Business Intelligence: Its Ins and Outs

by Mukhles Zaman ... DW) and data mart, extract transfer load (ETL), reporting and query tools, data ... are collected and put into smaller repository for easy and fast access are ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2005/01/research_notes/TU_BI_MZ_01_10_05_1.asp - 24k - 2005-01-10 Summary: In today's highly competitive business climate, the quality and timeliness of business information for an organization is not only a choice between profit and loss, it is a question of survival or bankruptcy. No business organization can deny the inevitable benefits of business intelligence.

Business Intelligence: Its Ins and Outs

by Mukhles Zaman ... DW) and data mart, extract transfer load (ETL), reporting and query tools, data ... are collected and put into smaller repository for easy and fast access are ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2005/04/research_notes/TU_BI_MZ_04_26_05_1.asp - 25k - 2005-04-26 Summary: In today's highly competitive business climate, the quality and timeliness of business information for an organization is not only a choice between profit and loss, it is a question of survival or bankruptcy. No business organization can deny the inevitable benefits of business intelligence.

My Network Engineers are Talking about Implementing Split DNS. ...

by L. Taylor ... Since the goal is to make your customers experience a fast website, don't setup your internal DNS server to be a ... The query goes to your internal DNS server. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2000/09/research_notes/TU_ST_LPT_09_28_00_1.asp - 9k - 2000-09-28 Summary: You have heard that something called split DNS can speed up websites. What does this mean and how does it work?

Now Just Where Did I Put My Search Engine?

by Daniel Oldis ... of-the-data-keys) to the rescue every time a new business query or report is ... The deadline for the data extract was fast approaching, and the final piece of ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2006/05/research_notes/MI_BI_XDO_05_24_06_1.asp - 16k - 2006-05-24 Summary: Barraged with terms like 'structured and unstructured data,' 'enterprise search,' 'federated query,' and 'business intelligence and analytics,' corporate decision makers are awash in ambiguous and overlapping meanings. Making the distinction between metadata and data may reduce the confusion.

Access to Critical Business Intelligence: Challenging Data ...

by Olin Thompson & P.J. Jakovljevic ... Actuate acquired former EII specialist Nimble to integrate data query federation capabilities ... and process queries on the fly with relatively fast performance. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2005/07/research_notes/TU_BI_XOT_07_15_05_1.asp - 26k - 2005-07-15 Summary: There is a perception that if business users are given access to enterprise databases and raw query tools, they will create havoc in the system, which is a possibility unless the business intelligence (BI) product developer understands the potential problem and addresses it as a business-critical facto

The Necessity of Data Warehousing

by M. Reed ... data, but structured in such a way that it was fast and efficient ... Additional tools, which made use of SQL (Structured Query Language), were developed to give ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/1999/09/research_notes/TU_DW_MFR_9_99_1.asp - 13k - 1999-09-01 Summary: An explanation of the origins of data warehousing and why it is a crucial technology that allows businesses to gain competitive advantage. Issues regarding technology selection and access to historical 'legacy' data are also discussed.

The Necessity of Data Warehousing

by M. Reed ... data, but structured in such a way that it was fast and efficient ... Additional tools, which made use of SQL (Structured Query Language), were developed to give ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2000/08/research_notes/TU_DW_MFR_08_02_00_1.asp - 14k - 2000-08-02 Summary: An explanation of the origins of data warehousing and why it is a crucial technology that allows businesses to gain competitive advantage. Issues regarding technology selection and access to historical 'legacy' data are also discussed.

What s All This Benchmark Stuff, Anyway?

by R. Krause ... For example, a test designed to measure how fast/well a humongous database query can be executed through a server is not suitable for comparing 3D graphics ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/2002/06/research_notes/TU_HW_RAK_06_10_02_1.asp - 36k - 2002-06-10 Summary: Vendors love to quote benchmarks in their product literature, press releases, and any place they think someone will use the numbers to make a buying decision. But what do the benchmarks mean, and which ones really matter?

What’s All This Benchmark Stuff, Anyway?

by R. Krause ... For example, a test designed to measure how fast/well a humongous database query can be executed through a server is not suitable for comparing 3D graphics ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/2001/02/research_notes/TU_HW_RAK_02_12_01_1.asp - 36k - 2001-02-12 Summary: Vendors love to quote benchmarks in their product literature, press releases, and any place they think someone will use the numbers to make a buying decision. But what do the benchmarks mean, and which ones really matter?

Why Enterprise Application Search Is Crucial to Your ERP System

by Dan Matthews ... data, you go to the correct form and run a query in the ... Other vendors, including Thunderstone, Index Engines, Autonomy, Convera, FAST Search, and Verity, focus ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/07/research_notes/MI_ER_XDM_07_27_07_1.asp - 22k - 2007-07-27 Summary: Enterprise applications become easier to use with the addition of powerful search capabilities. There is a distinction to be made, however, between stand-alone search tools and true enterprise application search that is built into and tightly integrated within an application.