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 ....
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.
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 ....
Harnessing Your Tribal Knowledge
[ Source: Altus ]
November 2009-
Corporations are modern tribes, with their own members, culture, and knowledge. Capturing, saving, and sharing the collective knowledge of the tribe can lead to a more informed and productive organization over the long haul. Most senior corporate leaders would readily agree that the wealth of their organization lies with the knowledge that is locked in the minds and desktops of their employees. The ability to capture and share that knowledge to maintain success and ....
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 ....
The Future of IT in a Flat World: CMDBs, Automation, and the IT Value Chain
[ Source: ASG ]
October 2008-
Using automation, IT operations can emulate the domestic supply chain’s cost containment successes. At the same time, by recognizing that its own struggles are mirrored in the global supply chain, IT can grasp—from a business perspective—the technological capabilities it must have now to strategically move into the next generation of automation.
A CMDB empowers IT executives to be proactive: it lends complete visibility to a flat world, introducing a new way of ....
Beyond the Hypervisor: Optimizing Virtualization Management
[ Source: ASG ]
September 2009-
Virtualization is mainstream and enterprises continue to heavily invest in virtualization projects. However, emerging management issues are increasingly preventing most organizations from realizing much of the potential benefit of virtualization. This objective, third-party report by Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) outlines the latest virtualization trends, the compelling business case for virtualization best practices, and ASG's innovative BSP Virtualization Management solution.
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 ....