Information management
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News
04 Sep 2024
Retailers question using live facial recognition for shoplifting
Retailers praise benefits of retrospective over live facial recognition in dealing with shoplifting, but stress there are ongoing concerns around the ethical, legal and safety implications of using the technology in stores Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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Tip
03 Sep 2024
The top 7 enterprise content management certifications
These enterprise content management certifications can help business and IT professionals advance their careers and get more out of their company's content systems. Continue Reading
By- Christine Campbell, The Alpha Content Company
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Tip
14 Oct 2011
Integrate your CRM application with BI for maximum benefit
Your CRM application need not stop after its growth after rollout. Integration with BI can helps organizations get the most from any CRM application. Continue Reading
By- Rajendra C Mruthyunjayappa
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News
10 Oct 2011
BI software migration to give IndusInd Bank a leg up
IndusInd is undertaking BI software migration to consolidate data and make most of customer information. Read more about the software migration project. Continue Reading
By- Sharon D'Souza, Reporter
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Tip
23 Sep 2011
Build an MDM hub with this step by step guide
Building a master data management (MDM) hub can be baffling. Use this step by step manual to build your own efficient MDM hub. Continue Reading
By- Rajesh Parameswaran
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News
14 Sep 2011
From the Editors: Bleeding edge in natural language processing, mobile BI and Big Data
Natural language processing, mobile BI and Big Data are on the leading edge of technology innovation--but should you believe the hype? Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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Tip
24 Aug 2011
Big data analytics made easy with SQL and MapReduce
With growth in unstructured big data, RDBMS is inadequate for big data analytics. Know how to use SQL and MapReduce for big data analytics, instead. Continue Reading
By- Siddharth Mehta, Contributor
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News
12 Aug 2011
Data quality improvement impeded by lack of automation
Data quality improvement has boosted revenue at 12% of a sample of UK companies. Progress impeded by poor automation, says research from QAS: 42% use Excel spreadsheets to detect data quality issues. Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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Tip
05 Aug 2011
MDM tools vendor selection criteria
MDM tools are fast turning into necessities. Start your MDM tools vendor selection process with these helpful tips. Continue Reading
By- Rajesh Parameswaran
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News
03 Aug 2011
Round table: the value of big data
Learn what our round table of experts thinks of the value and significance of “big data.” Continue Reading
By- SearchDataManagement.co.UK Round table
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News
25 Jul 2011
How to improve storage resources utilisation
Storage hardware vendors’ upgrade offers are leading many mainframe users to buy storage they don’t need, which sends operational expenses through the roof because storage resources’ utilisation rates are low, says an expert. Continue Reading
By- Simon Sharwood
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Feature
15 Jul 2011
How to manage semi-structured data
Semi-structured data is here to stay, and it offers the potential for business advantage to companies that handle and analyse it well. Mark Whitehorn has advice on how to do that. Continue Reading
By- Mark Whitehorn, University of Dundee
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Feature
12 Jul 2011
IT in Europe e-zine: Data Management & BI Edition
The benefits of effective data management and business intelligence are many; so are the challenges. Get practical information and advice on data management & BI strategies in the IT in Europe ezine. Continue Reading
By- SearchDataManagement.co.UK staff
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News
06 Jul 2011
Predictive analytics, data visualisation, player tracking at play at Wimbledon
IBM provided predictive analytics, player tracking and data visualisation at Wimbledon. Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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Video
29 Jun 2011
Hadoop's run into enterprise cloud
Free enterprise cloud software from Hadoop is causing a lot of buzz in the market, and the economics of the public cloud are leading customers to more mid-sized cloud providers. Continue Reading
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News
24 Jun 2011
SAS CEO offers analytics over BI, reveals use cases for text analytics
In an interview, SAS CEO Jim Goodnight advocates analytics over BI query and reporting, explains text analytics use cases and touches on predictive asset management. Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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Tip
15 Jun 2011
Business intelligence center of excellence (BI CoE): A handy reference
To extract maximum benefit from a BI solution, setting up a BI center of excellence (BI CoE) is essential. Here’s how you should go about it. Continue Reading
By- Naren N.S.
