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  • Forrester Wave: Informatica, IBM lead data virtualization tools market

    Informatica and IBM are the top dogs in the data virtualization software market, thanks to a strong combination of “enterprise-class” features, according to Forrester Research Inc.

  • Data virtualization tools: Are they right for you?

    Real-time BI reporting and high-performance transaction processing top the list of potential reasons to use data virtualization tools, according to IT professionals and industry analysts.

  • The top five data management mishaps of 2011

    Some of last year's biggest information management mess-ups could have been avoided through closer adherence to best practices, according to experts.

• Business Analytics

  • When shopping for a 'big data' analytics platform, talk the talk

    Enterprise Strategy Group provides a few tips on how to narrow down the product and deployment options before investing in a “big data” analytics platform.

  • SAS CEO Goodnight on revenue, talent, collaboration and the year ahead

    SAS Institute CEO Jim Goodnight celebrates another profitable year for the privately held software vendor and considers the data and analytics road ahead for 2012.

  • Collaborative BI key to bringing order to chaotic business environments

    Collaborative BI may not carry the same kind of prestige that “big data” or the cloud does, but devotees like Barry Devlin believe it to be a critical game changer.

• SAP

  • Increase system effectiveness through solid SAP business processes

    Find out how SAP business processes and monitoring automation can affect SAP system performance.

  • Customers looking for alternative SAP pricing models

    Some customers are pushing SAP to consider alternative pricing models as a way to cut costs, such as basing licenses on consumption. SAP says it’s given some thought to the idea.

  • SAP system performance can hinge on hardware choices

    Learn what to consider for server, CPU and server architectures to ensure optimal SAP system performance. Find out what to avoid and how the cloud fits into the landscape.

• SQL Server

  • When up isn’t enough: Techniques for scaling SQL Server out

    Scaling SQL Server out is not easy; that’s why most businesses choose to scale up their databases instead. But some applications give you no choice: You’ve got to look at options for scaling out.

  • SQL Server stored procedures supercharged in recent, upcoming versions

    Microsoft is forever tinkering with SQL Server stored procedures to give queries more thrust. Find out what’s new in SQL Server 2008, 2008 R2 and the next-generation 2012 release.

  • Cost, proliferation power rise of SQL Server data warehousing

    SQL Server data warehousing may have seemed a misnomer a few years ago. But many Microsoft shops with growing data needs are seeing the benefits of native products.

• Java

  • Java 7 and the intricacies of safe and unsafe casting

    One of the problems with casting is that it does have the potential to cause a loss of precision, especially if the number that gets cast does indeed fall outside of the range of the target type. Here we will explain why this happens.

  • Vowels don't cost $500: Pontificating on Java 7 variable naming conventions

    When naming your variables, put a little bit of thought into it and name them well. Well thought out variable names make Java programs both easier to read and easier to maintain. Good names can even make Java programming fun.

  • Has Computer Programming Really Changed Much Since Lovelace's Time?

    Everyone always talks about these new computer programming languages, and how great one is over the other. But really, has computer programming really changed that much over time?

• Data Center

  • Revitalize mainframe storage performance with VSAM

    The traditional VSAM storage tactic sees renewed use as mainframe virtualization grows.

  • Energy Star for Servers finally means something

    No longer limited to one- and two-socket boxes, the Energy Star for Servers label now applies to real enterprise-class hardware.

  • Uptime Institute GEIT award deadline pushed to Feb. 15

    Requests for more time to accommodate corporate review leads to extension.

• Content Management

  • 'Extreme' collaboration: TV spurs success in social media strategy

    An "extreme makeover" on television leads to a social media strategy triumph. Experts agree there are three things common to such success: forethought, careful plan execution and ongoing measurement.

  • Successful SharePoint governance is essential to smart implementation

    Successful SharePoint governance is just one aspect to successful implementation of the collaboration platform as explained in a chapter of Essential SharePoint 2010: Overview, Guidance, and Planning.

  • Content management, collaboration grapple with consumerization of IT

    Content management and social collaboration are not free of the effect consumerization has had on IT.

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