Archives: February 2012

Enterprise Strategy Group White Paper: How Application Retirement Solutions Drive value

Posted on February 23, 2012

This Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) White Paper will give you a business justification for Application Retirement solutions.

It’s a fact that legacy applications tie up valuable storage space and resources that could be better utilised in other areas. But compliance and regulatory standards that govern many organisations mean that the data needs to remain accessible – even if access is only needed infrequently.

In years gone by, shutting down applications was simply not an option because it meant shutting down access to the data. This barrier has now been removed. Application Retirement solutions now offer organisations a way to provide end-users with access to archived data using any reporting tool that supports ODBC/JDBC connectivity – essentially eliminating the cost of maintaining legacy systems.

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Topics Covered Application ILM, Application Retirement

Informatica Resource Centre: How to convert data into a strategic business asset

Posted on February 21, 2012

This Informatica Resource Centre includes practical guides to help you create an effective framework for maximising your return on data – with particular reference to Data Quality, Master Data Management (MDM), and Data Governance.

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Topics Covered Data Governance, Data Quality, Master Data Management (MDM)

Informatica Webinar Replay: Data Replication for Real-time (Big) Data Warehousing

Posted on February 1, 2012

Join Philip Howard – Research Director at Bloor, and Informatica for a webinar replay which discusses how Data Replication can help you deliver active, real-time (Big) Data Warehousing for real-time analytics and reporting while providing an infrastructure for data sharing.

The growing demand for real-time analytics and operational reporting against ever-increasing volumes of Big Data has created new demands for real-time data replication. To be successful you must:

  • Keep data in the warehouse up to date and rapidly accessible
  • Avoid impacting performance of the production systems from which the data is drawn
  • Prevent compromising the transactional integrity of the data used for decision-making

During this webinar replay Philip Howard and Informatica will discuss how a solid data replication solution can help your organisation:

  • Embrace the ever-expanding range of traditional and emerging source and target systems, including appliances
  • Provide innovative techniques to optimise the transaction loading into the warehouse
  • Support other operational needs such as zero downtime migrations

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Topics Covered Big Data, Data Replication