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Celko on SQL: Dividing the Spoils
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Joe Celko
- September 2, 2008
In this database programming challenge, SQL guru Joe Celko explores various ways to split commissions among multiple sales people.
A New Model: Open Source Software After It's Acquired
by
Charles Babcock
- August 30, 2008
From MySQL to XenSource, open source companies are in increasingly high demand. For users of the software, it presents a new set of questions.
User Group Hosting Discussions On SAP Price Hikes
by
Mary Hayes Weier
- August 28, 2008
SAP is holding firm on its plan to raise maintenance fees to 22% over the next four years, despite some customers' opposition to the plan.
SugarCRM Upgrades To 5.1 With Reporting, Analytics, Tracking
by
Charles Babcock
- August 28, 2008
The new Tracker feature tells an employer which salespeople are making use of SugarCRM's capabilities, which features are most frequently used, and which are being ignored.
Seven Steps to Successful BI Competency Centers
by
Doug Henschen
- August 24, 2008
From setting a strategic vision and gaining C-level support to promoting successes and responding to emergencies, follow these seven suggestions for developing BICCs that boost business performance.
Coral8 Upgrades CEP Engine
by Antone Gonsalves
- August 24, 2008
Coral8 Engine Release 5.4 includes greater configuration flexibility and enhancements to the vendor's Continuous Computation Language.
Microsoft Drops Virtualization Fees For SQL Server 2008, Other Apps
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Paul McDougall
- August 19, 2008
The fee-elimination program applies to 41 Microsoft server applications, including certain editions of SQL Server 2008, Exchange Server 2007, Dynamics CRM 4.0, and SharePoint Server 2007.
Report Warns Of Data Warehouse 'Bottleneck' In Real-Time Analytics
by Antone Gonsalves
- August 18, 2008
In a report entitled "Really Urgent Analytics: The Sweet Spot for Real-Time Data Warehousing," Forrester advises intelligence and knowledge management professionals to familiarize themselves with the various approaches for adapting a data warehouse to meet real-time requirements, and, if necessary, consider bypassing the data warehouse altogether.
Jaspersoft Releases iReport For NetBeans
by Antone Gonsalves
- August 18, 2008
iReport is being offered as a plug-in for the integrated development environment, which is used to build Java desktop applications.
Oracle Reports More Than 23,000 Downloads Of Its iPhone Apps
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Mary Hayes Weier
- August 15, 2008
While Apple iPhone apps have a small presence in the business world, IT execs at Disney, Genentech, and Kraft are endorsing the iPhone.
SAP Business Objects Takes Next Steps on Performance Management, BI
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Doug Henschen
- August 12, 2008
Outlooksoft, Pilot and Cartesis applications 'integrated' with NetWeaver and BusinessObjects XI. Xcelsius presentation app hits the desktop, while SAP customers get free Crystal.
BI Tools Can Slice And Dice Data Without A Data Warehouse
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Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
- August 12, 2008
A medical center is using DataWatch's Web-based Monarch BI Server to analyze patient data from lab reports and other sources to improve care.
Of BI and Baseball: Two Reports Present Vendor and Product Standings
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Doug Henschen
- August 11, 2008
It ain't over till it's over, and Forrester and BIScorecard reports say the business intelligence playoffs are a long way off.
Fair Isaac Upgrades Xpress-MP Suite
by Antone Gonsalves
- August 11, 2008
The decision management software includes new optimization solvers and features for fine-tuning the product to meet the user's specific needs.
How To Get A Data Quality Initiative Off The Ground
by Antone Gonsalves
- August 7, 2008
Overly ambitious data-quality professionals get shot down because trusted data will not directly increase revenue, reduce costs or improve operational efficiencies, key criteria for getting funding approved, Forrester Research says.
SQL Server 2008 Available For Free Public Trial
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Paul McDougall
- August 7, 2008
Users looking to try out Microsoft's SQL Server 2008 can download a fully functional copy free of charge and run it for up to 180 days.
BI Executive Bill Baker Leaves Microsoft
by
Doug Henschen
- August 5, 2008
Long-serving executive helped grow the business intelligence product line from its roots in Microsoft SQL Server.
Actuate Upgrade Bridges Strategic and Operational Performance Management
by
Doug Henschen
- August 5, 2008
With an interface for every user type and eight extendable BIRT report layouts, Views 8 app is said to go from strategic scorecards down to operational exception reports.
SAS Acquires SaaS-Based Specialist in Dynamic Price Optimization
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Doug Henschen
- August 4, 2008
Deal nets online profit optimization platform. New global practice will branch out from hotels to events, online advertising and other potential markets.
Kimball University: Eight Recommendations for International Data Quality
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Ralph Kimball
- August 1, 2008
Language, culture, and country-by-country compliance and privacy requirements are just a few of the tough data quality problems global organizations must solve. Start by addressing data accuracy at the source and adopting an MDM strategy, then follow these six other best-practice approaches.
IBM Brings Cloud Computing To Earth With Massive New Data Centers
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Richard Martin
- August 1, 2008
Big Blue plans to build a data center in North Carolina and open a "cloud computing center" in Tokyo at a cost of nearly $400 million.
Dow Jones Connects On-Demand BI App To LinkedIn Social Network
by Antone Gonsalves
- August 1, 2008
Contacts from the business-oriented social network can be imported into G2, which maps relationships among people to help the user discover potential business opportunities.
HP, Intel, Yahoo Join Government, Academia In Cloud Computing Research
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Antone Gonsalves
- July 29, 2008
Each of the founding members will host a cloud-computing infrastructure largely based on HP computers and Intel processors in six data centers.
Competitors React to the Microsoft-DatAllegro Deal
by
Doug Henschen
- July 28, 2008
Oracle stays quiet while Greenplum, Netezza and Teradata say data scalability alone won't satisfy customers.
Tableau Takes on Geospatial Analysis
by
Doug Henschen
- July 25, 2008
Tableau 4.0 upgrade adds mapping features as well as collaboration and usability enhancements.
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