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Top Stories

Going Long

feature article: Dallas Cowboys Merchandising pulls off comeback win with real-time metrics

New Virtual Directory Server Context Edition Released

news: Radiant Logic tackles identity integration with virtualization

Bloomberg Opens Up

news: Now, rather quietly, Bloomberg LLP is giving away the keys to navigating, retrieving and using information from its data services for free

The Role of the Modern Insurance CIO

news: From gathering intelligence to problem solving to making IT decisions, a CIOs job is always varied and busy

P&C Carriers Face Uphill Battle with Medical Records

news: Data from medical records may hold the key to insurers hoping to fully optimize their medical claims processing

Five Key Elements of a Business Analytics Strategy in a Weak Economy

feature: Choosing the right strategy, executing against it and ensuring you’re on the right path demands the access to the information and insight that modern business analytics delivers

Study Reveals U.S. IT Workers’ State of Mind

research: Motivation and loyalty low due to longer hours and more work

New Product News - November 19, 2009

news: News about new and recently released products from Aprimo, Dundas, Embarcadero, Informatica, Siperian and more

Top 5 Master Data Management Misconceptions

feature: Because of the various interpretations of MDM, some common misconceptions have developed

Case Studies in Brief - November 19, 2009

news: News about recent industry implementations, including British Airways and Progress Software, American Family Mutual Insurance and Correlsense, CIGNA and CA, Casual Male and Netezza, and more

Information Management Announces Innovative Solution Award Winners

news: Award recognizes groundbreaking solutions that and provide quantifiable business value across interdependent market

Blogs

Salesforce Chatter Brings Social Collaboration and Media into Business

Salesforce steps into the business and social collaboration market where most would not expect

SOA Implies Understanding Patterns

Robert Abate: Building a service-oriented architecture implies the understanding of the business and the use of patterns - because SOA is really about architecting for reuse

Clouds: Both Sides Now

Jim Ericson: With my inbox groaning under overload, two themes have emerged: some will watch the establishment evolve (Goldman Sachs has picked the winners already); and others will simply go for it

MDM: Build or Buy?

Baseline Consulting: The point here is whether you choose to build or buy your MDM solution, know what you need, and what you don’t need. I know that sounds obvious. But obviously, it’s not

Informatica Evangelizes its Increased Business Relevance with Latest Release

The Forrester Muse: Informatica 9 continues to evolve data integration and access technologies into a much more comprehensive data management platform, going well beyond the scope of traditional, batch-oriented ETL that remains Informatica’s bread and butter

Highly Irritating Management Gurus

Steve Miller: Business intelligence practitioners can analyze, critique and debunk the works of popular management gurus till the cows come home, but the demand for expert wisdom grows unabated

Case Studies / Profiles

Going Long

Dallas Cowboys Merchandising pulls off comeback win with real-time metrics

New Ideas for Old Information

Software/service providers are a natural fit for a growing archival headache; for many organizations, the cloud looks like the best answer

BI’s March to Health Care

Rays of light but no ready cure as institutions wrangle with foundational requirements of business intelligence

Bringing Analytics to the Treatment Level

A program at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center includes data warehouse and analytics software to facilitate ongoing care of cancer survivors

Leadership Zone

The Sad State of Data Quality

Results from the information difference survey document initiatives and the state of data quality today

How to Measure Enterprise Information Management Progress

EIM scorecards assess and communicate status of the program

Is Performance Management Art, Craft or Science?

For today’s organizations implementing the various component methodologies of the performance management framework, how much is art, craft or science?

The Imperative of Analytics

Accenture survey shows executives view analytics as key to staying competitive

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DM Radio

Upcoming & Recent Shows:

Software-as-a-Service: The New Standard?

November 5, 2009
Until the Internet came along, on-premises software was the only option. Today, increasing numbers of software companies provide their functionality via the Web. How can you find the optimal solution for your organization's needs? Tune into this episode of DM Radio to find out! We'll talk to Robin Bloor of Hurwitz Group, Ron Papas of Informatica, Brian Deagan of Knotice and Peter Long of myDIALS.

Trends in Enterprise Data Integration

November 12, 2009
With the amount of raw data created every day increasing dramatically, and with new data sources and formats cropping up constantly, organizations need to have a well defined strategy for enterprise data integration. Tune into this episode of DM Radio to hear several experts discuss ways in which companies can stay ahead of the data integration curve. We'll hear from Yves de Montcheuil of Talend, Serge Savchenko of OpenText, independent consultant Sid Adelman and Bill Zhang of Sybase.

Predictive Analytics: The Enterprise Crystal Ball

November 19, 2009
Knowing the future can make all the difference in the world, even if you just have just a 50 percent chance of being correct. That's the realm of predictive analytics, being able to determine the best path forward based upon careful analysis of data. These days, predictive analytical models are making a huge impact across a wide range of industries, for companies large and small. Tune into this episode of DM Radio to find out how. We'll talk to Jim Kobielus of Forrester, Eric Siegel of Prediction Impact, Donald Farmer of Microsoft and Ian Hersey of SAP.

Executive Interview

Overheard: Decision-Making Without Borders

Big thinkers are calling for more sources of data - and tools - to contextualize information

Overheard: Cloud Computing - Learn It Or Lose

Your own company is probably experimenting with the cloud; could an average Joe make your business model obsolete?

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