DSS News D. J. Power, Editor January 2, 2011 -- Vol. 12, No. 1 A Free Bi-Weekly Publication of DSSResources.COM approximately 2,100 subscribers Happy New Year! In this issue: 1) What are key database concepts for managers? 2) DSS Conferences/Call for Papers 3) Recent DSS News Headlines ****************************************************************** 1) What are key database concepts for managers? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com Managers need a basic understanding of computerized databases. Why? Because database systems provide the key functionality for data-driven decision support systems that provide business intelligence. So what are the key concepts that managers should understand? First, managers should recognize that a decision support database is often separate from a transaction processing database. Second, managers should be familiar with the main concepts of database theory, especially queries, data models and relations. Finally, managers must appreciate that decision support data needs to be actively managed and this task generates significant expenses. Continue reading at http://dssresources.com/faq/index.php?action=artikel&id=218 *********** Support DSS News! Advertise here! ************** 2) DSS Conferences/Call for Papers 1. Call for papers: Journal of Decision Systems (JDS) special issue on “Decision Making in Web 2.0 and Social Media Environments”, due January 15, 2011. Check http://dssresources.com/news/3111.php 2. Call for papers: ICDSS 2011 - International Conference on DSS, June 6-7, 2011, Tilburg University, the Netherlands, due February 1, 2011. Check http://dssresources.com/news/3154.php ************************************************************ Purchase Dan Power's Decision Support Basics http://businessexpertpress.com/books/decision-support-basics ************************************************************ 3) Recent DSS News Headlines 12/29/2010 IBM identifies five innovations that will change our lives in the next five years. 12/23/2010 Free cloud based collaboration in 30 seconds. 12/22/2010 Effective management of employees ranked by executives as top concern with a mobile workforce. 12/22/2010 Teradata to acquire Aprimo. 12/21/2010 Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport chooses MicroStrategy for enterprise reporting. Read the news at DSSResources.COM ****** Please tell your DSS friends about DSSResources.COM ***** DSS News is copyrighted (c) 2011 by D. J. Power. Please send your questions to daniel.power@dssresources.com. Connect with Dan Power at http://www.linkedin.com/in/danpower This list is hosted by the University of Northern Iowa in the spirit of cooperation with the network community. The opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect those of the University or its employees. The University shall not be liable for any damages which may result directly or indirectly from errors or omissions in or application of information distributed via this group. You may leave this list by sending a message to: MAILSERV@uni.edu where the body of the message contains: UNSUB dssnews Please tell your friends they may join the list by sending a message to: MAILSERV@uni.edu where the body of the message contains: SUB dssnews Thanks for reading and for supporting DSS News. |