Data Profiling: Minimizing Risk in Data Management Projects
[ Source: 1105 Media ]
January 2008-
Data profiling tools promise to minimize the risks that undermine many data integration projects: unanticipated data defects in source systems. Data profiling tools provide insurance against project delays and cost overruns due to be used by business analysts, not IT errors or inconsistencies in the data. Armed with a data profiling tool, one can have greater confidence that they can meet project deadlines and deliver trustworthy data to the customers. Data profiling tools are designed ....
Making It Easy to Report on Your Application’s Data
[ Source: Actuate ]
October 2008-
Providers of software applications and solutions (OEMs) are struggling to accelerate time-to-market while simultaneously lowering costs. Their customers now expect robust reporting, rich information access and seamless integration in every application. To deliver these requirements, OEMs need to pull application data in to graphical, intuitive reports. But time and money spent on delivering this functionality is time and money not spent on core features, bogging down development and cutting ....
Integrating Rich Reporting Into OEM Applications
[ Source: Actuate ]
September 2008-
In today’s enterprise software market, commercial software developers face two opposing forces. On the one hand there is a heightened focus on cost reduction, both from a development and licensing perspective. On the other hand, providers of enterprise software applications face ever-growing customer expectations as to the range and quality of services and functionality that must be provided. Customers now expect robust reporting, a seamless user experience and a ....
Open Source BI to the Rescue
[ Source: Actuate ]
October 2009-
Follow the trials of the hero of our story as he uses open source BI to break away from the limitations, high costs and complexity of proprietary software. He saved the day with BIRT and now his company is able to make better decisions and improve productivity. Learn how to become a Business Intelligence hero in your company with this e-book.
Integrated Claims Management System Enhances InsPro
[ Source: Anovatek Inc ]
December 2007-
Anovatek was able to successfully develop and implement a fully integrated insurance claims management application that would function in conjunction with Atiam Technologies' InsPro product. Anovatek's claims system allowed the client to market InsPro as an
end-to-end insurance product that includes policy administration and claims.
Is Your Forecast Too Sunny? How To Improve The Accuracy Of Sales Forecasts
[ Source: Articles Archive ]
January 2008-
Accurate forecasting is vital for any business. Inaccurate forecasting carries all sorts of hazards. Whether there is a tendency to be too optimistic and sunny with forecasts or too downbeat and understating it, there are potential problems for the business. Basic systems such as ACT, Goldmine or SalesLogix will allow sales people to develop customer records, keep everything related to the customer in one place and manage their diaries. There are ways to use all ....
Service Dependency Mapping: Making the Link between IT and the Business
[ Source: ASG ]
July 2008-
Aligning IT and business perspectives requires the ability to create links between configuration information in the CMDB and the business service as experienced by the user. Service Dependency Mapping (SDM) products automate the process of creating and maintaining these links. This white paper examines how IT organizations can transition to a more service-focused approach to managing business applications, and how these leading-edge management solutions support this transition. This new approach is business ....
IT 2010 vs. IT 2020: Will Business Reality Drive–or Derail–a New Performance Management Paradigm?
[ Source: ASG ]
May 2009-
Businesses expect IT management to demonstrate their contributions to end-user benefits and the bottom line while addressing immediate needs and long-term performance management goals. This white paper presents IT2020, a new performance management paradigm for meeting both of these expectations.
ITIL V3: Making Business Services Serve the Business
[ Source: ASG ]
October 2008-
ITIL V3, the latest version of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL), represents a significant advancement for the practice of Business Service Management (BSM). Changes in ITIL V3 include the restructuring of the library into a service lifecycle framework with lifecycle stages that include Service Strategy, Service Design, Service Transition, Service Operation, and Continuous Service Improvement. ITIL V3 also refines the definition of the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) and introduced a more powerful system, the Configuration ....
A Board Room View: Understanding Your CMDB Project’s ROI
[ Source: ASG ]
July 2008-
Targeted at IT executives responsible for both the financial and ultimate project oversight of an enterprise CMDB initiative, this white paper level-sets expectations for ROI calculations for CMDB initiatives, provides basic ROI best practices, and gives readers sufficient insight to move forward with their CMDB project. The paper discusses real-world ROI experiences in the larger context of the CMDB value proposition focusing on the pragmatic choices that must be made. A brief EMA viewpoint discusses ....