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Deliver on Your Big Data with BIG Data Access

Are you finding that you have too much data? Concerned about how accessing your big data could impact your system performance? Wondering if there is a query tool that can access the multi-partition files you’re expanding to? Get the information you need, quickly and accurately. View this free webinar to see how Sequel can access data to help you measure, monitor, and manage your big data easily...
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DB2 for IBM i Performance Tools

Get tips from Kent Milligan, Senior DB2 Consultant at IBM, to help you analyze and tune DB2 for IBM i SQL requests. The ability to identify and resolve performance issues is a critical skill when running reports and queries that use SQL to access DB2 for i. This session helps you start developing your skills and introduces you to the graphical toolset that DB2 for i provides, at no additional...
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Database 101 on IBM i

The IBM i is an extremely complex integrated system, and many users struggle to understand its capabilities. In this on-demand webinar, we show you how to use the features of IBM i and how to use it to access databases.
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Automate Data Capture with Sequel

Many businesses use Sequel to generate electronic reports, dashboards, and other business output they can use to analyze critical business information in real time. Often these data sources contain metrics that are updated on-the-fly, such as shop floor order status information or customer order and shipment data. How nice would it be if you could not only capture real-time data from your Sequel...
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60 Minutes to ROI with SEQUEL

Quick installation, simple setup, and easy data access means you can start pulling reports from your IBM i server within an hour of setup. In this webinar, Senior Data Access Consultant Heath Kath shows you how to see ROI from Sequel immediately.
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How-To: Analyze Year-End Data Quickly with Flexible Client Tables

Year-end reporting is coming… Are you ready? Do you know your options? Are you prepared to collect all of the data you need to see how your company fared for the year? You’re in luck, because Sequel Client Tables make year-end reporting a breeze. Drill down into the level of information you need for your reports. Compare data across multiple years to spot trends and add context. And highlight key...
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Managing Data and Healthcare Regulations Efficiently

The right Business Intelligence (BI) tool can address the twin challenges of today's healthcare industry and regulations: efficient, secure information retrieval and effective monitoring of day-to-day operations. In February 2009, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Title XIII of ARRA, called the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical...
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Dispelling the Myths of IBM i Data Access

Ironically, many IBM Power Systems™ users are sitting on top of a “gold mine” of data that they could use to make their lives easier, their jobs more productive, and their companies more profitable—if they only knew how to harvest it. Yet, they don’t have the first idea about how to do that. They might even be considered “power users” on their computer systems and not know how to transform the...
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How Banks Leverage Big Data for Big Value

Technology professionals in the banking industry face a wide range of concerns due to the nature of the data stored within their systems. The potential reward in stealing or compromising financial data makes these organizations a prime target for cybercrime, while stringent industry regulations require security to be extremely tight at all times. Is it possible to strike a balance between defensive, regulatory, and data access needs and still provide access to data for analytics without compromising the security of the entire system? The truth is that many organizations in the financial sector have deployed analytics technology while being able to keep their security tight, and are benefiting from it.
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Add Power to SEQUEL Scripts with Logic

SEQUEL Scripting is a process that allows users to run multiple SEQUEL and system commands together. Scripts allow for much of the same capability of Command Language Programs (CLP) without the need for programming knowledge or a compiling of the objects.