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5 Best Practices for Creating Effective Dashboards

Selecting relevant metrics to include in your dashboard is critical. Above all, they must be metrics that matter and that are relevant to the job at hand. But that doesn’t mean every metric should be included – far from it. You should be highly selective in determining which metrics earn a spot on your dashboard.

Which chart or graph is right for you?

You’ve got data and you’ve got questions. Creating a chart or graph links the two, but sometimes you’re not sure which type of chart will get the answer you seek. This paper answers questions about how to select the best charts for the type of data you’re analyzing and the questions you want to answer. But it won’t stop there!

Top 10 Trends in Business Intelligence for 2015

Just as the business intelligence landscape has transformed to self-service data, so too must governance transform. Simple approaches like locking down all enterprise data won’t work any longer—nor will the approach of doing away with any process at all. Organizations will begin to investigate what governance means in a world of self-service analytics.

7 Trends in the Cloud

One of the biggest changes emerging in the cloud market is the attitude of IT. Successful cloud applications such as Salesforce and Workday, and cloud infrastructure leaders like Amazon, gained early traction with business groups looking to bypass IT roadblocks. Today however, IT is often the chief sponsor of transitioning to the cloud.

5 Lessons from History’s Early Data Rockstars

These are the lessons we are going to look into:

• Visualizations help people understand the data

• Talk about your work with others

• Use a pencil

• Let Big Data Inspire you

Software-defined Storage solves performance problems

Big Data, Cloud Computing, Social Media, Mobile Business: These trends have spurred on exponential volumes of data that now need to be recorded, processed and analysed. High performance applications are required to assist, but also storage systems need to offer sufficient performance to efficiently store and back up the data they generate, guaranteeing high availability and overall administration. Traditional hard drive- storage arrays quickly reach their limits here. As a result, alternative paths are sought to work around these limits. This paper provides an overview of storage technologies available today and their advantages and disadvantages.

Software-defined Storage simplifies the management process

Software-defined storage (SDS) is initiating a paradigm shift in the field of computer storage: We are moving away from providing hardware-based storage functions and services towards a software-orientated alternative. As a result, systems management can be automated and centralised, therefore its functions can be shared on all systems throughout the infrastructure, irrespective of the specific device or manufacturer. Below is an overview of the added value that can be achieved with regard to data management by switching to SDS and its invaluable functions and tools.

Guaranteed data security with Software-defined Storage

The term „software-defined“ is now regularly used to describe storage. You would be hard-pressed to find any major supplier who today does not use this keyword to describe their products. Yet, what exactly does this concept imply, what are the advantages for businesses when they implement it and at what point is it worthwhile considering software-defined storage?

Une solution SDS simplifie le processus de gestion du stockage

Le terme « software-defined » sert souvent à décrire le stockage. Il est pratiquement impossible de trouver aujourd’hui un grand fournisseur qui ne qualifie pas ainsi ses produits. Toutefois, en quoi consiste exactement le stockage SDS, quels sont les avantages pour l’entreprise qui le met en oeuvre et dans quelle mesure convient-il de s’y intéresser ?

Une solution SDS résout les problèmes de performance du stockage

The term "software -defined " often used to describe storage. It is virtually impossible to find a large today provider who does not qualify as products. However, what exactly is storage SDS , what Benefits for the company that implements it and how measure should be interested in it ?

Une solution de stockage SDS garantit la sécurité des données

la plus récente du cabinet d’analystes de premier plan 451 Research, le pourcentage du budget investi en stockage par rapport au budget informatique global a en fait, diminué au cours des deux dernières années.

Speed, Scale, Security: Orchestrating a Great Download Experience

Delivering software is becoming harder every day. Not only do you have to compete in a universe of 15 billion connected devices, but also with a growing number of users downloading everything from new applications to virus updates.

The result is a growing congestion that can undermine your ability to get your application, software patch, or device update to your end users as quickly as possible. And every minute that your users spend trying to download your software is a minute they can’t spend using it.

What it ultimately comes down to is latency.

Limelight Orchestrate for Media & Broadcast

Every broadcaster and media content owner struggles with how to simplify and reduce costs of media publishing workflow. Instantaneously delivering high quality video worldwide to every screen has led to needlessly complex systems. Too often, multiple third party tools are required to encode, publish, and deliver high performing content, as well as integrate ads, gather analytics, and ensure content security—all of which can impact how quickly you can deliver high quality content to your viewers, who expect a seamless experience on every screen.

Nintendo’s Limelight Solution

Families and children around the world love Nintendo. They are fans of the state-of-the-art game consoles such as the new Wii U and they enjoy the variety of exciting game classics from Mario Bros. to Princess Zelda. And, thanks to the educational value of the content, Nintendo captures the hearts of audiences both young and old.

So what is Nintendo’s secret sauce? They understand what it means to create meaningful connections with fans by managing their digital content across devices and by leveraging the power of video. Nintendo provides authentic and homogenous high performance gaming and entertainment experiences to fans on their game consoles and on their branded websites.

Stream On: Case Study

StreamOn is one of Canada’s oldest and most established streaming companies. The company began in 2002 as the result of a need to develop a plug and play, seamless streaming solution for the OK Radio Group’s 10-radio stations. StreamOn currently serves a growing customer base of over 300 radio stations in North, Central and South America, along with the Caribbean, Africa, and the South Pacific.