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May 25, 2012

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ALSO CALLED: Data Quality Control, Information Quality, Data Quality Assurance, Data Content Quality DEFINITION: Data quality is the reliability and effectiveness of data, particularly in a data warehouse. Data quality assurance (DQA) is the process of verifying the reliability and effectiveness of data. Maintaining data quality requires going through the data periodically and scrubbing it. Typically this involves updating it, standardizing it, and de-duplicating records to create a single view of the data, … Definition continues below.
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Trusted Information for Enhanced Decision Making sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WEBCAST: Watch this video to discover how to harness the power and flexibility of SAP BusinessObjects Data Services for easy access to trusted information that fosters improved decision making and ultimately improved business performance. Posted: 25 May 2012 \| Premiered: 25 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Governance \| Data Integration \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Quality \| Data Storage \| SAP (Product)

Optimize Supplier Data for Better Procurement Decisions sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WEBCAST: This video discusses how you can avoid the pitfalls of poor information management and optimize supplier data for improved procurement, visibility, compliance and accuracy. Posted: 25 May 2012 \| Premiered: 25 May 2012 TOPICS: Contact Management \| Customer Data Management \| Data Governance \| Data Management \| Data Quality \| Procurement \| Supplier Management \| Supplier Relationship Management \| Supply Chain Management

Ensuring Customer Data Quality for Sales and Marketing sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WEBCAST: This webcast discusses how SAP Business Objects Data Quality Management and SAP CRM can help you enforce data quality and governance, address verification and identifies duplicates to achieve fast time-to-value and cost-effective customer data management. Posted: 24 May 2012 \| Premiered: 24 May 2012 TOPICS: Contact Management \| Contact Management Software \| Customer Data Integration \| Customer Data Management \| Customer Data Management Software \| Data Quality \| SAP (Product)

Launching Your Information Governance Initiative sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WEBCAST: Access this webcast to learn more about the core foundational elements of a strong, successful information governance program and how you can implement these strategies to become a best-run business. Posted: 24 May 2012 \| Premiered: 24 May 2012 TOPICS: Content Management \| Data Governance \| Data Quality \| Document Management \| Enterprise Information Management (EIM) \| Information Governance \| Information Management \| Records Management

SUMMARY RESULTS FROM THE BI SURVEY 10 sponsored by MicroStrategy Incorporated WHITE PAPER: Following nine other surveys, the BI Survey 10 analyzed the platforms of six of the largest BI vendors and asked 2,961 organizations across 80 countries many of the same questions as previous years. Read this now and learn how organizations view certain aspects such of their BI tools, such as response time, performance, business benefits and more. Posted: 24 May 2012 \| Published: 24 May 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software \| Data Quality \| Information Management \| Information Management Software

The Business Value of Predictive Analytics sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Read this enlightening paper featuring research from IDC to learn more on the growing trend of predictive analytics, including how it differs from non-predictive business analytics projects. Also discover some of the changes in IDC research over the past eight years as well as some of the additional benefits from predictive analytics projects. Posted: 23 May 2012 \| Published: 23 May 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Quality \| Information Management \| Predictive Analytics \| Predictive Analytics Software

IBM Business Analytics for Linux on System z sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper presents the case for business analytics, outlining the trends that are redefining analytics and the weaknesses of decentralized analytics solutions. Gain additional insight into IBM Business Analytics solutions on System z, an end-to-end solution that includes BI, predictive analytics and data warehousing on a single platform. Posted: 22 May 2012 \| Published: 22 May 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Data Mining \| Data Quality \| Data Warehouses \| Information Management \| Information Management Software \| Predictive Analytics

Sun World International: A case study in smarter planet leadership sponsored by IBM CASE STUDY: This case study illustrates how Sun World International, a mid-sized grower in California, shifted its competitive strategy to capitalize on analytics and gain real-time insight into the competitive market. Learn how it gained a 5% reduction in harvesting costs, a 20% reduction in fuel usage and an eight-fold increase in profit per acre. Posted: 22 May 2012 \| Published: 22 May 2012 TOPICS: Agriculture Industry \| Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Data Mining \| Data Quality \| Information Management

