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09. 5.2008
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09. 5.2008 I've been excited about attending this weeks' BPM 2008: Milan conference for months since it's focused on the research that's happening in the field of BPM, rather than the usual vendor and analyst conference that I attend. As a prelude to the conference, there was a full-day workshops on various BPM topics, and I attended a session on BPM and Social Software. Here's the long list of potential applications... Read more from Sandy Kemsley >> BSD Licensing Puts the Shine on Google Chrome 09. 3.2008
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09. 3.2008 It's too soon to know what to make of Google's new Chrome browser (I've only been hammering on it a short time), but I have to admit I was disappointed (if unsurprised) by the two-dimensional, low-tech-feeling and all-too-familiar baby-blue "skin" of the UI. (Can you imagine Adobe perpetrating such an eyesore?) Welcome, once again, to Google Beta-ware. Here are some random impressions: Read more from Kas Thomas >> Celko SQL Puzzle: Calculating Commissions 09. 2.2008
How many ways can you come up with to keep track of commission amounts?... One way of spotting a design problem is when you have to use a VIEW or CTE over and over to answer basic questions. This implies that the schema has spread information over many tables that should be in one table or that it has aggregated data in one row that should be split out into multiple rows. Read more from Joe Celko >>
09. 2.2008 When you sign up for a Webinar, or even just register to download a white paper, you can be sure that you will shortly get a follow-up phone call. The caller almost never has any inkling what you or their client does, so the questions are sometimes amusing, other times pretty dumb. I haven't gotten so old and cranky yet that this ruins my day, but I got a call last week that was notable... Read more from Neil Raden >>
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Review: Google Chrome Mostly Glitters Google's Chrome browser is fast and lightweight, with fresh and welcome user interface innovations. But it's still early beta software -- and it shows. Oracle To Buy ClearApp ClearApp software is expected to extend Oracle's application management product, Enterprise Manager, to provide visibility of transactions across application components within service-oriented architectures. IBM Expands Its Information On Demand Strategy The updated software tools help position the company as a provider of all of a business' data management needs, including content management, data cleansing, and data integration. SaaS Doubts Boost Remote Infrastructure Services Chiquita Brands, a SaaS believer, taps remote management services provider for e-mail chores. A New Model: Open Source Software After It's Acquired From MySQL to XenSource, open source companies are in increasingly high demand. For users of the software, it presents a new set of questions. IBM Plans Breakthrough Solid-State Storage System 'Quicksilver' In the new flash-based system, IBM is using the same Intel-based IBM System x server running Linux that the company uses with its traditional Fibre Channel disk array. Start-Ups Bring Google's Parallel Processing To Data Warehousing Aster and Greenplum have made Google's MapReduce compatible with SQL for use in the parallel data warehousing systems based on open source PostgreSQL. Google Unveils Android's App Store A competitor to Apple's App Store, the Android Market will allow users to browse, purchase, install, and rate applications on Android handsets.
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Celko on SQL: Dividing the Spoils 
In this database programming challenge, SQL guru Joe Celko explores various ways to split commissions among multiple sales people.
RELATED LINKS: • Celko's Email-Address-Validation SQL Puzzle • Celko on SQL: Auxiliary Tables vs. Declarative Coding • Celko on SQL: Natural, Artificial and Surrogate Keys Explained • Celko's Theater-Seat-Assignment SQL Puzzle MUST READS
Seven Steps to Successful BI Competency Centers From setting a strategic vision and gaining C-level support to promoting successes and responding to emergencies, follow these seven suggestions for developing BICCs that boost business performance. Rich Internet Apps the Microsoft Way Evaluating Silverlight 2, Visual Studio 2008 and Expression Studio 2, it's no surprise that Microsoft shines in programming and comes up short on creative tools. As the wave of RIA and Web 2.0 rides on, the choice between the Adobe and Microsoft camps might be one of the bigger bets an enterprise IT shop can make. Report Warns Of Data Warehouse 'Bottleneck' In Real-Time Analytics In a report entitled "Really Urgent Analytics: The Sweet Spot for Real-Time Data Warehousing," Forrester advises intelligence and knowledge management professionals to familiarize themselves with the various approaches for adapting a data warehouse to meet real-time requirements, and, if necessary, consider bypassing the data warehouse altogether. Of BI and Baseball: Two Reports Present Vendor and Product Standings It ain't over till it's over, and Forrester and BIScorecard reports say the business intelligence playoffs are a long way off. Kimball University: Eight Recommendations for International Data Quality Language, culture, and country-by-country compliance and privacy requirements are just a few of the tough data quality problems global organizations must solve. Start by addressing data accuracy at the source and adopting an MDM strategy, then follow these six other best-practice approaches. Enterprise in the Cloud: Q&A with Google's Rishi Chandra As product manager at Google Enterprise, Rishi Chandra is responsible for spreading search appliances, Google Apps and a growing portfolio of services into the business world. Continuing a series of interviews on cloud computing, Intelligent Enterprise asks Chandra about Google's plans for applications, underlying infrastructure and meeting the demands of the enterprise. Six Steps to Better Sales Forecasting and Demand Planning Most companies are immature and uncoordinated when it comes to sales forecasting and demand planning. Follow these six steps to increase forecast accuracy, speed planning cycles, reduce inventory costs, end stockouts and increase customer satisfaction. |
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