Online Analytical Processing White Papers

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Quicktour Demo: Key Differentiators between Microstrategy and Business Objects
sponsored by MicroStrategy
WHITE PAPER: This tour provides an overview of MicroStrategy platform's uniquely powerful enterprise business intelligence capabilities and illustrates the 12 key differentiators between MicroStrategy and Business Objects.
Posted: 26 Nov 2008 | Published: 26 Nov 2008

MicroStrategy

Ziff Davis: Maximizing Performance and Minimizing Cost with Interactive Business Intelligence
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: View this white paper to learn how IT decision makers can drive faster analytics over large data volumes in a data warehouse. It outlines how you can give end users the ability to have a more interactive analysis using online analytical processing (analysis.)
Posted: 10 Apr 2013 | Published: 10 Apr 2013

IBM

BI is in the Details: How Columnar Technology Leverages the Latent Value in SQL Databases
sponsored by Vertica Systems
WHITE PAPER: This paper will discuss how Vertica enhances the capabilities of analytical work through the implementation of different architecture for relational database-based analytical work. By simply rotating the orientation of the database from rows to columns, dramatic improvements in load and query speed, scalability and cost effectiveness are achieved.
Posted: 29 Aug 2011 | Published: 01 Sep 2009

Vertica Systems

IBM® Cognos Financial Statement Reporting (FSR) and British Airways
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Through the years, accounting standards have changed and older processes need to be refined with the new complexities. This paper discovers how to maintain a master annual report without the risk of inaccuracies with data consolidation.
Posted: 01 Jun 2011 | Published: 01 Jun 2011

IBM

5 Styles of Business Intelligence
sponsored by MicroStrategy
WHITE PAPER: This paper looks at the historical development of BI applications and BI technology, and concludes that five common Styles of BI have evolved during the past decade - each style representing a certain characteristic usage.
Posted: 09 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2002

MicroStrategy

Real-Time Risk Monitoring
sponsored by Sybase, an SAP company
WHITE PAPER: Using a Visual Data Analytics Platform to Monitor and Manage Positions/Exposures in Real-Time Firms that engage in financial trading are exposed to counterparty risk (i.e., credit risk), market risk, and operational risk.
Posted: 02 Nov 2011 | Published: 02 Nov 2011

Sybase, an SAP company

Why DBMSs Matter More than Ever in the Big Data Era
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper explains the importance of having a proper database management system in the age of Big Data. A good DBMS will prove accurate data to analytics and BI systems in real time.
Posted: 21 Mar 2014 | Published: 28 Feb 2014

IBM

SQL Server 2012 Fast Track Data Warehouse on PowerEdge R720xd
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft SQL
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how to configure your SQL Server data warehousing system to support growing online analytical processing (OLAP) loads while lowering costs, easing management, and improving performance.
Posted: 21 Jun 2012 | Published: 31 May 2012

Dell and Microsoft SQL

Oracle Database 11g for Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence
sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd
WHITE PAPER: This white-paper provides an overview of Oracle Database 11g's capabilities for data warehousing, and discuses its key features and technologies. Discover how to integrate information, perform fast queries, scale to very large data volumes, and more.
Posted: 22 Oct 2010 | Published: 23 Sep 2009

Oracle Corporation UK Ltd

IBM Smart Analytics System Brochure
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: The IBM Smart Analytics System helps accelerate the delivery of insights for faster, smarter action; helps lower the cost of deriving more value from enterprise information; and features a modular architecture that enables organizations to easily add capacity and adapt to changing business needs. Check out this paper now to learn more.
Posted: 17 Mar 2011 | Published: 16 Mar 2011

IBM