Executive Management

WHITE PAPER: This paper highlights common mistakes companies make in a down economy and discusses how organizations can use business intelligence to avoid them. Use the self-assessment questionnaire at the end of this paper to determine the level of business intelligence opportunity across your organization.

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 | Published: 28 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: In February 2008, CFO Research Services, a unit of CFO Publishing and part of The Economist Group, began a research project with Business Objects, an SAP company, asking senior finance executives to give views on their priorities and challenges around integrating operational and financial planning processes.

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 05 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: Discover how you can improve the performance of applications by 5-50 times and boost productivity with a next-generation approach that incorporates service-level assurance and managed WAN optimization.

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 | Published: 12 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This SAP Executive Insight examines the changing role of the finance organization in today's business environment. Further, it describes how companies can develop best-run finance organizations.

Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Published: 08 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: Content provided by Google. This article from the Harvard Business Review covers they key points that CEOs and executives need to know about cloud computing. Find out why cloud is a game-changer, and what is preventing companies from adopting it now. Review the courses of action you can take, and the implications of each strategy.

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 05 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how CIOs are building a foundation for a much more agile business that holds the potential for working in a more flexible way and enabling faster innovation by actively evaluating and experimenting with newer technologies.

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 | Published: 22 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Backup and recovery as we know it is changing. Increasing complexity in the data center, including the rapid deployment of virtual servers, ever expanding compliance requirements, and increasing amounts of sensitive data on mobile devices has put more strain on backup and recovery.

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 | Published: 09 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: In an exclusive survey, members of the CIO Forum on LinkedIn have weighed in on the business impact of application performance. These CIOs and IT leaders say they directly associate application performance with end-user and customer satisfaction, along with the potential to increase productivity and lower costs.

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 | Published: 15 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: This IDG Research Services study demonstrates that CIOs and IT leaders recognize the business impact of application performance. It's all about end-user and customer satisfaction, increasing productivity, and lowering costs. 

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 | Published: 08 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper will tell you why Enterprise Access Management can keep your business network more secure than other security tools, and will also help a CIO and CISO work together to achieve their top security goals.

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 | Published: 13 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: Energy saving is just one of the benefits of better data center management – but it is the current hot topic that can trigger a CEO to scrutinize the data center. Many CIOs are staying ahead of the curve with better data center infrustructure management (DCIM) technology. To learn more, download this white paper by industry experts CITO Research.

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 | Published: 08 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: Access this resource to learn more about the promised financial and business benefits of this emerging technology. Learn how to spot risks and make the best long-term decisions for your business.

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 | Published: 08 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Content provided by Google. When it comes to cloud computing, some companies have concerns around security and a perceived loss of control. But others are grabbing the opportunity to move to a more collaborative, Web-based platform. In this E-Book, we take a look at several companies that have migrated to Google Apps.

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 | Published: 06 Jul 2010

WHITE PAPER: Access this exclusive research report to understand how CFO’s and CIO’s around the world view cloud computing and learn how they are planning to implement this technology into their organization. Learn how you can leverage the cloud to reduce costs, become more responsive to customers, and improve scalability.

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 | Published: 08 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper by Technology Evaluation Centers discusses the challenges that organizations face when trying to understand their existing business positions and future business scenarios. It focuses specifically on profitability analysis.

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 | Published: 08 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: The best practices described by Version Three of the ITIL® represent a de facto standard for IT Service Management and have become very popular in technology organizations over the last several years. This paper will explore each of these challenges, provide real-world examples of each, and present realistic methods for overcoming these challenges.

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 | Published: 19 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to discover an automated, dashboard-driven, comprehensive system— customizable at the CIO and departmental level— that provides detailed visibility into every aspect of IT performance.

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 | Published: 28 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: Written by Jeremy Hope from Beyond Budgeting Round Table, this paper describes how CFOs should set the highest standards of ethical reporting and behavior.

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 | Published: 01 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: In this year’s report you will be able to see analysis presented on a global basis, compare trends across continents and explore country-by-country overviews. The results show that the CIO community is wrestling with significant pressures as the Great Recession fades into history and a new decade, with a new competitive landscape, emerges.

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 | Published: 25 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This SellingPower white paper explores four strategic ways that sales managers can win by leveraging virtual tools for internal team collaboration, client presentations, training and more.

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 | Published: 13 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Can you build your own internal cloud? Or even better, can you transition your existing environment to an internal cloud model? At first blush, this may seem like a herculean task, but in reality it is a matter of following a few simple rules, adopting a few disciplines, and finding some good tools.

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 | Published: 02 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: The robust resilience of virtual machines (VM) makes them ideal to CIOs as a business continuity platforms. But a highly flexible active-active host infrastructure for VMs does not solve any of the knotty issues surrounding the failure of a VM. Cost-effective solutions continue to be found in classic backup and restore strategies.

Posted: 23 May 2011 | Published: 23 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: This Ventana Research paper identifies the IT components that can be used to identify ways to improve cost management for success in today's recovering yet volatile market.

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 | Published: 02 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: This paper looks at some of the challenges that CIOs are facing in managing mobility. This is clearly becoming more complex for large enterprises as mobility penetrates more deeply into their organizations, driven by changing working practices and supported by rapidly evolving technology.

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 | Published: 19 Feb 2010

WHITE PAPER: Most information technology managers have heard of the term IT Infrastructure Library, or ITIL®. The purpose of this paper is to introduce managers with an interest in information technology to the ITIL. You will become familiar with ITIL processes and understand where ITIL fits within your organization.

Posted: 12 May 2010 | Published: 12 May 2010