The Next Generation Of Knowledge Worker Processes Will Dominate Enterprises sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper shows the shifting mindset surrounding case management, offering up the results of surveys with 155 global case management influencers and decision-makers on how they view this concept. Learn why older process automation approaches based on archaic mass production concepts are no longer viable in today's era of people-driven processes. Posted: 22 May 2012 \| Published: 22 May 2012 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Process Automation Software \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Quality \| Document Management \| Document Management Software

Managing Social Content to Maximize Value and Minimize Risk sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Social content is now as much a part of businesses today as their employees. Managing it is essential to your success. How organizations go about this varies. This paper offers a clearer understanding of the benefits of social business systems. Discover how best to govern your social content to exploit it for the maximum long-term benefit. Posted: 22 May 2012 \| Published: 22 May 2012 TOPICS: Content Management \| Content Management Software \| Content Management Systems \| Data Management \| Data Quality \| Enterprise Content Management \| Enterprise Content Management Software \| Enterprise Information Management (EIM) \| Knowledge Management \| Social Networking \| Web 2.0 \| Web Content Management

Lowering Costs and Risks in a Data Exploding World sponsored by IBM PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Data never stops growing. In 2009, about 800,000 petabytes existed worldwide. Today, there are 1.2 trillion gigabytes of digital data. How do you handle this inundation of info without allowing it to become the bane of your applications and processes? This presentation transcript can help you turn this chaos into a set of controlled processes. Posted: 21 May 2012 \| Published: 21 May 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Quality \| Data Warehouses \| Information Management

Data Migration Teaser Video sponsored by SAP America, Inc. VIDEO: This brief video provides an overview of SAP's data migration offering. Posted: 21 May 2012 \| Premiered: 21 May 2012 TOPICS: Application Integration \| Data Governance \| Data Integration \| Data Management \| Data Migration \| Data Quality \| SAP (Product)

The Five Essential Elements of Application Performance Monitoring Chapter 1 sponsored by Quest Software EBOOK: Application performance monitoring (APM) is gaining traction in today's constantly changing and complex application environment. This paper outlines the increasing need for such a solution, offering insight into the five dimensions of modern APM, how to ensure a positive end-user experience, how to measure APM and so much more. Posted: 21 May 2012 \| Published: 21 May 2012 TOPICS: Application Life-Cycle Management \| Application Monitoring \| Application Monitoring Software \| Application Performance Management \| Application Performance Management Software \| Applications Management \| Applications Management Services \| Business Intelligence \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Quality \| Information Management

Getting Started With Master Data Management sponsored by DataFlux Corporation EBOOK: In this e-book, SearchDataManagement.com editor, Mark Brunelli, discusses the ins-and-outs of developing a solid MDM plan for ensuring accurate and consistent data across all your company's systems. Read on to learn best practices, tips and advice from experts on how to structure and manage a MDM program Posted: 18 May 2012 \| Published: 18 May 2012 TOPICS: Customer Data Management \| Data Analytics \| Data Governance \| Data Management \| Data Quality \| Databases \| Master Data Management

Including Business Content in a Comprehensive Information Management Program: Enhance Efficiency and Compliance Through Process-Centric Information Management sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses content management, in specific process-centric information management, and the business benefits of this approach. Posted: 18 May 2012 \| Published: 18 May 2012 TOPICS: Content Management \| Data Quality \| Enterprise Content Management \| Enterprise Information Management (EIM) \| Information Management \| Structured Data \| Unstructured Data

Eguide: Creating a successful information governance management plan sponsored by OpenText WHITE PAPER: This expert content reviews the findings of a survey on information governance as well as providing best practices for creating a successful governance strategy. Posted: 17 May 2012 \| Published: 17 May 2012 TOPICS: Content Management \| Data Governance \| Data Management \| Data Quality \| Data Security \| Enterprise Information Management (EIM) \| Information Governance

