 2012 \| Published: 18 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Analytic Applications Software \| Business Intelligence \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software \| Data Quality \| Data Warehouse Architectures \| Data Warehouses \| Information Management

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DATA MINING DEFINITION (continued): … techniques and may lead to premature conclusions. Data dredging is sometimes described as "seeking more information from a data set than it actually contains." Data dredging sometimes results in relationships between variables announced as significant when, in fact, the data require more study before such an association can legitimately be determined. Many variables may be related through chance alone; others may be related through some unknown factor. To make a valid assessment of the relationship between any two variables, further study is required in which isolated variables are contrasted …
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