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Data, Data Everywhere!

The information revolution is producing mountains of digital data that are becoming more and more challenging to process and analyze. Not only are businesses generating more data every day, but our approach to data analysis (structured databases, indexes, and distributed data architectures) generates even more data. Furthermore, the volume of...

Tags: VLDB, Information Revolution, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management

Research reports 2007-07-23

Best Practices for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 on HP Integrity Superdome Servers for Very Large Database (VLDB) BI Solutions

Data Warehouse DW architects have a wide range of technology options for their Business Intelligence BI solutions. Data warehouse solutions based on HP Integrity Superdome servers and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 allow the DW architects to focus on their core competencies and deliver BI solutions quickly. The HP Superdome server...

Tags: HP Integrity, Data Warehouse, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft SQL Server, Server, Microsoft Corp., Best Practice, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, VLDB, HP Integrity Superdome, Business Intelligence, Databases, Pricing, Storage, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Marketing, Hardware, Management

White papers 2006-12-01

Additional Resources

Optimizing Frequency Queries for Data Mining Applications

Data mining algorithms use various Trie and bitmap-based representations to optimize the support (i.e., frequency) counting performance. This paper compares the memory requirements and support counting performance of FP Tree, and Compressed Patricia Trie against several novel variants of vertical bit vectors. First, borrowing ideas from the VLDB domain, they...

Tags: Columbia University, Data Mining, Business Intelligence, Marketing Research, Performance Management, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Marketing, Human Resources, Workforce Management

White papers 2007-08-08

Logical spreadsheets

In the last 20 years, spreadsheets have become essential tools. Still, they have some limitations. In particular, if they handle mathematical computations, theyre not designed to deal with logical formulas. Now, computer scientists at Stanford University have developed a prototype of a logical spreadsheet using logic instead of math to...

Tags: Computers &, Internet, Engineering &, Innovation

Blog posts 2007-04-26

Spotlight on Oracle: Key Findings From the 2005 WinterCorp TopTen Program

The results of the 2005 WinterCorp TopTen survey reinforce the theme of previous WinterCorp research - large databases are growing and will continue to grow. The largest database in the survey has grown exponentially, having tripled in size every two years since 2001. The 2005 results also reveal significant strengths...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Survey, Marketing Research, Databases, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

White papers 2006-06-13

Spotlight on SQL Server: Key Findings From the 2005 WinterCorp TopTen Program

The WinterCorp TopTen Program is a periodic survey to determine the largest and most heavily used databases in the world. This paper examines results of the 2005 TopTen Program, which include 175 validated survey responses - with a particular focus on the 43 validated responses submitted by SQL Server users....

Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Server, Survey, WinterCorp TopTen Program, Marketing Research, Databases, Storage, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware

White papers 2006-06-10

Explore enterprise database management with SQL Server 2005

This sample chapter from SQL Server 2005 fills a coverage gap in published guides since the SQL Server 2005 release, covering what's new in enterprise database administration with an emphasis on features for database administrators rather than developers. Rather than study SQL Server 2005 from a feature...

Tags: Coverage, Microsoft SQL Server, Database Management, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Addison-Wesley, Databases, Enterprise Software, Storage, Software, Data Management, Hardware

Book chapters 2006-05-23

Can a Bookseller With a 125-Year Heritage Transition to the Fast-Paced E-Marketplace?

The giant bookseller - with revenues of $2.8 billion in 1997 - faced a formidable hurdle in moving to the Web nearly two years after its primary competitor. This new business model presented major technology challenges to Barnes & Noble, and the company's late start gave it little time to...

Tags: Scalability, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Case studies

T-Online France Improves Operational Efficiency and Customer Service With Decision Support System

T-Online France is the French subsidiary of T-Online International AG, Deutsche Telekom's internet arm. T-Online wanted to provide operating units with control and monitoring data appropriate to their core business areas and improve the precision of decision-making and forecasting processes. The challenge was to optimize customer profitability. The company created...

Tags: Customer Service, Oracle Corp., Decision Support System, T-Online France, Sales Force Management, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Sales, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

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