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08.20.2008
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08.20.2008 Talend announced an open source data quality offering today. The company has been moving very quickly to fill out all of the basic components needed for a complete data integration suite. In June they delivered Talend Open Profiler for data profiling, and the Open Studio ETL tool contains changed data capture (CDC) features. That's a big expansion of functionality in short time... Read more from Mark Madsen >> Kognitio and Data as a Service Gain Traction 08.19.2008
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08.19.2008 I talked with executives at Nuremberg, Germany-based Exasol last week — at 5:00 am ET! — and of course want to blog about it. For clarity, I'd like to start by comparing/contrasting the fundamental data structures at Vertica, ParAccel, and Exasol. And it feels like that should be a separate post. So here goes. Read more from Curt Monash >> BI and Performance Management Evolve at SAP-Business Objects 08.19.2008
I have been critical of the integration of Business Objects and SAP in the past, but many solid steps in the right direction are simplifying the complexities I've blogged about. Business Objects provided answers at last week's Influencer Summit that increase my confidence significantly on their product roadmap... Read more from Mark Smith >>
08.18.2008 Big Blue recently released its IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force 2008 Mid-Year Trend Statistics report, and it contains more than a few eyebrow-raisers. For example, Web-application-based security vulnerabilities have begun to outnumber reports involving conventional viruses and trojans... What really got my attention, though, is the new Top Ten list of vendors with the most vulnerability disclosures... Read more from Kas Thomas >>
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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. • InformationWeek Reports: Business Intelligence • Special Report: BI Megatrends 2008 • Operational BI: Getting 'Real Time' About Performance • TDWI Insight: Guiding BI From the Top DASHBOARD NEWS & INSIGHT
Microsoft Drops Virtualization Fees For SQL Server 2008, Other Apps 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. IBM Upgrades Master Data Management and Data Quality Products Product Information Management and Information Server enhancements aimed at getting data right, matching names, standardizing terms and doing business around the globe. Jaspersoft Releases iReport For NetBeans iReport is being offered as a plug-in for the integrated development environment, which is used to build Java desktop applications. Outages Force Cloud Computing Users To Rethink Tactics IT departments scramble to devise backup plans following service disruptions at Amazon, Citrix, and Google. Oracle Reports More Than 23,000 Downloads Of Its iPhone Apps While Apple iPhone apps have a small presence in the business world, IT execs at Disney, Genentech, and Kraft are endorsing the iPhone. Amazon To Launch Persistent Storage For EC2 Elastic block storage allows you to attach persistent, unformatted, or "raw" data storage to "instances" of applications or services that reside on Amazon's EC2. SAP Business Objects Takes Next Steps on Performance Management, BI 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 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.
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Rich Internet Apps the Microsoft Way  Evaluating Silverlight 2, Visual Studio 2008 and Expression Studio 2, it's no surprise that Microsoft shines in programming and comes up short on creative tools. As the wave of RIA and Web 2.0 rides on, the choice between the Adobe and Microsoft camps might be one of the bigger bets an enterprise IT shop can make. RELATED LINKS: • InformationWeek Reports: SOA & App Architecture • Is Apple's SproutCore RIA Half Baked? • Review: Adobe Delivers Web 2.0 Sizzle, But Can it Serve Up Enterprise App Steak • Adobe Aims for the Next Generation of Apps MUST READS
Kimball University: Eight Recommendations for International Data Quality 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. Enterprise in the Cloud: Q&A with Google's Rishi Chandra As product manager at Google Enterprise, Rishi Chandra is responsible for spreading search appliances, Google Apps and a growing portfolio of services into the business world. Continuing a series of interviews on cloud computing, Intelligent Enterprise asks Chandra about Google's plans for applications, underlying infrastructure and meeting the demands of the enterprise. Six Steps to Better Sales Forecasting and Demand Planning Most companies are immature and uncoordinated when it comes to sales forecasting and demand planning. Follow these six steps to increase forecast accuracy, speed planning cycles, reduce inventory costs, end stockouts and increase customer satisfaction. IDC Report Shows Steady Growth for BI, Pent-Up Demand for Analytics Microsoft, SAS and SPSS lead marketshare gains in 2007. Analyst sees media and academia driving mainstream demand. Ride the Next Wave of Flexible 'BI Workspaces' Forrester Research says SaaS and in-memory options will let power users and analysts gain insight without IT bottlenecks. Embrace the trend, but beware the costs and risks. Kimball University: Microsoft SQL Server Comes of Age for Data Warehousing With new compression, partitioning and star schema optimization features, Microsoft's SQL Server 2008 is catching up with the state of the industry in data warehousing. Here's why these three capabilities are crucial for scalability and performance on any platform. Guide To Cloud Computing The market is getting crowded with Web-based software and storage offerings. Here's what you need to know about the cloud computing strategies of Amazon, Google, Salesforce, and five other leading vendors. |
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