Business Analytics/Business Intelligence Definitions

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Fivetran raises $100M to advance enterprise data integration

The co-founder and CEO of Fivetran talks about what the vendor is doing to help organizations meet the challenges of enterprise ...

Surprising insight on the data governance process

Many enterprise data governance processes have been around for a while. Read on for ways a modern approach can be beneficial, and...

Databricks debuts Delta Engine built on top of Spark 3.0

At the Spark + AI Summit 2020, Starbucks and health IT vendor Cerner Corp. outlined how they use Databricks' Data Lake ...

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Amazon healthcare initiatives wake up an industry slow to change

Amazon's entrance into healthcare pushes established healthcare businesses to address and improve longstanding logistical and ...

What Amazon's culture and practices can teach your company

Amazon has set a standard for workplace innovation that many firms aim to emulate. But experts advise executives to adjust ...

Break down the components of Amazon's retail business

Scan this overview of Amazon's various retail business units, from online platforms to brick-and-mortar stores, to understand ...

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Microsoft products address digital workplace security

Microsoft is enhancing products with additional features to address content security, enabling businesses to minimize risks while...

Why version control is necessary in digital asset management

Version control is essential to DAM systems, as it enables multiple iterations of documents and rich media while retaining the ...

How to use social networking CMS to create social media sites

Whether a company uses its own social CMS or a vendor's platform to create a social media site, it offers more features to users ...

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Oracle Autonomous Database shifts IT focus to strategic planning

This handbook looks at what Oracle Autonomous Database offers to Oracle users and issues that organizations should consider ...

Oracle Autonomous Database features free DBAs from routine tasks

Oracle Autonomous Database can automate routine administrative and operational tasks for DBAs and improve productivity, but ...

Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd dead at 62, succession plan looms

Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd's abrupt death at 62 has put the software giant in the position of naming his replacement, and the ...

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SAP Cloud Platform apps deal with pandemic problems

SAP Cloud Platform is proving to be a useful development environment for applications that address issues brought on by the ...

7 SAP S/4HANA implementation issues to address

A move to S/4HANA is critical for SAP users, but getting it right is difficult. Here's a look at seven issues to address.

SAP for Me provides 'one-stop shopping' for product data

Customers who need comprehensive information about their SAP environments can now use the new SAP for Me portal to get a complete...

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SQL Server database design best practices and tips for DBAs

Good database design is a must to meet processing needs in SQL Server systems. In a webinar, consultant Koen Verbeeck offered ...

SQL Server in Azure database choices and what they offer users

SQL Server databases can be moved to the Azure cloud in several different ways. Here's what you'll get from each of the options ...

Using a LEFT OUTER JOIN vs. RIGHT OUTER JOIN in SQL

In this book excerpt, you'll learn LEFT OUTER JOIN vs. RIGHT OUTER JOIN techniques and find various examples for creating SQL ...