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Informatica offers Data Migration Suite; Wipro to leverage its power: Informatica Corp. is addressing the crucial issue of data access by packaging its data integration software as Informatica Data Migration Suite, with an eye toward providing a solution for companies involved in mergers and acquisitions, consolidation, and outsourcing. With the shifting landscape of business today, as...; Tags: Informatica, Wipro Technologies, Data Migration, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-02-21
Veritas Storage Foundation: Simplifying Heterogeneous Data Migrations and Data Mobility: All server and storage hardware has a useful life. And, unfortunately performing data migrations and array migrations are a question of when not if. Additionally with heterogeneous data centers and new technologies being introduced, infrastructure flexibility is paramount to business agility. The attendee of this webcast will learn how the...; Tags: VERITAS Software Corp., VERITAS Storage Foundation, Mobility, Server, Data Migration, Migration, Storage, Hardware; Webcasts 2008-01-08
Data Migration: A White Paper by Bloor Research: In this Bloor Research white paper, author Philip Howard argues that the data migration function has historically been under-valued, and that's the reason many projects involving data migration fail. The remedy is to consider data migration in detail prior to the initiation of relevant projects, rather than as an afterthought....; Tags: Remedy, Data Migration, Migration, Bloor Research; White papers 2007-10-01
Bloor Research: Data Migration in the Global 2000 - Research, forecasts and survey results: With 64 percent of all data migration projects delivering late and 37 percent coming in over-budget, you need a firm grasp of how data migration issues can impact your business's bottom line. This Bloor Research report can help. It reveals key findings from a recent study of the data migration...; Tags: Data Migration, Migration, Survey, Bloor Research; White papers 2007-09-01
Implementing or Upgrading SAP Solutions? - Don't Forget the Data: Addressing the Challenges and Risks of Data Migration: Research has shown that software implementations are put at risk when data migration is not thoroughly considered and planned. According to recent research, more than 80 percent of software implementation projects fail or overrun their budgets and schedules. Of the projects that are overrun, half exceed timescales by 75 percent...; Tags: Software, SAP AG, Data Migration, Migration, Software Implementation; White papers 2007-05-03

The use of Screen Scapring Techniques in Enterprise Data Migration: Enterprise data migrations always seem to be more complex than first planned. We take an independent look at whether tactical screen scraping methods are now sophisitcated enough to be used to replace manual workarounds both in the data migration and to solve operational issues during a phased migration. ...; Tags: Data Migration, Migration; White papers 2007-02-12
Implementing or Upgrading SAP Solutions? Don't Forget the Data: Download this white paper to learn how you can minimize the five most common data migration challenges associated with SAP implementations: Identifying and analyzing source data Accessing source data Addressing data quality in legacy applications Preparing and loading data into SAP Supporting...; Tags: Informatica, Data, SAP AG, Data Migration; White papers 2006-01-01
Planning a Windows Server 2003 Data Migration Project: If you’re planning to upgrade your organization’s file and print servers from Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 Server to Windows Server 2003, you won’t want to miss this important white paper from HP. This document outlines the special issues to consider when planning a data migration and includes...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows Server, Data Migration, Migration, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware; White papers 2005-02-14
The Integrator Pro (zip): The Integrator Pro is a simple but powerful drag and drop data migration tool. An ETL application that can transfer data between Access, SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL. Data sources include XML, Excel, dBase, Paradox and text files as well as other Access, SQL Server 2000, Oracle or MySQL databases....; Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Data Migration, Integrator Pro, Databases, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2004-12-04
Small Business Puts Data Migration Tools to Work: In small business, every minute of productivity is crucial to profitability. Many business owners regard data migration as a daunting task that can quickly jeopardize this relationship. Intel® can help you understand the keys to making your data migration seamless.; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Data Migration, Migration, Small Business, Tool; White papers 2004-08-30
VERITAS Portable Data Containers: Speeding Oracle Cross-Platform Data Migration: Although the Oracle TTS feature provides administrators with significant leverage when choosing where to run an Oracle instance, the capabilities of TTS are severely limited by the requirement to move data over the network. This time-consuming process requires significant application downtime, and the larger the database the longer the outage...; Tags: VERITAS Volume Manager, Oracle Corp., VERITAS Software Corp., Data Migration, Migration, Storage, Hardware; White papers 2004-07-22
Rapid Application Development (RAD) for Data Migration: The changes occurring in business today inevitably require some form of data migration - the process of moving data from an existing system to a new replacement system. Data migration is driven by business mergers and acquisitions, movement from legacy systems to packaged solutions, implementation of data warehouses and data...; Tags: RAD, Legacy System, Data Migration, Migration, Hardware Upgrade, Hardware; White papers 2004-06-03
Avoid Data Migraines During Data Migration: With some advance planning, some help from the IT department, and existing software tools in the market, data migration can be simplified and automated for a much faster process. This article discusses the key issues in data migration – why you need to migrate data, types of data you...; Tags: iGATE, Data Migration, Migration; White papers 2001-10-02
An Overview of Data Migration Methodology: Data migration is a common element among most system implementations. It can be performed once, as with a legacy system redesign, or may be an ongoing process as in a data warehouse. There is a common problem is with the theoretical design differences between hierarchical and relational systems. Two of...; Tags: Dulcian, Data Migration, Hardware Upgrade, Hardware; White papers 1998-04-02
Minimize Your Disaster Recovery Investment With Cross Platform Replication: Could the business benefit from saving some money during a disaster recovery implementation? How does data migration work between the different platforms? Has one considered cross-platform replication as a way of reducing some of the hardware costs? In this webcast, the listener will learn how he or she can utilize...; Tags: Investment, Data Migration, XOSoft, Replication, Disaster Recovery, Data Management; Webcasts

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Is Microsoft the answer to Africa's health woes?: In my story earlier today I pointed out how African researchers see mobile data networks as the key to improving health outcomes on the world's poorest continent. The French group formerly known as Fone+, now combined under Craig Mundie into Microsoft's Unlimited Potential Group, is pushing precisely...; Tags: Mobile, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Smart Phones, Healthcare, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Another net neutrality bill, in a Comcast-charged atmosphere: The latest net neutrality bill, offered by Reps. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), is a second try to treat neutrality as an antitrust issue, Ars Technica says. It's essentially the same bill that failed in 2006. The bill is intended to "promote competition,...; Tags: Bill, Comcast Corp., U.S. Congress, Net Neutrality, Internet, Networking, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Africans tie mobile data to health care improvements: Bridging the digital divide is the key to improving Africa's health, according to organizers of a conference in Namibia this week. And the fastest way to do it is through mobile links. Speakers at the IST-Africa conference in Windhoek said e-health services are key...; Tags: Mobile, Health Care, E-health, Advertising & Promotion, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Psystar: Just how loud is it? (updated 2x): Today was my second day with my spankin' new Psystar Open Computer. Following are some observations. I don't have a wireless card in it yet and my desk is too far away from my router to string an Ethernet cable, so I'm offline for the...; Tags: Database Administrator, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Logged into Google? You may see more ads: Google may be using its properties--iGoogle, Gmail and Apps--to step up its behavioral ad efforts. That's the conclusion from Piper Jaffray Gene Munster who tracks 400 searches on Google and Yahoo each month. Munster defines a behavioral ad as one that pertains to a past query. ...; Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Munster, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-09