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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Using Performance Drivers to Enhance Business Success: Identifying, Visualizing and Analyzing Key Performance Drivers (KPD metrics)
sponsored by myDIALS Inc.
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This paper examines performance metrics and focuses on the nature, identification and use of Key Performance Drivers to enhance business success. It illustrates how these KPD metrics can be visualized and logically related to the Key Performance Indicators that measure those outcomes.
Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009
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Addressing the Destructive Business Impact of Data Performance Problems
sponsored by Syncsort
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This paper details non-disruptive strategies for eliminating performance problems in existing data integration environments.
Posted: 29 Oct 2009 | Published: 29 Oct 2009
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There Is No Execution without Integration: MES Adoption Drives Performance
sponsored by SAP AG
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Many manufacturers today are getting caught on the wrong side of a technology adoption wave that is quickly gaining momentum. This benchmark study is a roadmap for reducing overall manufacturing costs through the utilization of manufacturing technologies.
Posted: 26 Oct 2009 | Published: 26 Oct 2009
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Rapid Bottleneck Identification - A Better Way to do Load Testing
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
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Rapid bottleneck identification (RBI) is a new testing methodology that allows quality assurance (QA) professionals to very quickly uncover Web application performance limitations and determine the impact of those limitations on the end user experience.
Posted: 12 Oct 2009 | Published: 12 Oct 2009
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Technical White Paper: Performance of HP ProLiant BL460c G6 with Intel Xeon 5500 Series processors (2.93 GHz) in a 64-bit HP SBC environment
sponsored by HP, Citrix, and Intel
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This HP paper provides performance characteristics for the HP BladeSystem BL460cG6 blade server with XenServer and 64 bit workloads.
Posted: 12 Oct 2009 | Published: 12 Oct 2009
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Lower IT Costs with Oracle Database 11g Release 2
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
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Learn how you can transform your business, budgets, and service levels with Oracle Database 11g Release 2. You’ll discover how its new options and features can help you reduce server and storage costs, improve query performance, and ensure availability during database application upgrades.
Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Published: 25 Sep 2009
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What's New in SOA Suite 11g?
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
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In this new release of SOA Suite, Oracle continues to emphasize the development, management and monitoring of service-oriented architectures, while delivering the extreme performance & scalability required for mission-critical environments.
Posted: 18 Sep 2009 | Published: 18 Sep 2009
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Performance Under Pressure: The State of Enterprise Web Application Quality and Availability
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
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Take a look at this important survey, which sought managers’ and professionals’ perspectives, both as external customers of e-business sites, as well as caretakers of their own online operations.
Posted: 18 Sep 2009 | Published: 18 Sep 2009
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The Solaris Operating System – Optimized for the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation
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This document is intended as a quick reference guide for developers and system administrators that want to optimize the Solaris™ OS on the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series platform.
Posted: 17 Sep 2009 | Published: 17 Sep 2009
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Separating the Hype from Reality in Comparative Anti-Virus Reviews
sponsored by ESET
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One of the banes of the anti-virus researcher's life is the widespread confusion about "correct" comparative testing of anti-virus and anti-malware products. Read this paper to learn one expert's opinions about anti-virus testing and test reviews.
Posted: 03 Sep 2009 | Published: 03 Sep 2009
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Size Up Top Security Vendors with Comparative Security Testing
sponsored by ESET
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Read this paper to learn the results of a study that examined performance evaluations and comparative tests on the ESET Smart Security Business Edition package as well as other leading solutions.
Posted: 03 Sep 2009 | Published: 03 Sep 2009
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Gaining the Performance Edge Using a Column-Oriented Database Management System
sponsored by Sybase, Inc.
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This paper explores the data explosion phenomenon and why column-oriented database systems are able to provide the boost that is needed to gain the performance edge. The paper contrasts row-oriented systems with column-oriented systems, and then elaborates on the benefits of the columnar approach.
Posted: 06 Aug 2009 | Published: 06 Aug 2009
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Performance Management for a Challenging Economy
sponsored by IBM
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In a challenging economy, the price paid for bad decisions can be dire. Even average decisions can cost your organization dearly. See how information sweet spots and performance management can help you not only weather the storm, but be better prepared to steer your way with greater agility into the upturn.
Posted: 20 Jul 2009 | Published: 20 Jul 2009
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Enabling the Virtual Data Center: Simple, Affordable Virtualized ISCSI Storage for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Environments
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft
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In this solution brief learn how the Dell EqualLogic™ PS Series can provide a fully virtualized storage infrastructure that delivers high availability, resiliency, flexibility, and scalability that is simple and cost-effective to deploy, manage and grow.
Posted: 09 Jun 2009 | Published: 09 Jun 2009
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Rethinking Server Virtualization: Breaking Performance and Manageability Barriers
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
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This white paper describes the advantages of scale-out iSCSI storage in four areas-- cost, high availability and disaster recovery, performance, and management-- and illustrate how iSCSI SANs, particularly the HP LeftHand SANs, provide better overall support for virtualized environments.
Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 05 Jun 2009
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Troubleshooting Slow Networks with Wireshark
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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In this white paper, we examine how to use Wireshark, the world's most popular open-source network analyzer, to troubleshoot some of the top causes of poor network performance, including high latency, packet loss, inefficient window sizes, intercepting devices, and application dependencies.
Posted: 13 May 2009 | Published: 13 May 2009
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Monitor and Control Recreational Traffic
sponsored by Blue Coat
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File sharing and social network activity can dramatically hinder your network performance. This white paper details how Blue Coat helps you manage recreational applications today.
Posted: 20 Apr 2009 | Published: 20 Apr 2009
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BMC Enhances its Performance Assurance for Mainframes solution
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
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This research brief examines the new release of the BMC Performance Assurance for Mainframes product. We assess its overall significance and describe the reaction of two early users.
Posted: 17 Apr 2009 | Published: 17 Apr 2009
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Why BI is Ripe - Now! - For Businesses of Any Size
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
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Oracle's range of offerings to mid-size and emerging companies reflects its vision that BI and EPM solutions can be embraced by companies of all sizes.
Posted: 28 Jan 2009 | Published: 28 Jan 2009
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Best Practices in Creating a Strategic Finance Function
sponsored by SAP AG
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the following article will share the results of SAP research as well as APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking Collaborative (OSBC) research. The OSBC research is the first global set of common standards for business processes and data, giving organizations an independent, authoritative resource for evaluating and improving business practices.
Posted: 26 Jan 2009 | Published: 26 Jan 2009
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TCP/IP Sleuthing--Troubleshooting TCP/IP Using Your Toolbox
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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Troubleshooting is a necessary part of supporting any network installation. This paper will explain how to consider troubleshooting different problems that could exist in network.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008
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Performance Assurance Lifecycle for Virtual Infrastructures
sponsored by VKernel
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Read this paper to learn how the Performance Assurance Lifecycle eliminates performance and financial risks, taking the data center from 15-20 percent virtualized to 70-100 percent.
Posted: 14 Nov 2008 | Published: 14 Nov 2008
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Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of Dell, HP, and IBM Blade Solutions
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
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This white paper examines the TCO of this blade solution at acquisition and at 1, 3, and 5 years. TCO includes hardware, support, management software, IO virtualization, power, cooling, network ports, and data center space.
Posted: 24 Oct 2008 | Published: 24 Oct 2008
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High-Tech Industries: The Supply Chain Executive's Strategic Agenda
sponsored by SAP AG
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This paper explores the concerns and process roadmap of supply chain executives in high-tech industries.
Posted: 18 Sep 2008 | Published: 18 Sep 2008
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