Machine Intelligence

WHITE PAPER: In the on-going war between storage technologies, Fibre Channel and iSCSI continue to battle it out. Both have strong arguments to recommend them, and flaws to consider. How do you choose? Read this white paper to find out.

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 | Published: 10 Dec 2010

VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT: Watch this virtual demo on Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine and learn about a revolutionary machine that delivers the fastest performance for business analytics and planning applications. Don’t miss this to get an up close and personal look at this remarkable solution that is changing the way BI is derived and delivered.

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 | Premiered: 12 Dec 2011

DATA SHEET: Exadata is Oracle’s fastest growing new product. Much of the growth of Exadata has come at the expense of specialized data warehouse appliance vendors. These vendors have published competitive comparisons to Exadata. Continue reading the learn more.

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 | Published: 18 Feb 2011

EBOOK: Virtualizing servers and desktops can make maintenance and management a lot easier for sys admins but not so much for storage managers. Download this e-book for expert tips and suggestions on managing storage for virtual servers and virtual desktops.

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 | Published: 04 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper focuses on configuring Oracle GoldenGate to run on Sun Oracle Database Machine. Sun Oracle Database Machine can act as the source database, as the target database, or in some cases as both source and target databases for GoldenGate processing.

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 | Published: 07 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: BI can yield valuable insight that increases performance. For some, BI programs can be derailed by factors beyond technology- by people and process. Learn how to prepare a BI strategy that will help you achieve excellence in your initiative.

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 | Published: 07 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: By using the Oracle Exadata Database Machine as a data warehouse platform you have a balanced, high performance hardware configuration. This paper focuses on the other two corner stones, data modeling and data loading, providing a set of best practices and examples for deploying a data warehouse on the Oracle Exadata Database Machine.

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 | Published: 25 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: Learn how important it is to address the different BI needs of your business constituents, so they have insight when and where they need it.

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 | Published: 08 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: 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: 27 Jan 2011 | Published: 27 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Businesses today increasingly need to leverage a unified database platform to enable the deployment and consolidation of all applications onto one common infrastructure. Read on to learn the benefits of incorporating Oracle's Exadata based Database Machine into the IT infrastructure.

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 | Published: 20 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Machine manufacturer Hennecke wanted to boost enterprise efficiency but was constrained by its IT infrastructure. Guided by Dell consultants, the IT team chose virtualized Dell servers and Dell/EMC centralized storage. This case study examines this transition and the benefits achieved.

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 | Published: 06 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper details an enterprise system for managing and analyzing machine data.

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 | Published: 10 Feb 2012

PODCAST: In this podcast, virtualization expert Anil Desai provides an easy-to-understand primer on virtualization that will quickly bring any listener up to speed on the topic.

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 | Premiered: 04 Dec 2008

WEBCAST: This webcast details the latest data center challenges, ways to overcome these challenges with real-time operational intelligence and how to improve your data center operations for less maintenance.

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 | Premiered: 06 Feb 2012

WEBCAST: To benefit from the opportunities and overcome the challenges brought with the virtual era, organizations need to adopt efficient storage approaches that help simplify the way technology is deployed, integrated, and maintained in today's data centers. Watch this webcast to learn how to optimize storage through data management.

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 | Premiered: 11 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: In late 2010, a survey of over 400 senior finance executives in the US on the value of business intelligence (BI) applications was conducted by CFO Research Services (CRS). The results are very informative and can be found in this report.

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 | Published: 29 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: This guide discusses three advances that can improve database server performance and when administrators in small to midsize businesses (SMBs) should consider them.

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 | Published: 26 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an overview of Oracle's capabilities for data warehousing, and discusses the key features and technologies by which Oracle-based business intelligence and data warehouse systems easily integrate information, perform fast queries, scale to very large data volumes and analyze any data.

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 | Published: 08 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: Until recently, it was difficult for manufacturers to obtain a true picture of what was happening on the shop floor. Real-time, accurate data reflecting production activity, planned production schedules, quality checks, machine breakdowns, inventory levels or a shortage of materials made it a challenge for shop floor management to keep track..

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 | Published: 31 Mar 2009

WHITE PAPER: The DDN Web Object Scaler (WOS) is a revolutionary object-based, cloud storage system that addresses the needs of content scale-out and global distribution. Read this white paper to learn more.

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Dec 2011

VIDEO: Douglas Miller, Director of Global Database Development and Operations at R.L. Polk, a leader in automotive intelligence and marketing solutions, discusses the benefits of Oracle Exadata’s efficient use of storage.

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 | Premiered: 18 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: To provide a risk-free environment for application and OS testing, Dell Compellent utilizes the same Instant Replay  architecture that drives its continuous data protection software. The technology can be used to create exact clone copies of existing production VMs, complete with all installed applications. Read this white paper to learn more.

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 | Published: 21 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn about 7 trends that are changing BI tools and strategies.

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 | Published: 22 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: This IDC white paper makes the case that BI and data warehousing technologies are vital components of a decision support solution and complement each other well. Also revealed here are the benefits and requirements of BI and data warehousing solutions and how HP and Microsoft technology have joined forces to tackle these requirements.

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 | Published: 28 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: Learn what happened when KDG Mediatech AG needed a centralized reporting solution to provide users in sales, controlling and business management with up-to-date and consistent decision making insights.

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 | Published: 24 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Scorecards help you define, monitor and manage your company's critical metrics. By translating tactics and strategies into specific, measurable objectives, scorecards help you link corporate strategy to operations and ensure that your company's goals are consistently defined, understood and communicated.

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 | Published: 14 Nov 2011