Governance EIM Cost Calculator sponsored by SAP America, Inc. ASSESSMENT TOOL: Access this resource to calculate how much insufficient data governance could be costing your business. Posted: 16 May 2012 \| Published: 16 May 2012 TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Data Governance \| Data Management \| Data Quality \| Data Security

Optimizing insurance claim management for successful outcomes sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Insurance organizations are turning to advanced case management solutions to overcome challenges from manual processes and legacy systems no longer equipped to handle today's influx of info. This paper outlines how one advanced case management option can facilitate better collaboration and analytics, both of which can help detect fraud quicker. Posted: 16 May 2012 \| Published: 16 May 2012 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Process Automation Software \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Data Mining \| Data Quality \| Information Management \| Information Management Software \| Insurance Applications Software \| Insurance Industry

Increasing the efficiency of case file coordination in social services sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Social service agencies are experiencing challenges with manual processes. Advanced case management strategies are being implemented to streamline these processes and foster greater insight, collaboration and decision-making capabilities. This white paper explains how one such solution allows you automate these processes to elevate processing. Posted: 16 May 2012 \| Published: 16 May 2012 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Process Automation Software \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Data Mining \| Data Quality \| Information Management

Analytical EIM Cost Calculator sponsored by SAP America, Inc. ASSESSMENT TOOL: This analytical costs calculator helps you determine how much unreliable, inaccurate data is costing your business. Posted: 16 May 2012 \| Published: 16 May 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Data Analytics \| Data Governance \| Data Management \| Data Quality \| Data Security \| Data Stewardship \| Enterprise Information Management (EIM)

Operational EIM Cost Calculator sponsored by SAP America, Inc. ASSESSMENT TOOL: This operational costs calculator can show you just how much unreliable data is costing your business. Posted: 16 May 2012 \| Published: 16 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Governance \| Data Management \| Data Quality \| Data Stewardship

Empowering You to Govern Business Data sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the importance of data governance and how it can help your employees be more productive while also relieving burdens from IT personnel. Posted: 16 May 2012 \| Published: 16 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Governance \| Data Management \| Data Quality \| Data Security \| Data Stewardship \| Enterprise Information Management (EIM)

Making Information Governance a Reality for Your Organization sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the importance of information governance and how you can make it a reality within your organization. Posted: 15 May 2012 \| Published: 15 May 2012 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Data Governance \| Data Quality \| Information Governance \| Information Management \| Information Management Software \| Information Security

Turning Data into Actionable Information sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Enabling Strategic Information Management (SIM) during a new implementation of the SAP ERP application requires an effective data migration strategy and methodology to provide a stable foundation for your business processes, reports, and analytics. Posted: 15 May 2012 \| Published: 15 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Governance \| Data Integration \| Data Management \| Data Migration \| Data Quality \| ERP \| ERP Software \| Software Implementation \| Software Migration

Boosting SQL-Based Decision Support Power and Performance with Dell’s Twelfth Generation Servers sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WHITE PAPER: Are your decision-support systems and servers up to date, equipped to handle today's onslaught of data? Legacy systems are no longer viable. This paper explores the results of a research report about decision-support systems, highlighting how Dell's 12th-generation servers and solutions meet these evolving requirements based on users' responses. Posted: 14 May 2012 \| Published: 14 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Management \| Data Quality \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Decision Support Databases \| Decision Support Systems \| Information Management \| Server Management

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DATA QUALITY DEFINITION (continued): … even even if it is stored in multiple disparate systems. There are many vendor applications on the market to make this job easier. Because data quality is so important from a business perspective, many large companies employ a data steward to be in charge of data quality. In spite of this, Gartner Inc. forecasted that 25% of critical data within Fortune 1000 companies would continue to be inaccurate through 2007. A Gartner study says that poor quality customer data costs U.S. business an estimated $611 billion dollars a year in postage, printing, and staff overhead.Getting started with data quality …
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