• Data Integration
    Management

    Seamless Data Management for Small Businesses

    The online world is all about expansion and connectivity. It is by far the most populated space in the world. The invention and introduction of this virtual area in people’s lives have changed the human perspective regarding boundaries and limitations. Therefore, technology is applied to upgrade the cyberspace for bringing about revolutionary changes. The requirement of database applications Data generates at a massive rate in the virtual medium, and it is data essential for multiple purposes. The prominence of social sites and websites shows that virtual business has become a reality. All entrepreneurs want potential clients to access their services at any given point in time as well as from…

  • Medical Research
    Medical Technology

    Big Data’s Role in Healthcare

    While the American healthcare system is experiencing a tumultuous period, there is one thing that’s for sure about the state of the healthcare industry: big data is quickly changing it. SearchITOperations writer Carlos Casanova notes, “The past decade has seen a massive growth in data generation and that was before the internet of things (IoT) entered the equation.” The wealth of data we have recorded and stored presents plenty of opportunity but also many challenges. The need for data analysts has skyrocketed as we search for the best ways to utilize big data in the healthcare industry. While there are many applications for this data, processing and interpreting it all…

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    Business Tools

    Implementing Oracle Business Intelligence in the Right Way

    The Oracle Business Intelligence comprises of various set of tools that support the end users to access reports and analysis for decision making purposes. Now, what can be the different tools for implementing business intelligence (BI)? They are discussed in the following. KPI (Key Performance Indicators): These are the kind of indicators that are used to monitor the present status and then forecast and anticipate the future performance of the organization. They can be considered as the health indicators of the industry and a proper guide to performance management. Data Warehousing: DWH or data warehousing are often considered as the first step towards BI. It is the main pool of…

  • Mailbox
    Business Tools,  Logistics,  Marketing

    Address Validation Tools Can Save Your Business Serious Cash

    You’ve captured the addresses of customers and prospects the same way for years, and you don’t really want to switch over to another system that requires re-training your employees. The learning curve and training time are nothing, however, compared to the costs your business incurs because of dirty data in your system. A whopping 94 percent of companies suspect their databases suffer from major inaccuracies, a QAS.com report on data quality notes. Even if you don’t think data cleaning is worth the time and effort, there are indirect and direct costs associated with data quality issues that all businesses need to be aware of. Direct Costs The postage you spend…

  • Software

    What to do when your WordPress update failed [Tutorial]

    Yesterday when I was updating one of my WordPress blogs the automatic update failed and was stuck in maintenance mode. What to do when this happens? First of all, don’t panic! Your blog is not lost for ever, or anything like that. Even if you haven’t backed up your blog’s files and its database (like recommended by WordPress), it is still possible to fix the update fail issue in a few easy steps. Of course if you had backed up your files and database then you could simply restore them and try an automatic update again. In fact some web hosts will regularly backup everything for you. They also have…