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• Data Management

  • People, process issues offer path to improve data quality on the cheap

    An emphasis on educating end users and upgrading internal processes can help enterprises fix data quality problems without dropping a ton of cash, according to analysts.

  • As data demands speed up, information management tools pave road ahead

    New research shows data virtualization, data governance and master data management initiatives provide higher levels of satisfaction with data quality and data integration.

  • Bank of America IT exec: EIM drivers key to shaping project plans

    Enterprise information management programs should be molded around clear business objectives, says a senior information architect at Bank of America.

• DataManagement UK

  • NEC Europe has yen for Host Analytics’ financial planning

    NEC Europe has signed up to use Host Analytics' cloud-based financial planning service to better integrate an acquisition and support its growth plans.

  • Podcast: How to craft an effective MDM strategy

    In this podcast interview, Andy Hayler gives advice on how to create and implement an MDM strategy that is ruthlessly focused on business value.

  • Jill Dyché: CEO big data focus good news and bad news for IT

    Jill Dyché, a data management expert, sees CEO interest and scepticism as both an opportunity and a threat. Avoid the big data 'gotchas', and don't mistake data warehousing for big data.

• Content Management

  • Trash the old data: A firm record retention schedule can lead to DM success

    Information is growing exponentially and the lack of firm record retention schedules is costing organizations big money and will increase liability as time passes, says consultant Randolph Kahn.

  • Cimarex picks Accellion enterprise collaboration platform over SharePoint

    Cimarex Energy replaced its SharePoint system with Accellion’s enterprise collaboration platform for secure mobile file sharing and uses it to recruit graduate geology students.

  • Paper originals still needed when using a document management system?

    Get expert advice on whether it’s necessary to keep paper or other forms of original materials once a company implements an electronic document management system.

• CRM

  • Chatter growing louder, more call centers see value of social media

    Attendees at the ACCE call center expo say they’re ready to engage customers through social media.

  • Call center agents’ behavior should be focus -- not clunky metrics

    A consultant at the recent ACCE call center expo urged call centers to drop the glut of performance metrics and favor a human approach.

  • Health care reform catalyst for customer service improvements

    Although many don’t immediately think of CRM and health care together, recent U.S. legislative changes to health care standards are causing organizations to think of patients as customers.

• Oracle

  • Implementing a Hyperion system in 3 weeks -- it can be done

    An Oracle Hyperion system implementation in three weeks? Yes, it can be done. Communications firm Neustar implemented Hyperion in less than a month and gained efficiencies in the process.

  • Las Vegas expands its Oracle business intelligence horizons for better government transparency

    The city of Las Vegas underwent a three-year Oracle business intelligence project to bring more data to its employees and the public. The city's IT manager explains how it happened.

  • Midmarket companies find JD Edwards upgrades a good fit

    At some point, your JD Edwards shop will have to decide whether to switch to a different product, upgrade or stay where you are. Learn what two other organizations did when working through JD Edwards upgrades.

• SAP

  • SAP builds the case for HANA in-memory bench with new apps, customers

    After talking up its mobile and cloud road maps, SAP chose last day of the SapphireNow conference to talk about the third part of the equation it’s basing its future success on: HANA, and in-memory technology.

  • SuccessFactors now leading SAP cloud strategy, but questions remain

    SAP has placed a huge bet on a new executive “born in the cloud” and on a company that will now guide both companies’ roadmap for existing products.

  • SAP tells of a future built on in-memory, mobile, and cloud

    SAP outlined its cloud strategy at the SapphireNow conference in Orlando. Are customers genuinely interested, or is it just SAP hype?

• SQL Server

  • More T-SQL statements in SQL Server 2012 you need to know about

    In this second article of a two-part series on new T-SQL statements, expert Serdar Yegulalp reviews command changes to sequencing, date values and more.

  • Three new T-SQL commands in SQL Server 2012 to make your life easier

    Each release of SQL Server brings changes to Transact SQL. In this tip, expert Serdar Yegulalp gives a walkthrough of tweaks like WITH RESULT SETS for renaming columns and THROW for catching errors.

  • Download SQL Server Insider

    SQL Server Insider e-zine is a quarterly online publication focusing on Microsoft’s enterprise database, SQL Server. Join the editors of SearchSQLServer.com for an in-depth look into the database trends sweeping over Microsoft, including business intelligence, cloud computing and “big data.”

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