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News
08 Jun 2011
Data governance framework seen as bedrock of airline MDM strategy
Data governance emerges as a prerequisite for a sustainable, long-term master data management strategy. Continue Reading
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News
01 Jun 2011
DHL uses product-level track and trace system for high-value air cargo
Logistics company DHL is one business that uses product level track and trace for high value cargo. OnAsset Intelligence provides sensors and data. Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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News
27 May 2011
From the Editors: Master Data Management journeys never-ending, but still worth it
Master data management is like the quest for the Holy Grail -- elusive, yet well worth the journey. See how MDM has demonstrated value within the private and public sectors. Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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Tutorial
25 May 2011
Database normalization in MySQL: Four quick and easy steps
Normalization helps in achieving resource optimization with improvements in MySQL database design. Learn about database normalization in MySQL Continue Reading
By- Ronen Baram
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News
16 May 2011
What to look out for when migrating to cloud databases
Companies going for a mix-and-match approach to migrating databases to the cloud are meeting interoperability problems. Early evaluation is necessary for integration. Continue Reading
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News
06 May 2011
Lloyds bank on master data management for business integration in M&A
Mergers and acquisitions have complicated Lloyds Banking Group's efforts to gain a single customer view through master data management. Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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Tip
05 May 2011
6 data warehouse design mistakes to avoid
Although difficult, flawless data warehouse design is a must for a successful BI system. Avoid these six mistakes to make your data warehouse perfect. Continue Reading
By- Amit Agarwal
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News
21 Apr 2011
Volkswagen creates common data services in pursuit of car industry pole position
Volkswagen’s common data services approach is crucial to the IT-enabled transformation of its five businesses. Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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News
12 Apr 2011
Teradata data warehouse joins SSD technology to HDDs, virtual storage
At Teradata Universe in Barcelona, the company announced the Active EDW 6680, a data warehouse system that mixes SSD technology, hard disks and storage virtualization software. Continue Reading
By- Mark Whitehorn, University of Dundee
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News
05 Apr 2011
PizzaExpress parent turns to customer data analytics to target diners
The Gondola Group of restaurants, which includes PizzaExpress, Ask, Zizzi, Byron and Kettner's, has gone digital with targeted promotions to casual diners over the past 18 months. Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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News
22 Mar 2011
Dundee BI masters programme takes BI practitioners to next level
Dundee University’s business intelligence masters programme is training practitioners to take a step back, focus on user requirements and think about wider applications to science. Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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News
21 Mar 2011
When data goes bad: how data quality analysis can fix problems
How can data quality be improved for business benefit? Data quality is complex, and thrown into relief by the pressing requirement for analysis. Learn how to clean it up through data quality analysis. Continue Reading
By- Mark Whitehorn, University of Dundee
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News
25 Feb 2011
Business intelligence implementation best practices
Business intelligence implementations are riddled with challenges. Use these best practices to make your business intelligence implementations successful. Continue Reading
By- SearchBusinessIntelligence.IN Staff
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Tip
08 Feb 2011
ETL tool buying guide
While procuring an extract, transform, and load (ETL) tool, your considerations should range from data formats, profiling, data quality to meta data support and more. Continue Reading
By- Dr. Pramod Singh
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Tip
02 Feb 2011
Ensure data quality management during integration
Data quality management is the first and crucial step to data integration. Here are some tips to help maintain the data quality in your organization. Continue Reading
By- Bijoy Abraham, Contributor
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News
25 Jan 2011
Data management a focus for UK CIOs and the retail sector in 2011
This could be an important year for data management, and business intelligence in particular in the UK, according to a recent survey. CIOs and retail in particular are optimistic about their IT projects. Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Site and News Editor
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News
19 Apr 2010
Tier Wars: Hardware, storage management software and document management software stake a claim for
Storage tiering is a hot meme, and rightly so because it can lower costs and is an important way to use the speed of solid state disks to your advantage. But with three tiering choices in the market – hardware, storage software and document management software - all offering tiering features, how can users decide which tool is the best tiering option? Continue Reading
By- Simon Sharwood
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News
12 Feb 2009
TPC-E: New IT benchmarks for OLTP database servers
The Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) has released new benchmarks for online transaction processing (OLTP) database servers and hopes CIOs will use the new measures to inform their purchasing decisions. Continue Reading
By- Matthew Emmerton, Contributor
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News
05 Jun 2008
Gartner's Top 10 disruptive technologies for 2008 to 2012
What are the new technologies that will change the way IT departments operate? Adam Turner reveals Gartner's top ten future disruptors. Continue Reading
By- Adam Turner, Contributor
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Tip
26 Mar 2007
Should I use data deduplication to manage unstructured data?
Absolutely; there are two areas where data deduplication, or single-instance storage, can help... Continue Reading
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News
02 Jan 2007
Storage Outlook '07: In search of better data management
Brian Peterson, storage architect for a Midwest-based Fortune 100 company, says better data management and business processes will be the main goal in 2007. Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer
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Tip
03 Oct 2005
Zoning 101: Why zone?
Zoning can offer a number of benefits for your SAN. This tip details the advantages of zoning and offers an explanation of the different methods. Continue Reading
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19 Feb 2003
Zoning, part 2: Hard zoning vs. soft zoning
Zoning is a fundamental management technique that basically controls who can see what in a storage area network (SAN). The following is part 2 of a three-part series on zoning. Continue Reading
By- Simon Gordon
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Tip
17 Feb 2003
Zoning, part 1: An overview of zoning
Zoning is a fundamental management technique that basically controls who can see what in a storage area network (SAN). The following is part 1 of a three-part series on zoning. Continue Reading
By- Simon Gordon
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Tip
15 Feb 2003
Zoning, part 3: Zoning schemas
Zoning is a fundamental management technique that basically controls who can see what in a storage area network (SAN). The following is part 3 of a three-part series on zoning. Continue Reading
By- Simon Gordon