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  • AAA picks Dell Boomi cloud integration tools over IBM, Jitterbit

    A local AAA auto club serving three western states is using cloud-based data integration tools to help drive an aggressive cloud computing strategy.

  • From the Editors: Framing the case for enterprise data virtualization

    There’s no lack of choices to consider if you’re looking at a possible data virtualization deployment -- both in terms of the vendors offering tools and the potential uses for the technology.

  • 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.

• Business Analytics

  • Airport retailer leaves Excel behind with BI tools makeover

    The Paradies Shops’ search for BI tools to access data quickly and break away from Excel spreadsheets started with data discovery vendors but didn’t end with them.

  • Hadoop is hot, but not most popular ‘big data’ technology

    New research reveals businesses’ relative lack of “big data” maturity and the hurdles in both technology and analytics techniques they need to overcome.

  • Mobile BI brings more than security concerns to the table, TDWI says

    Interest in mobile BI is growing, but democratizing data also presents hurdles for building a business case, according to new research from TDWI.

• SAP

  • Efficient SAP order management critical in tough economic times

    Companies can better weather tough economic times by taking take full advantage of features within SAP order management, from Biller Direct to SAP Collections Management.

  • As SAP R/3 support fades, upgrades to ECC 6.0 accelerate

    With the clock ticking on the end of SAP R/3 support and maintenance, the pace of customers upgrading to SAP ECC 6.0 is picking up, according to a survey of SearchSAP.com readers.

  • SAP Service Desk improved in Solution Manager 7.1, expert says

    SAP Service Desk was a weak, late entrant to the market, according to one expert, who says that’s slowly changing due to enhancements in the latest version of Solution Manager 7.1.

• SQL Server

  • Keep cloud, on-premises data square with SQL Azure Data Sync

    Learn how to use SQL Azure Data Sync to keep SQL Server and SQL Azure databases across dispersed geographic locations using a simple point-and-click interface.

  • Map data flow from Microsoft PowerPivot to Excel, SharePoint

    Microsoft PowerPivot, when used with Excel and SharePoint, lets business users manipulate data in Excel workbooks. But how do PowerPivot components fit into those environments?

  • SQL Server consolidation good -- not checking metrics bad

    SQL Server consolidation could save your company big money, writes expert Denny Cherry, but first you’ll need to examine metrics like concurrent connections, buffer pool size and drive space.

• 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

  • DevOps, Opscode Chef automate online auction site’s private cloud

    A darling of the DevOps crowd, the Opscode Chef cloud configuration and automation tool is now the central point of IT control for MercadoLibre’s sprawling online auction site.

  • Data center experts push back on ASHRAE economizer requirements

    An addendum to the ASHRAE 90.1-2010 energy standard could ease energy efficiency requirements on anyone building or significantly expanding data centers in the U.S.

  • Punch up database performance by reorganizing data

    A well-timed mainframe database reorg can result in much improved response.

• Content Management

  • Web content management's new role: Fueling digitally driven businesses

    Web content management is not just about publishing Web pages any more, according to one industry expert. It has become a way to use content to power useful business applications for the enterprise.

  • Data archive strategy key to efficient enterprise content management

    Digital archiving and the longevity of electronic information is being overlooked by enterprise content management professionals at the enterprise’s peril. Digital doesn’t necessarily mean permanent.

  • Lancaster Bible College gets cloud Web content management system boost

    After technical infrastructure issues continually crashed Lancaster Bible College’s website over the course of a year, the school switched to a cloud Web content management system.

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