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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

How Pink OTC Markets Cuts Reporting Time and Operating Costs with a Market Data Warehouse Built on Vertica and Syncsort
sponsored by Vertica Systems
WHITE PAPER: Learn how Pink OTC Market Inc., the third largest U.S. equity trading marketing place,  built a highly available and reliable (no downtime in a year of production use) data warehouse using Vertica's Analytic DBMS that cost-effectively stores billions of records and scales easily by simply adding CPUs without incurring additional licensing fees.
Posted: 16 Jul 2010 | Published: 16 Jul 2010

Vertica Systems

Query Offloading for Improved Performance and Better Resource Utilization
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper focuses on the use of a log-based, real-time change data capture (CDC) solution to enable real-time reporting using a low overhead solution that minimizes the impact on IT infrastructure.
Posted: 02 Feb 2010 | Published: 04 Jan 2010

Oracle Corporation

Three Proven Methods to Achieve a Higher ROI from Data Mining
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn the benefits of advanced data mining, including a greater return on investment. It offers practical guidance for incorporating additional data types and sources, expanding the scope of data mining projects and deploying results more effectively throughout your organization.
Posted: 22 Feb 2011 | Published: 22 Feb 2011

IBM

Comparison: IBM Netezza Data Warehouse Appliance vs. Oracle Exadata
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper offers up a comprehensive comparison of the Oracle Exadata and IBM Netezza data warehouse appliance, helping you decide which is the better fit for your business. Read this now and learn how they stack up in terms of online transaction processing (OLTP), query performance, simplicity of operation, value and more.
Posted: 30 May 2012 | Published: 18 Jan 2012

IBM

NoetixViews® for Oracle® E-Business Suite Global Extension
sponsored by Noetix Corporation
WHITE PAPER: NoetixViews transforms the complexity of the Oracle E-Business Suite database into recognizable business views of data that are used to create operational reports and ad hoc queries. NoetixViews enables faster, easier and more cost-effective access to information stored in the Oracle E-Business Suite data structure. Read this paper to learn more.
Posted: 04 Aug 2010 | Published: 04 Aug 2010

Noetix Corporation

Brochure: DB2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Discover the new features and benefits of IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS version 4.1.
Posted: 24 Mar 2014 | Published: 31 Oct 2013

IBM

Choosing a Standard for BI and Reporting: Simplify the IT Environment Reduce Your TCO Increase Your ROI
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: The reasons driving standardization in BI and reporting are core to every company—cutting costs, boosting revenue, and increasing profits. IBM Cognos 8 BI lets business users move among capabilities in a guided way, get the answers they seek, and collaborate while giving IT complete control over the BI environment.
Posted: 05 Oct 2009 | Published: 05 Jan 2009

IBM

Understanding the Components of Business Confidence
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: With over 60% of CEOs saying they need to do a better job of capturing and understanding information to make more effective and timely business decisions, it's clear that there's a gap between capability and need. It's similarly fair to say that this shortfall is a leading reason why businesses aren’t as competitive as they’d like to be.
Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Jul 2009

IBM

Guide: Enterprise Security Reporter
sponsored by ScriptLogic Corporation
WHITE PAPER: In large networks, the sheer number of permission settings makes it almost impossible to gain a clear overview of overall security, and checking that all those permission are in compliance with corporate and regulatory standards is a Herculean task.
Posted: 27 Aug 2009 | Published: 27 Aug 2009

ScriptLogic Corporation