White Papers
Delivering a Comprehensive Analytics Framework for Converged Services
Communications companies are currently embroiled in a series of initiatives to enable the convergence of systems to deliver converged services – the utilization of a single network to transport all information and services (voice, data and video) by encapsulating the data into packets. While the movement to converged systems is inevitable and will be commoditized, it’s the “analytics” that are computed and utilized that will be the key competitive differentiator. This paper discusses the analytics framework required for today’s converged services.
A Primer on Web Analytics
Web Analytics is the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of Internet data for the purposes of understanding and optimizing Web usage. This paper will provide a broad overview of web analytics, explain the importance of integrating clickstreams with additional data sets, review the challenges of moving beyond metrics to insights, and outline how the Vertica Analytics Platform enables customers to succeed when facing the challenges related to web analytics.
Leveraging Social Media Analytics for Competitive Advantage
This paper outlines the advantages of using the Vertica Analytics Platform to collect, parse and process social media data using Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques. Vertica is a “New SQL” Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) currently used by media and entertainment companies who understand and act on social media data as well as those organizations powering the social media world. Vertica is a linearly scalable, high performance Big Data platform that supports standard SQL, User Defined Functions (UDF’s) and connectors to other data sources including Hadoop.
5 Signs You Might Be Outgrowing Your MySQL Data Warehouse
Most of us remember a favorite pair of pants or shirt we had as kids that seemed to fit fine one day, and the next time we put it on, we realized that they were suddenly much too small. Outgrowing things was a way of life back then, an inevitable step in the grand scheme and one that always seemed to lead to the next favorite shirt or toy. This is not an attempt to trivialize data warehouse and data mart systems, but they too evolve and mature, and one day you might wake up and realize that the MySQL data warehouse that you have so faithfully supported and maintained is just too small for your current analytics needs. This paper details the five most common signs that it may be time to consider replacing a MySQL system.
The Right Tool for the Job: Bringing Together Structured, Unstructured, and Semi-Structured Data to Differentiate Your Business
The explosion of data volume, coupled with the emergence of unstructured and semistructured data sources, is changing the landscape of business intelligence. Over the past five years, companies have increasingly been looking for a “magic bullet” solution to monetize 100% of their data. Hadoop is only partially equipped to handle this transition. This white paper will explain why to deliver the best results, companies need look no further than an integrated Vertica/Hadoop solution.
The Impact of Social Graphing Analysis on the Bottom Line: How Zynga Performs Graph Analysis with the Vertica Analytics Platform
A lot can be learned from the world’s largest social gaming company, as Zynga’s user community offers a microcosm of several real-world social graphing scenarios. This white paper describes how Zynga uses the Vertica Analytics Platform to improve its business and game features.
Analytic Architectures: Approaches to Supporting Analytics Users and Workloads
Wayne Eckerson, Director of Research, Business Applications and Architecture Group at TechTarget, writes about the four main types of intelligences designed to turn data into information.
Business Intelligence Is In The Details
Neil Raden describes how to create a no-compromise, 24 x 7 data warehouse that dramatically improves load and query speed, scalability and cost effectiveness.
Data Analytics – The New Growth Opportunity for Software Developers
Learn how the Vertica Analytics Platform is powering the new wave of commercial software, SaaS and appliance-based applications and creating new value and competitive differentiation for solution developers and their customers.
Vertica Analytic Database Architecture
Learn how Vertica works and what sets it apart from other databases.
Vertica Benchmark Results – A New Era of Analytic DBMS Performance
Read how Vertica has out-performed different types of data management solutions in a variety of customer settings.
Scalable Semantic Web Data Management Using Vertical Partitioning
Read about efficient management of RDF data with Vertica.
Fast Data Loading into the Vertica Analytics Platform
Learn about Vertica’s data loading architecture, benchmarks and best practices.
Revolutionizing Data Warehousing in Telecom with the Vertica Analytics Platform
Vercia’s architecture that takes CDR, SNMP, IPDR and other telecom data warehouses to the next level of performance, simplicity and cost efficiency.
Squeezing More Value Out of Data Warehouses through the Power of Database Compression
Learn how to use the power of data compression to lower data warehouse ownership costs and accelerate performance.
Transforming the Economics of Data Warehousing with Cloud Computing
Learn how new frontiers in on-demand computing and DBMS technology will transform business.
Increasing Enterprise Data Warehouse Performance, Longevity and ROI with the Vertica Analytics Platform
Learn how Vertica complements and enhances your existing Enterprise Data Warehouse.
Vertica for Structured Finance
Learn how two organizations, Tilden Park Capital Management and Intex Solutions, are using Vertica to successfully address the business challenges in structured finance.
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