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TDWI White Paper Library

TDWI maintains this library of white papers as a resource for in-depth research and commentary about the big data, business intelligence, data warehousing, and analytics industry. The content in this repository is crafted by TDWI's software and consulting partners. To find out how your company can promote its content in this library, click here.


How to Re-engage Users with the Corporate BI Initiative

February 12, 2016

In many organizations, users are disengaging from the corporate business intelligence (BI) initiative. BI leaders need to take the right steps to regain their trust. This white paper describes what those steps are, along with how to implement the remedies that will increase engagement once again.


Data Governance with Oracle

February 10, 2016

Data governance is the formulation of policy to optimize, secure, and leverage information as an enterprise asset by aligning the objectives of multiple functions. Data governance programs have traditionally been focused on people and process. In this whitepaper, we will discuss how key data governance capabilities are enabled by Oracle Enterprise Metadata Manager (OEMM) and Oracle Enterprise Data Quality (EDQ). This paper will introduce specific examples of how to leverage OEMM and EDQ tools within a well-defined data governance process and will also provide specific technical examples of how to deploy these solutions on Oracle and Intel® based engineered systems.


Affordable, Scalable, Reliable OLTP in a Cloud and Big Data World: IBM DB2 pureScale

February 1, 2016

This white paper discusses the concept of shared data scale-out clusters, as well as how they deliver continuous availability and why they are important for delivering scalable transaction processing support. It goes on to discuss the specific advantages offered by IBM's DB2 pureScale, which is designed to deliver the power of server scale-out architecture, enabling enterprises to affordably develop and manage transactional databases that can meet the requirements of a cloud-based world with rapid transaction data growth, in an affordable manner.


Follow the Money: Big Data ROI and Inline Analytics

February 1, 2016

This white paper describes how organizations that achieved big data success and high rates of returns used inline analytics, managing the feedback and improvement process from the company as a whole.


Top Six Worst Practices in Business Intelligence

January 20, 2016

Want to know why business intelligence (BI) applications succeed and BI tools fail? This white paper presents the six worst practices in BI and analytics, and helps you avoid them. You'll learn from the experiences of BI experts and information specialists and avoid mistakes such as Worst Practice #1: "Buying What Analysts Want instead of Considering the Needs of Others." It's a great guide to help you think through how to use BI to enable a culture where everyone is empowered to make better decisions.


Bridging the Gap in Manufacturing

January 15, 2016

As the manufacturing industry rebounds, executives must find new ways to meet increasing demand and complex regulations. This white paper, by the MPI Group, outlines three core strategies that manufacturers should implement to meet today's growing pressures: innovation, talent, and process improvement – and integrate robust information and insights to manage all three for greater profitability.


Data Monetization Strategies: How to Make Money and Save Money with Data and Analytics

January 15, 2016

In this white paper, we show you various ways to unlock the value of enterprise data – including big data and open data – for generating new revenue, realizing significant cost savings, redefining the customer experience, and pretty much changing business as usual.


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