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- Enterprise RTView: An InDetail Paper by Bloor Research
- In this paper, Bloor analyst Philip Howard concludes: "Enterprise RTView is arguably the most versatile product that we have seen in the BAM/Operational BI space, as well as the most extensive... As the product becomes more widely known, we expect it to represent the benchmark against which other products are...
- Tags: Bloor Research, RTView
- White papers 2008-01-01
- 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: Data Migration, Migration, Bloor Research
- White papers 2007-10-01
- Bloor Research: Database Performance Management - The Importance of Time-Based Analysis
- The only performance that matters in a computer system is how long it takes to respond to a users request for information. The only sensible way to monitor the performance of a system is to measure the amount of time it takes to respond to those requests. ...
- Tags: Database, Analysis, Confio Software, Bloor Research, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2007-09-01
- 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...
- Tags: Data Migration, Migration, Survey, Bloor Research
- White papers 2007-09-01
- The Business Benefits of DB2 9 (formerly Codenamed "Viper")
- The "Viper" release of IBM DB2, which is officially version 9, is the most important release of this database for many years. Indeed, IBM regards Viper as so significant that, at one time, it considered calling it DB3, on the basis that this represents the third generation of databases from...
- Tags: Benefit, IBM DB2, IBM Corp., Bloor Research, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2006-07-01
- Outsourcing and Workable SLA - The Digital Fuel
- This paper has concentrated on SLA for outsourcing but similar discussions are required for SLA between internal IT insourcing and the business, as well as related concepts such as OLA, KPI and UPC. IT system management tools are not the answer as at least some, probably the key, measurements will...
- Tags: SLA, Information Technology, Outsourcing, Bloor Research, IT System Management Tool, Service Level Management, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management
- White papers 2004-06-28
Additional Resources
- We're all dead - get over it
- I've been scratching my head the last few days wondering why Bill McDermott, SAP's CEO of global field operations would flat out contend that: SAP is positioned to gain share in the business applications market as IT departments scrutinize every dollar spent, while predicting that...
- Tags: SAP AG, SOA, SAP Sales People, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-01-13
- The Importance of an Information Strategy
- Since its inception, IT has focused on reducing costs through process automation and the implementation of applications. However, that is no longer enough to sustain competitive advantage in a rapidly changing world. Today, important business decisions depend on having up-to-date, trustworthy information. At the same time, you need to assess...
- Tags: Competitive Advantage, IBM Corp., Strategy, Management
- White papers 2008-12-01
- 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
- Master Data Management and Data Integration: Complementary but Distinct
- This Bloor Research white paper discusses the relationship between MDM and data integration. You will learn about; the different ways MDM may be implemented, why a siloed approach is doomed to failure, why a platform approach provides the foundations for success, the pros and cons of current MDM trends, and...
- Tags: Data Integration, Master Data Management
- White papers 2007-10-03
- Open letter to e-mail vendors: Your spam fix doesn't work. Time for a complete redo?
- The makers of anti-spam solutions (be they stand-alone or ones that are built-in to existing e-mail solutions) would have you believe that their solutions are worthy of battling spam and merit your attention if ridding your inbox or inboxes of spam is important to you. They're full of it. The...
- Tags: Inbox, Solution, Sender, E-mail, JamSpam, David Berlind
- Blog posts 2007-09-17
- Microsoft stranglehold on disabled market is broken
- One of Microsofts hole cards in halting the spread of open source has been trumped, by IBM.The argument, which succeeded in Massachusetts, was that open source was not friendly to screen readers and magnifiers used by the blind, so mandating an open source file format like ODF was discrimination. There...
- Tags: open source, Microsoft, Distributions, Implementations, Development, Applications, General
- Blog posts 2006-12-15
- The Business Benefits of DB2 9
- This paper, authored by analyst Philip Howard of Bloor Research, examines the major new features of DB2 9 not only in business terms but with an explanation of how the various technologies work and where they differ from those of IBM's competitors. Learn more about each of the major...
- Tags: Benefit, IBM DB2, IBM Corp., Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2006-07-01
- SOA and Information Services
- This Bloor Research white paper by analyst Philip Howard recommends an approach to information services that incorporates metadata management, data cleansing, and data transformation. Read all about it in this informative white paper, sponsored by IBM.
- Tags: SOA, Information Service, IBM Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2006-03-01
- Greenplum takes the open source road to datawarehousing
- Yesterday I talked with executives from a company making the transition from selling a proprietary enterprise application to embracing the open source way. The newly minted Greenplum is actually a new iteration of Metapa, a company with an application for data distribution and query execution across a large cluster of...
- Tags: GreenPlum
- Blog posts 2005-04-14
- Meet the new boss, same as the old boss?
- Philip Howard of Bloor Research right says that if open source is strategic, it will benefit mainly the current players. Plus a change, plus c'est la mme chose, he writes. That's French for the more things change the more they stay the same. (Sounds better in French.) Or, if you...
- Tags: strategic
- Blog posts 2005-04-04
- A Different More Responsive Microsoft?
- Robin Bloor, CEO and driving force behind his analyst firm Bloor Research, sees Microsoft at similar crossroads IBM faced when it was subject to antitrust actions throughout the 1970s. In his news analysis, he states that it's finally dawning on Microsoft that fighting legal battles is not good for business,...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp.
- Blog posts 2004-11-18
- Macromedia to Flash Europe
- Last year, Macromedia signed a deal with Japan's NTT DoCoMo to use its lightweight Flash player, Flash Light. Now, over 40% DoCoMo's imode content is Flash. The company has added a deal with KDDI corporation in Japan, and most recently in Europe, with T-Mobile. Rob Bamforth at Bloor Research thinks that Macromedia...
- Tags: Flash, Macromedia Inc.
- Blog posts 2004-07-30
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