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Reducing Total Cost of Ownership: Delivering Cost Effective Enterprise Business Intelligence

03/03/10

Learn how organizations can measure and lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and increase the Return on Investment (ROI) for their business intelligence applications in this all-new white paper.


Lessons Learned: Survey of Financial Services Companies Uncovers Data Governance Trends

Lessons Learned: Survey of Financial Services Companies Uncovers Data Governance Trends

01/26/10

In the summer of 2009, DataFlux conducted a survey to understand data management trends in the financial services industry. The research examined how this industry is approaching managing its data, the breadth and depth of data governance in this sector, what motivates data management strategies, and what kind of rules the industry thinks should be introduced in the future to promote success.


Finding an Upside in the Downturn with Data Quality

Finding an Upside in the Downturn with Data Quality

01/26/10

The current macroeconomic malaise means organizations in almost every sector are finding it tough. IT budgets are under scrutiny and many new projects have been put on hold or cancelled. An economic downturn forces many businesses to focus inwards on reducing costs and improving efficiencies to prop up its revenues and profit margins. Although companies are relying even more on IT systems to run their businesses in a leaner and meaner fashion, new IT investments are invariably impacted as well. CIOs are left scratching their heads on how to sustain and fund important information management projects such as master data management (MDM) and data quality. This paper from Ovum, a leading research firm in technology, telecommunications and other business sectors, argues against cutting into these projects too deeply. An economic downturn highlights the importance of accurate and up-to-date information to optimally drive business applications and decision-making. Hence, a rigorous data quality program is now a business imperative rather than a luxury. Implemented correctly, it not only gives organizations the agility to better ride out the current recession but also raises their competitiveness when the economy recovers.


A Guide to the Value of Reliable Data in Insurance

A Guide to the Value of Reliable Data in Insurance

01/26/10

How critical is reliable data to the insurance industry? Insurance companies must attract the right customers, price correctly, write the right business, decline high-risk business, mitigate risk and reserve correctly. They must also maintain positive cash flow, manage outstanding claims and get the best re-insurance deals – all the while minimizing operating expenses. If unreliable data is flowing through the organization, the impact on the core insurance operational and analytical processes can be catastrophic.


A CIO’s Guide to Achieving Information Management Excellence - An HP and Informatica Joint White Paper

A CIO’s Guide to Achieving Information Management Excellence - An HP and Informatica Joint White Paper

01/25/10

HP and Informatica teamed up to create a framework for building an enterprise data foundation to drive operational efficiency. Learn about the challenges in managing costs and risks and making a case for Enterprise Information Management (EIM).


The Data-Driven Enterprise

The Data-Driven Enterprise

01/25/10

Learn how your company can become a data-driven enterprise and beat the competition. Find out about the people, processes, and technology you need to make sure you’re harnessing the power of your data assets to operate faster, better, and smarter.


Closing the Data Divide Between Business and IT - Simple Steps to Integrate Efforts and Improve Data for Business Use

Closing the Data Divide Between Business and IT - Simple Steps to Integrate Efforts and Improve Data for Business Use

01/25/10

The business and IT need a common language and a common set of tools they both can use to collaborate on data issues. Learn how the business and IT can collaborate more effectively to better manage and use data to drive critical business initiatives.


Managing Data, Managing Change: Making MDM Work

Managing Data, Managing Change: Making MDM Work

01/06/10

Master data management projects are here, and they’re here in a big way. Managers who have heretofore straddled the MDM fence, wary of large investments and squishy payback, are developing solid business cases identifying how MDM can solve problems that heretofore have had expensive or non-existent solutions. The education and research have paid off. Companies that have invested in MDM solutions are basking in the glow of lower overall IT costs, tighter development timelines, and better business data.