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Making the Shift from Relational to NoSQL

Download this whitepaper to learn about the main challenges in using RDBMS, the key differences between relational databases and distributed document-oriented databases, the key steps to model data in NoSQL, and what you need to consider when making the shift.

Why NoSQL? 3 Big Trends Disrupting the Database Status Quo

Download this white paper to learn how the convergence of major trends - like the move to internet-based applications, cloud computing, and SaaS business models - is creating new requirements for data management, and why new technologies such as NoSQL are fundamentally better equipped to handle...

Data, Data Everywhere - A Special Report On Managing Information

This special report from The Economist covers the phenomenon of the Data Deluge--everywhere you look, the quantity of information in the world is soaring. According to one estimate, mankind created 150 exabytes (billion gigabytes) of data in 2005. Merely keeping up with this flood, and storing...

EIU Whitepaper: Levelling The Playing Field: How Companies Use Data To Create Advantage

How are companies using information to beat their rivals and create a more level playing field? This paper examines how their practices are evolving and offers examples of data use at some highly successful companies. (Economist Intelligence Unit Limited, 2011)

Forbes: Managing Information For The Enterprise

"Managing Information in the Enterprise: Perspectives for Business Leaders" is a Forbes Insight survey and report sponsored by SAP. In their effort to turn piles of data into actionable information, large global enterprises are applying rigorous strategic thinking to using information management...

Getting the 'Business' into Business-Oriented Data Modeling- Practical Techniques and Examples

This white paper by industry expert Alec Sharp illustrates these points and provides specific guidelines and techniques for a business©\oriented approach to data modeling. Examples demonstrate how business professionals.

Using CA ERwin Data Modeler and Microsoft SQL Azure to Move Data to the Cloud within the DaaS Lifecycle

Cloud computing is one of the major growth areas in the world of IT. This article provides an analysis of how to apply the DaaS (Database as a Service) lifecycle working with ERwin and the SQL Azure platform. It should help enterprises to obtain the benefits of DaaS and take advantage of its...

Practical Fundamentals for Master Data Management

This white paper looks at the levels of maturity and capabilities necessary for deploying enterprise wide initiatives such as master data management (MDM)– and examines why these initiatives stall. The types of value derived from MDM are discussed as well as which tangible benefits can be...

Data Management: A Unified Approach

An organiza¬tion’s ability to innovate is only as good as its ability to integrate, access and analyze all the data at its disposal. While the reasons for developing a unified data manage¬ment strategy are clear, achieving this goal is complicated. This CIO Market Pulse report...

Data Governance for Master Data Management and Beyond

This paper describes the importance of aligning information objectives with business strategies, the risks associated with master data management programs, the means for managing those risks, and how to create a data governance framework. The paper also offers recommendations for those...

Challenges in the Effective Use of Master Data Management Techniques

After identifying and explaining the main reasons why master data management (MDM) programs often fail, this white paper demonstrates how these obstacles can be mitigated. The data consolidation approach to MDM is examined and found to be a root cause of MDM’s limited success. In this paper,...

A Data Quality Primer: Using Data Quality Tools and Techniques to Improve Business Value

Melissa Data is proud to announce a new eBook that explores the challenge of determining when data values are or are not valid and correct, how data values can be made correct, and how data cleansing services can be integrated into the environment.

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Data Quality 101: The Ultimate Guide for Data Stewards

It’s no surprise that organizations still struggle with some level of bad data. Many haven’t yet initiated a data quality or data stewardship plan. Some may not even know where to start; who’s responsible for it; or how to sustain a data quality program over the long haul. Some may...

Updated: Decision Management Systems Platform Technologies Report

Organizations are adopting a new class of operational systems called Decision Management Systems because traditional systems are too inflexible, fail to learn and adapt and crucially cannot apply analytics to take advantage of “Big Data.” This report describes Decision Management...

Top 5 Ad Hoc Reporting Features Liked by Customers

ActiveReports Server was introduced to provide a scalable, user-friendly solution to reporting that would save developers and their organizations time and effort in their business intelligence initiatives.When surveyed about their use of ActiveReports Server, customers repeatedly mentioned...
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