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Information management
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November 30, 2011
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Nov'11
Shell enterprise MDM foundation proof of concept disturbs rulebook
Shell has laid a foundation for enterprise master data management, choosing SAP MDM over Microsoft. The major lesson was that IT can build an enterprise MDM system to which the business will come.
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November 23, 2011
23
Nov'11
Record management standards improved
New standards by ISO assist with records management and can help you frame a storage strategy
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November 17, 2011
17
Nov'11
Sybase: Data warehousing too slow for ‘big data’ analytics
Sybase EMEA business development director speaks about ‘big data’ analytics’ need for speed and pronounces traditional data warehousing “antiquated.”
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November 10, 2011
10
Nov'11
Royal Mail delivers enterprise master data management
The Royal Mail has delivered a master data management programme stemming from a new electronic data warehouse and BI initiative. Project team leaders claim a people-plus-technology synthesis.
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November 07, 2011
07
Nov'11
Shell HR gains from structured information quality programme
Oil giant Shell’s human resources function has been on an information quality journey since 2002, integrating historically decentralized businesses into one assured talent pool.
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October 17, 2011
17
Oct'11
Larry English calls for an information quality revolution
Larry English, in an interview, calls for an information quality revolution that will put the customer first. New rules are necessary for the “information age 3.0”.
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October 14, 2011
14
Oct'11
BBC evolves digital asset management with Life
The BBC’s Life series marked an ongoing shift from film to digital media that is making the need for rigorous metadata and digital asset management in broadcast media more pressing.
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October 10, 2011
10
Oct'11
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.
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September 14, 2011
14
Sep'11
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?
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August 12, 2011
12
Aug'11
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.
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August 03, 2011
03
Aug'11
Round table: the value of big data
Learn what our round table of experts thinks of the value and significance of “big data.”
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July 25, 2011
25
Jul'11
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.
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July 06, 2011
06
Jul'11
Predictive analytics, data visualisation, player tracking at play at Wimbledon
IBM provided predictive analytics, player tracking and data visualisation at Wimbledon.
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June 24, 2011
24
Jun'11
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.
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June 08, 2011
08
Jun'11
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.
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June 01, 2011
01
Jun'11
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.
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May 27, 2011
27
May'11
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.
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May 16, 2011
16
May'11
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.
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May 06, 2011
06
May'11
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.
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April 21, 2011
21
Apr'11
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.
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April 12, 2011
12
Apr'11
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.
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April 05, 2011
05
Apr'11
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.
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March 22, 2011
22
Mar'11
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.
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March 21, 2011
21
Mar'11
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.
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February 25, 2011
25
Feb'11
Business intelligence implementation best practices
Business intelligence implementations are riddled with challenges. Use these best practices to make your business intelligence implementations successful.
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January 25, 2011
25
Jan'11
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.
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April 19, 2010
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Apr'10
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 ...
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February 12, 2009
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Feb'09
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.
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June 05, 2008
05
Jun'08
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.
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January 02, 2007
02
Jan'07
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.