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Business Definition for: Data

  • the measurements and observations collected during a statistical investigation

Wiktionary Definition for: Data

  • Plural of datum: Pieces of information.
  • (''collectively''; ''uncountable'') Information.
  • date
  • #English data
  • third person singular present tense of datare
  • second person singular imperative of datare
  • #date

Additional Resources

Refresh Connected (Imported) Data
A cell range, Excel table, PivotTable report, or PivotChart report can all be connected to an external data source. You can refresh the data to update data from this external data source. Each time you refresh data, you see the most recent version of the information in the data source,...
Tags: Connected Corp., Data Source
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Implementing or Upgrading SAP Solutions? Don't Forget the Data
Download this white paper to learn how you can minimize the five most common data migration challenges associated with SAP implementations: Identifying and analyzing source data Accessing source data Addressing data quality in legacy applications Preparing and loading data into SAP Supporting...
Tags: Data Migration, Informatica, SAP AG, Data
White papers 2006-01-01
Managing Your Data Tightly Through An M&A Event
Data is one of the most valued assets associated with mergers and acquisitions (M&A), yet techniques for properly integrating data often are misunderstood and the importance of data understated. "Managing Your Data Tightly Through an M&A Event" discusses the key risks and challenges associated with data integration and explore ways...
Tags: Deloitte LLP, M&A, Data Integration, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance
White papers 2008-09-07
Connect To (Import) External Data
The main benefit of connecting to external data is that you can periodically analyze this data in Microsoft Office Excel without repeatedly copying the data, which is an operation that can be time-consuming and error-prone. After connecting to external data, you can also automatically refresh or update your Excel workbooks...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., Data Source
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Sort Data In Excel Services
Sorting data is an integral part of data analysis. You might want to organize a list of names in alphabetical order or you might want to compile a list of product inventory levels from highest to lowest. Sorting data helps you understand your data better, organize and find the data...
Tags: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp., Databases, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management
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Benefits of Applying AppWorx to Data Warehousing
In most cases, the data is transactional data pulled from a number of different applications in the enterprise, but it can be any type of data. The goal of a data warehouse is to provide an enterprise with high quality information that they can use to make tactical and strategic...
Tags: Storage, Business Intelligence, Benefit, Data Warehouse, Portals, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Internet
White papers 2005-04-01
First Data Names New President of First Data Resources
OMAHA, Neb. -- First Data Corp. (NYSE: FDC) has announced that Susan Henricks has returned to First Data as president of First Data Resources.
Tags: First Data Corp.
Research articles 2006-09-13
Outsourcing: Coming To A Data-Management Department Near You
In today's technology-oriented business environment, management of strategic data is critical to the very survival of an organization. The paper examines data management as the next phase of outsourcing. It discusses the key points related to this issue such as, which areas of data management fit best with an outsourcing...
Tags: Outsourcing, It Operations, Databases, Storage, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, CMP Media
White papers 2003-06-19
Using Automed for Data Warehousing
A data warehouse consists of a set of materialized views defined over a number of data source, collects copies of data from remote, distributed, autonomous and heterogeneous data sources into a central repository to enable analysis and mining of the integrated information. Data Warehousing and On-Line Analytical Processing OLAP are...
Tags: Software, Data Management, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Data Mining, Databases, Storage, Business Intelligence, University Of London, Data Warehouse, Data Source
White papers 2003-04-07
DataFlux 6.2 Delivers Automated Enterprise Data Quality Process; Release Encompasses Full Spectrum of Data Management Capabilities - from Data Profiling Through Ongoing Data Monitoring
CARY, N.C. -- DataFlux Corporation, a leading provider of data management solutions, today announced the availability of an integrated enterprise data management platform that includes the tools necessary to analyze, improve and control any corporate data. DataFluxR Release 6.2 provides a comprehensive platform for data quality improvement, giving companies the...
Tags: data management, monitoring
Research articles 2004-07-19
Are CIOs Headed for Extinction?
In the age of compliance, there's a heightened interest in data management, data cleansing, and data warehousing. "Data governance" appears to be the catchphrase of the day to describe this new emphasis. Sarbanes-Oxley is also changing how companies aggregate data. In the past, everyone sent their spreadsheets to the CFO,...
Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, CFO, International Data Group, Data Management, Sarbanes-Oxley, Productivity, Regulatory Compliance, Storage, Business Intelligence, Databases, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software
White papers 2005-10-18
Sort Data In A Range Or Table
Sorting data is an integral part of data analysis. You might want to put a list of names in alphabetical order, compile a list of product inventory levels from highest to lowest, or order rows by colors or icons. Sorting data helps you quickly visualize and understand your data better,...
Tags: Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Databases, Microsoft Corp.
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Synchronize Excel Reports With A Single Data Source
The analysts needed to take existing year-end financial reports and summarize, group, and chart the data in various ways to present to their organizations' business decision makers. Data analysts rely on Microsoft Excel to connect to, display, and format data. However, copying and pasting data between cell ranges or between...
Tags: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp., Analyst, Data Source, Microsoft Office, Productivity, Office Suites, Software
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Hitachi and Data Islandia Launch the World's Most Environmentally Friendly Outsourced Data Archiving Service
Hitachi Data Systems and Data Islandia Partner to offer Large Volume, Long-term Data Archival Services to Multinational Organisations in Carbon Emission Free Facilities
Tags: Hitachi Ltd.
Research articles 2007-12-06
Solving the Identity Search & Matching Problem for Data Warehouses
Data Warehouses are fundamentally about bringing disparate data together into a centralized repository to support different business uses. When such data involves information about people, organizations, customers, contacts, households, addresses, locations, products or any other identification data, some form of intelligent data matching will be required as the data will...
Tags: Intellisync, Data Warehouse, Identity, Business Intelligence, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware
White papers 2005-09-16
Data Integration: The Key to Effective Decisions
Data integration technology is the key to pulling this data together and delivering an information infrastructure that will meet strategic Business Intelligence BI initiatives. This information infrastructure consists of data warehouses, data marts, and operational data stores. They include capabilities such as metadata integration, ongoing updates and maintenance, access to...
Tags: Data Integration Technology, Data Integration
White papers 2004-06-01
Implementing Data Quality Through Meta Data
How are you addressing the single most difficult problem facing data warehouses? Data Quality. When the quality of data is compromised incorrect interpretation and use of information from your data warehouse can destroy the confidence level of its customers, your users. Once the user's confidence in your warehouse is eroded...
Tags: Data Quality, Data Warehouse, Warehouse, Embarcadero Technologies, Business Intelligence, Databases, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware
White papers 2006-06-21
Four Ways To Publish External Data Ranges To The Web
An external data range is data from a separate source, such as a Microsoft Access or SQL Server database, that you've brought into Microsoft Excel. You can format the data in Excel and add formulas in adjacent columns to perform calculations on the data. You can publish an external data...
Tags: Microsoft Office, Databases, Enterprise Software, Office Suites, Software, Marketing, Data Management, Microsoft SQL Server, Web, Channel Management, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp.
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Scorecard and ROI Data Needed
The fundamental premise for measuring an organization or project is to collect data directly related to the objectives of the company. To help organizations focus on the desired measurements, a distinction is made between two general categories: hard data and soft data. This white paper provides a description and general...
Tags: Category, ROI, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting
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Overview Of Sharing And Collaborating On Excel Data
There are many ways to share, analyze, and communicate business information and data in Microsoft Office Excel 2007. The way that you choose to share data depends on many factors, including how you want others to view or work with the data. This paper is an overview that discusses how...
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp., Office Suites, Software
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