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08. 6.2008
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08. 6.2008 Gartner's "Magic Quadrants" and Forrester's "Wave" reports carry a lot of weight, but these reports lean more toward assessing vendors rather than products... Most would-be buyers are equally hungry for hands-on analysis of the software they might end up using every day. In the BI market, that gap is filled by Cindi Howson's BIScorecard. Here's a peek at the top-level scores, plus a link to five helpful recommendations. Read more from Doug Henschen >> Clouding the Cloud Computing Issue 08. 5.2008
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08. 4.2008 The SharePoint IT Pro Documentation Team recently published a blog post on the various Microsoft "enterprise" search technologies. The post did a nice job of clarifying the role of each of Microsoft's various search tools, save FAST (but more on that in a bit). Even the post's author, Kathy Narvaez, admits she has trouble distinguishing the various " ...flavors of Microsoft enterprise search." Read more from Shawn Shell >> Alfresco Offers SharePoint Alternative 08. 1.2008
Microsoft SharePoint goes open source? Shock, horror! Ok, well not quite, but an open source alternative to SharePoint is now an option with the release of Alfresco's Lab 3 Beta product. Alfresco's new module allows you to hook Office into Alfresco, giving you the option to use Alfresco as opposed to SharePoint as your collaboration platform. Read more from Alan Pelz-Sharpe >>
07.31.2008 Sybase is a DBMS stalwart that gets far less attention than deserved. The company recently beat financial-performance estimates and has raised its 2008 sales estimate to $1.11 billion. Sybase's on-going success — the company's DBMS is much more than the parent of Microsoft SQL Server — earns the company a closer look, in its own right and as an excuse for one last comment on Microsoft's planned acquisition of DATAllegro. Read more from Seth Grimes >>
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Ready Or Not, Here Comes SaaS  Saugatuck Technology says SaaS is spreading throughout the enterprise, "whether the vendors -- or their offerings -- are ready to support and deliver what users want.” High expectations, unfortunately often come with a misunderstanding of the resource requirements to make enterprise-wide SaaS effective and efficient. RELATED LINKS: • SAS Acquires SaaS-Based Specialist in Dynamic Price Optimization • Behind the Business Objects-Oco SaaS Deal • Cast Iron Beefs Up Data Integration Appliance • Panorama Upgrade Incorporates Hybrid On-Premise-SaaS Capabilities MUST READS
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. IDC Report Shows Steady Growth for BI, Pent-Up Demand for Analytics Microsoft, SAS and SPSS lead marketshare gains in 2007. Analyst sees media and academia driving mainstream demand. Ride the Next Wave of Flexible 'BI Workspaces' Forrester Research says SaaS and in-memory options will let power users and analysts gain insight without IT bottlenecks. Embrace the trend, but beware the costs and risks. Kimball University: Microsoft SQL Server Comes of Age for Data Warehousing With new compression, partitioning and star schema optimization features, Microsoft's SQL Server 2008 is catching up with the state of the industry in data warehousing. Here's why these three capabilities are crucial for scalability and performance on any platform. Guide To Cloud Computing The market is getting crowded with Web-based software and storage offerings. Here's what you need to know about the cloud computing strategies of Amazon, Google, Salesforce, and five other leading vendors. Data Warehouse Alternatives Make a Hit in India and Europe Telco Reliance scales with DW appliances. Web marketer TradeDoubler loads and queries faster, cuts cost with a column-store database. |
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