Big Data White Papers

Harness IT -- An Introduction to Business Intelligence Solutions

80% of self-service business intelligence (BI) applications offer more flexibility than traditional BI tools. Learn the key selection criteria required to provide your organization with the capability to address structured data, unstructured data and mobile demands so that employees can view and manipulate data on their own, from virtually any location.

Sponsor: CDW

Business Intelligence Shows its Smarts

Today's Business Intelligence (BI) tools provide a new way to think about data with self-service capabilities and user-friendly analytics that can be used by nearly everyone. This white paper offers a primer on BI, from understanding how it compares to analytics and the tools required for effective BI, to overcoming common barriers to success.

Sponsor: CDW

Proactive Planning for Big Data

Big data is less about the terabytes and more about the query tools and business intelligence needed to make sense of massive amounts of data. This guide dives into the impact big data will have on government, highlighting how legacy business models and systems will be disrupted and the methodical steps agencies can take to create an effective strategy.

Sponsor: CDW

The Practitioner's Guide to Data Profiling

The power of data profiling lies in the ability to summarize details about large data assets from many angles. This paper considers the techniques used by data profiling tools, the way the analyses are performed, and how those analyses can yield value in a number of application contexts, including reverse engineering, assessment for potential anomalies, business rule validation and validation of metadata and data models.

Sponsor: SAS

Data Visualization Techniques: From Basics to Big Data with SAS Visual Analytics

Regardless of how much data an organization has, creating visuals of data will deliver the most meaningful analysis. This paper discusses some of the basic issues concerning data visualization, from data size and column composition, to solving unique challenges presented by big data.

Sponsor: SAS

How to Effectively Realize Data Visualization

Data visualization enables decision makers to understand what data really means. SAS Visual Analytics is a high-performance, in-memory solution for exploring massive amounts of data very quickly. Extending well beyond traditional query and reporting, discover how it enables users to spot patterns, identify opportunities and convey visual results via Web reports or an iPad.

Sponsor: SAS

Practical Fundamentals for Master Data Management

In this paper, the fundamentals for successful master data management initiatives are examined. Discover the early benefits that can be achieved by concentrating on simplifying and standardizing semantics, managing metadata and improving data quality as first steps in building a long-term enterprise information strategy.

Sponsor: SAS