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Over the past few years, open source has established itself as a key component of the overall data integration market. Many organizations have adopted this model for their data integration projects, ranging from ETL for data warehousing or business intelligence to operational data integration, data migration, data synchronization, etc. The Volume 2 of Practical Open Source Data Integration presents a few selected case studies, illustrating real-life implementations of open source data integration and its associated benefits. The case studies includes among others:

• A leading mobile phone provider
• A blinds manufacturer
• An eCommerce provider
• An agency from the United Nations
• A publishing group

Oracle Magazine contains technology strategy articles, sample code, tips, Oracle and partner news, how to articles for developers and DBAs, and more. Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world’s largest enterprise software company.

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In the beginning, open source solutions were the shiny play things of the techno crowd. After all, they were fun, new, and most importantly, free. No one would have considered using them in any real world corporate IT shops…

Today, open source solutions are not only being considered, they are being implemented by large and small enterprises – at rates that are mind-boggling. This paper examines the challenges faced by organizations today regarding their BI, data integration, and data warehousing environments, why traditional solutions fall short, and the rise of upstart open source companies. This white paper by Industry Analyst Dr. Claudia Imhoff addresses such critical issues as:

• The challenges facing companies today
• Why traditional BI solutions often fall short
• What open source BI solutions bring to the table
• Data integration, going beyond BI
• Considerations in adopting BI open source software

Written by Intelligent Solutions, Inc.

Microsoft Exchange is the world’s most widely deployed email and collaboration solution. With Exchange 2007, Microsoft continues to improve the product and push the limits of existing server and storage devices.

Download this informative best practices to learn why you must take the following into consideration for a successful Microsoft Exchange implementation:

• Storage configuration: DAS vs. SAN
• Sizing metrics for Exchange, including user I/O profiles
• Capacity requirements
• Considerations for Storage Group, Volume, and LUN Design

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Think of Master Data Management (MDM) as a single source of truth: the home of accurate data concerning everything that is vital to the company.

It’s no secret that the world has seen an explosion of information in the past 15 years, an explosion that experts predict will continue as the millions of people who use online resources continue to expand their usage, and the millions of people who do not yet have access to such resources gain it. Similarly, information stored as text in both business and government organizations has grown exponentially.

This paper briefly discusses:

• what text analytics is
• the various approaches to text analytics
• the natural language processing techniques used by SPSS Inc.’s text analytics solutions
• SPSS Inc.’s solutions for text analytics and their role in predictive analytics

Ces perspectives étant essentielles à la prise de décision éclairée au moment opportun.

L’avantage essentiel d’une initiative EIM est la création d’un environnement de gestion de l’information efficace, dynamique et dont les fonctionnalités puissantes facilitent la création, la collecte, la synthétisation, le partage et le reporting des données.

FierceContentManagement is a weekly content management news update, which provides insight and commentary on the latest news in content management, search, Enterprise 2.0, compliance and related fields. Get key updates on policy changes, new products and other news developments within the growing discipline of content management. Join over 23,000 industry insiders who depend on FierceContentManagement for their weekly executive briefing.

Retailers have invested in many systems – supply chain, inventory management, transportation management, and planning/merchandising. But without those systems being integrated and providing a single, role-based view, organizations can’t maximize the inherent value of those systems. An integrated BI platform extracts greater value from existing data sources, transforming operational and transactional data from legacy systems into meaningful, forward looking insights that can dramatically increase revenues, profitability, and effectiveness.

This paper discusses how Business Intelligence can help retail executives, warehouse staff, customer services agents and everyone in your retail organization realize new retailing innovations, improve margins, and propel profits to new heights.