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ROI

ALSO CALLED: Return On Investment, ROI Calculators, Cost Calculators, and IT ROI
DEFINITION: The law of diminishing returns is a classic economic concept that states that as more investment in an area is made, overall return on that investment increases at a declining rate, assuming that all variables remain fixed. To continue to make an investment after a certain point (which varies from context  … 
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Silverpop Vtrenz Webinar: "Do More. Earn More. Automate BtoB Marketing Tasks"
sponsored by Vtrenz, Inc
WEBCAST: B2B marketers have a broad range of responsibilities, from tactical execution to strategic visioning & scramble to fill the sales pipeline with leads, build their teams, establish standard processes and demonstrate a ROI.
Posted: 22 Aug 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Initiating Your Virtualization Project
sponsored by IBM
VIDEOCAST: In this presentation, virtualization expert Barb Goldworm provides an in-depth introduction to virtualization, showing how and where virtual technology can add value to IT infrastructure.
Posted: 18 Aug 2008 | Premiered: 18 Aug 2008
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Best Practices for Managing Costs during Your Netweaver Upgrade
sponsored by HyPerformix
VIDEOCAST: In this videocast Bruce Milne talks about how to lower the cost of an SAP NetWeaver upgrade.
Posted: 16 Jul 2008 | Premiered: 16 Jul 2008
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IT Leadership Strategy: How to Provide World-Class Help Desk Support
sponsored by Citrix Online - GotoAssist
WEBCAST: Attend this Webinar to get an under-the-hood look at how GoToAssist Corporate remote support enables the IT organization to be the engine that keeps your end users productive and your company running.
Posted: 02 Jul 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Increase First Contact Resolution: The Key to Superior Support
sponsored by Citrix Online - GotoAssist
WEBCAST: John Ragsdale, VP of Research for SSPA makes a business case for improving first contact resolution and explain how it links to significantly reduced operating costs and increased customer loyalty.
Posted: 02 Jul 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Just MASH Marketing: The Customer Reference Mashup
sponsored by SERENA Software, Inc.
WEBCAST: Register now to attend this live webinar with Serena, featuring a live demo of our Pre-Built Customer Reference Mashup.
Posted: 01 Jul 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Mastering 802.11n
sponsored by Motorola, Inc.
PODCAST: This podcast details the best approach to implementing 802.11n for your business.
Posted: 24 Jun 2008 | Premiered: 23 Jun 2008
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The Business Case for Business Mashups (On Demand Webcast)
sponsored by SERENA Software, Inc.
WEBCAST: View this Webcast to learn how to build a business mashup, what types of users typically build them and advice for putting together a business case. Explore the many benefits a business mashup can bring to your company.
Posted: 05 Jun 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Charter Your MDM Implementation with Effective Data Governance and Stewardship
sponsored by Cognizant Technology Solutions
WEBCAST: This session will focus on the techniques, challenges and benefits of implementing an effective data stewardship and data management program.
Posted: 16 May 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Application-Ready Network: Powering the New Enterprise
sponsored by F5 Networks
WEBCAST: In this 30-minute Webcast, hear Joe Skorupa (Gartner), Joerg Nalik (SAP), and Ken Salchow (F5) discuss the challenges faced by organizations deploying enterprise applications and the value of F5's Application Ready Network. This Web...
Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Data De-duplication and Disk-to-Disk Back Up Systems: Business Considerations
sponsored by Data Domain
WEBCAST: This Webcast examines the business considerations of implementing de-duplication, including the key components of a data de-duplication ROI analysis and a list of questions every organizations should ask potential vendors.
Posted: 28 Mar 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Assessing the potential business impact of operational data quality
sponsored by Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software
WEBCAST: In this expert Webcast with Dave Loshin, president of Knowledge Integrity, learn how to assess the value of operational data quality and make data quality an enterprise-wide capability.
Posted: 13 Mar 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Hobsons EMT Case Study with Virtual Iron - Server Virtualization for the Rest of Us
sponsored by Virtual Iron Software, Inc.
WEBCAST: Server virtualization promises great benefit and ROI, but solutions have been too expensive and complex, especially for small and medium-sized businesses. This webcast explores the new technologies for SMB's and how they are changing virtualization.
Posted: 10 Mar 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Podcast: Reducing Primary Storage Costs
sponsored by Storwize
PODCAST: In last few years there has been an abundance of information on secondary or capacity optimized storage. This webcast explores a paradigm shift in technology, primary storage optimization, and contrasts this with secondary storage optimization.
Posted: 10 Mar 2008 | Premiered: 07 Mar 2008, 09:00 EST (14:00 GMT)
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Reducing Primary Storage Costs
sponsored by Storwize
WEBCAST: In last few years there has been an abundance of information on secondary or capacity optimized storage. This webcast explores a paradigm shift in technology, primary storage optimization, and contrasts this with secondary storage optimization.
Posted: 10 Mar 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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EMC and Microsoft Delivering Network Aware Service Management
sponsored by Microsoft
WEBCAST: Are you in need of a solution that provides end-to-end management across your entire infrastructure? Find out how EMC and Microsoft have teamed up to create a solution that addresses these issues.
Posted: 28 Nov 2007 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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BPM 101: What Is Business Performance Management and What Are the Benefits?
sponsored by SearchCRM
WEBCAST: This webcast will show you how to quantify BPM ROI and build the business case. It will also look at ways to leverage your existing systems to produce BPM benefits.
Posted: 20 Nov 2005 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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ROI DEFINITION (continued): …  to context) is to receive a decreasing return on that input.

The law of diminishing returns has broader applications than economics. In fact, it is one of the most widely recognized economic principles outside of the economic classroom. In a call center, for instance, service level improvements decline in rate in relation to each additional successive agent added.

Other real-world examples abound:



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