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Top 10 Data Mining Mistakes
sponsored by SAS
WHITE PAPER: In the following paper, we briefly describe, and illustrate from examples, what we believe are the “Top 10” mistakes of data mining, in terms of frequency and seriousness. Most are basic, though a few are subtle. All have, when undetected, left analysts worse off than if they’d never looked at their data.
Posted: 07 Apr 2010 | Published: 07 Apr 2010

SAS

Best Practices for Implementing a Data Warehouse on Oracle Exadata Database Machine
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: By using the Oracle Exadata Database Machine as a data warehouse platform you have a balanced, high performance hardware configuration. This paper focuses on the other two corner stones, data modeling and data loading, providing a set of best practices and examples for deploying a data warehouse on the Oracle Exadata Database Machine.
Posted: 12 Mar 2012 | Published: 30 Sep 2010

Oracle Corporation

Driving Strategic Planning with Predictive Modeling
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Uncertainty makes strategic planning complex. Removing uncertainty can create unlimited business value. There are solutions to help organizations overcome uncertainty and achieve results. Read this white paper to learn how to drive strategic planning with predictive modeling.
Posted: 18 May 2010 | Published: 18 Jul 2008

Oracle Corporation

Get Analytics Right from the Start
sponsored by Sybase, an SAP company
WHITE PAPER: Whether or not analytics should become an integral part of an organization’s planning and decision-making seems to be beyond question However, at what level, for what purpose and how to go about deploying analytics are questions that each organization needs to answer for itself. These questions are the focus of this paper.
Posted: 05 Aug 2010 | Published: 05 Aug 2010

Sybase, an SAP company

Fast-Tracking Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence Projects via Intelligent Data Modeling
sponsored by Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Often times Business Intelligence (BI) projects miss the mark with their business users because the proper documenting of required data and related business rules is not executed. This paper looks at fast-tracking data warehousing and BI projects using data modeling.
Posted: 15 Jun 2011 | Published: 01 Jan 2010

Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.

SAP predictive analysis: What you need to know
sponsored by HP Inc
WHITE PAPER: Read on to find details about SAPs BusinessObjects Predictive Analysis, including how the NBA used HANA to help cater to stat-hungry fans.
Posted: 27 Aug 2013 | Published: 27 Aug 2013

HP Inc

IBM InfoSphere DataStage Performance and Scalability Benchmark White Paper 
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This paper highlights the performance and scalability potential of InfoSphere DataStage 8.1 based on a benchmark test simulating a data warehouse scenario. The benchmark is designed to use the profiled situation to provide insight about how InfoSphere DataStage addresses customers' key FAQs when designing their information integration architecture.
Posted: 24 Mar 2011 | Published: 24 Mar 2011

IBM

Business Oriented Information Architecture
sponsored by Sybase, an SAP company
WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines an information architecture (IA) and why it is useful in determining everything from the robustness of IT projects to testing business process scenarios to see if they satisfy the wide-ranging needs of your business. Read this now to learn more about IA, including its basic design, how to start your program and more.
Posted: 17 Apr 2012 | Published: 16 Apr 2012

Sybase, an SAP company

Does Data Modeling Still Matter Amid the Market Shift to XML, NoSQL,Big Data, and the Cloud?
sponsored by Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Many organizations have reconsidered their commitments to data modeling in the face of NoSQL and big data systems, as well as XML information management. However, should you really be shifting focus away from data modeling?
Posted: 24 Feb 2014 | Published: 24 Feb 2014

Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.

Improving Data Quality Through Data Modeling
sponsored by CA ERwin from CA Technologies
WHITE PAPER: Enterprise data is largely falling short of a standard that makes it possible to utilize in how business will be conducted in the next decade. Most enterprise data is “adequate” for basic operational needs today. Download this paper to learn how to get the most out of your enterprise data.
Posted: 20 Apr 2011 | Published: 20 Apr 2011

CA ERwin from CA Technologies