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Information is stimuli that has meaning in some context for its receiver. When information is entered into and stored in a computer, it is generally referred to as data. After processing (such as formatting and printing), output data can again be perceived as information.
When information is packaged or used for understanding or doing something, it is known as knowledge.
As a DBA, you need to be aware of what's happening within your SQL Servers. But if you have dozens of SQL Servers -- both 2000 and 2005 models -- and permissions are shared, you'll have to go beyond the limits of triggers.
If you're working with SQL Server 2000 and trying to find a disabled index, here's something you should know.
Business Intelligence expert Eric Brown helps troubleshoot database growth problems.
New research reveals businesses’ relative lack of “big data” maturity and the hurdles in both technology and analytics techniques they need to overcome.
Interest in mobile BI is growing, but democratizing data also presents hurdles for building a business case, according to new research from TDWI.
Does your organization have a firm grasp on what "big data" is? That's a good place to begin on a big data analytics project, but don’t forget about basic IT blocking and tackling.
A well-timed mainframe database reorg can result in much improved response.
Point tools or management frameworks? Set realistic goals and criteria before choosing a systems management tool.
Outsourcing gathers appeal to both government and private industry to relieve over-taxed data centers.
A popular auto club is using Dell Boomi cloud integration tools to drive an aggressive cloud computing strategy.
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.
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.
Gartner’s BI London summit will show a landscape beset by strategic misalignment, intra-organisational struggle and weak cloud adoption. Yet mobile BI is becoming a reality.
Find out where to hone your business intelligence, data management and data warehouse skills with this list of training courses for 2012.
Deloitte identifies four analytics trends: an increased focus on ethics, the rise of open data, new business models and a refusal to do analytics for its own sake.
Oracle Advanced Analytics is the company’s newest announcement around data analytics, a market that Oracle seeks to blanket with products.
Oracle has finalized its $1.5 billion acquisition of CRM SaaS provider RightNow Technologies, and to celebrate executives held a webcast outlining their future plans for all the CRM and cloud products the two have on the table.
Despite all the talk about Software as a Service (SaaS) in recent years, the idea of it in IT isn’t new.
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.
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.
Susan Hanley describes the issues behind SharePoint 2010 governance planning and the key aspects to successful SharePoint deployments at organizations of all sizes.
Are you looking for scalability or performance? It's important to understand your needs before choosing a Windows Server hardware solution.
The Kerberos authentication protocol ensures safe connections between multiple platforms. Find out just how it creates secure connections in this overview.
The role of the command line is growing, but GUI-loving admins have options. We look at a Hyper-V tool that may appease the button-clickers.