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Feb 10, 2012

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ALSO CALLED: Return On Investment, ROI Calculators, Cost Calculators, IT ROI DEFINITION: For a given use of money in an enterprise, the ROI (return on investment) is how much profit or cost saving is realized. An ROI calculation is sometimes used along with other approaches to develop a business case for a given proposal. The overall ROI for an enterprise is sometimes used as a way to grade how well a company is managed. If an enterprise has immediate objectives of getting market … Definition continues below.
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Infographic for the Cloud Usage Index sponsored by CSC WHITE PAPER: Did you know most companies adopt cloud for anywhere access, not for its cost-cutting potential? According to an independent global survey, 82% of companies save by adopting cloud, but most save less than 20,000 U.S. dollars. Explore more about the real drivers and benefits behind the adoption of cloud computing in this exclusive summary. Posted: 02 Feb 2012 \| Published: 02 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Private Cloud \| Public Cloud \| ROI \| Surveys

Strengthen your Business with Comstor Academy Assessment sponsored by Comstor WHITE PAPER: Learn about an enablement program that can help partners track, manage, and achieve their multi-vendor certification, specialization, and competency requirements for Cisco, Microsoft, and VMware. Posted: 01 Feb 2012 \| Published: 01 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Certification Programs \| Channel Management \| Channel Management Software \| Contingency Planning \| Partnerships \| ROI \| Vendors \| VMware

GTE Federal Credit Union sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Read this 3-page case study to learn how GTE FCU avoided a costly “forklift” upgrade and instead benefited with Riverbed Steelhead appliances by reducing data traffic by fourfold, achieving RPO objectives, and enabling rich, granular reporting capabilities. Posted: 31 Jan 2012 \| Published: 31 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Content Management \| Disaster Recovery \| Infrastructure Management \| ROI \| RPO \| RTO \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Security

Top 10 Steps to Higher Profits and Easier ERP Implementations sponsored by Exact Software WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides 10 steps to a seamless and profit-focused enterprise resource planning (ERP) system implementation for small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) like yours. Posted: 26 Jan 2012 \| Published: 26 Jan 2012 TOPICS: ERP \| ERP Software \| Manufacturing \| Manufacturing Industry \| Manufacturing Industry Organizations \| Manufacturing Systems \| ROI \| SMBs \| Systems Implementation

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Servers: Competitive Pricing Guide sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: This paper compares the pricing of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization with VMware vSphere5 for server virtualization. Both the Red Hat subscription pricing and the VMware license and support pricing are explained along with detailed comparisons. Posted: 20 Jan 2012 \| Published: 20 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Licensing \| ROI \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| VMware

Designing Networks for Rich Media Communications sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Companies are continuing to invest in video and rich media technology to meet the needs of videoconferencing, on-demand videos and video surveillance. Access this paper to find out how you can achieve high performance and reliability, assure end-to-end QoS, and make deployment of a video-ready network easy. Posted: 13 Jan 2012 \| Published: 13 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| ROI \| WAN

IDC Vendor Spotlight: Leveraging Next-Generation Service Delivery In The Cloud sponsored by CSC WHITE PAPER: Changing business requirements and customer demands are pushing cloud to the forefront. Access this exclusive report from IDC to investigate the key benefits that cloud has over traditional delivery models, current market trends, cloud offerings and challenges providers are facing. Posted: 12 Jan 2012 \| Published: 12 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) \| Market Trends \| Mobile Device Management \| Private Cloud \| ROI

A Comparative Study on Functionality, Benefits and Economics of Private Cloud Solutions sponsored by Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd WHITE PAPER: This white paper compares private cloud solutions from Microsoft and VMware by using private cloud industry standard concepts and defining the technology benefits of Microsoft private cloud solutions. Posted: 10 Jan 2012 \| Published: 10 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| IT Management \| IT Service Management \| Licensing \| Private Cloud \| ROI

Tips for Maximizing the Return on Your ERP Investment sponsored by Sage Software WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes two strategies organizations can employ to maximize the returns from their enterprise resource planning (ERP) investments: use a proven methodology to speed implementation and achieve ROI faster, and define and track metrics to measure progress in meeting business objectives. Posted: 05 Jan 2012 \| Published: 05 Jan 2012 TOPICS: ERP \| ERP Software \| ROI \| Systems Integration

Facilitating informed decision making for desktop virtualization - Dell Desktop Virtualization Blueprint Assessment sponsored by Dell Inc., Intel, Citrix WHITE PAPER: Discover how you can improve your desktop virtualization implementation with a deep understanding of your current desktop, application and device usage. Assessing the economic impact of desktop virtualization can help your organization maximize benefits and minimize risks. Posted: 28 Dec 2011 \| Published: 28 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Application Monitoring \| Applications Management \| Desktop Applications Management \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| ROI

Maximize E-mail ROI With Cloud Archiving sponsored by Mimecast WHITE PAPER: Discover the key usability features for an email archive solution, the impact those capabilities have on an organization and how they are linked to a more comprehensive ROI. Find out why companies are turning to purpose-built email archive solutions to address e-discovery, compliance and mobility needs. Posted: 13 Dec 2011 \| Published: 13 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Email \| Email Archiving \| Email Management \| Email Security \| Mobile Device Management \| ROI \| Software as a Service

How to Select a WCM Solution sponsored by Ektron, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Choosing the right Web Content Management (WCM) solution requires more than an understanding of the content management capabilities needed to meet an organization’s requirements. Content management features should be common offerings from every WCM vendor. Posted: 06 Dec 2011 \| Published: 06 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Content Management \| Content Management Systems \| ROI \| Web Content Accessibility \| Web Content Management

Enhance Virtualization With Multi-Port Server Adapters sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WHITE PAPER: Intel Ethernet controllers and network adapters are optimized to meet the needs of virtualized data centers. Read this whitepaper to learn more about Multi-Port Intel Ethernet Server Adapters and how they can help you optimize server virtualization. Posted: 30 Nov 2011 \| Published: 30 Nov 2011 TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| Disaster Recovery \| Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments \| Ethernet Adapters \| Ethernet Networks \| NAS \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| ROI \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Server Virtualization \| TCO \| Virtual Machine \| VM

The Business Case For Cloud Data Protection sponsored by Autonomy, an HP company WHITE PAPER: This white paper helps managers to build a compelling business case for deploying online data protection services rather than continuing current methods of backup and recovery – or implementing other onsite alternatives. Posted: 18 Nov 2011 \| Published: 18 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| ROI \| Storage Management

The Total Economic Impact of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: In December 2009, Microsoft commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) that enterprises may realize by deploying Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. Posted: 25 Oct 2011 \| Published: 25 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Business Activity Monitoring \| Business Development \| Business Intelligence Software \| Business Service Management Software \| ROI

CW+: Quocirca Report: A gift from IT to the business sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: IT managers that fail to embrace on-demand services will hold back the organisation they are supposed to be supporting. Such services can save costs within IT, as well as provide new capabilities to the business that have previously been unavailable or unaffordable. Posted: 24 Oct 2011 \| Published: 24 Oct 2011 TOPICS: IT Management \| IT Managers \| ROI \| Spend Management

CW+: The Open Group: Building return on investment from cloud computing sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: This White Paper presents the initial conclusions from The Open Group on how to build and measure Return on Investment (ROI) from Cloud Computing. It was produced by the Cloud Business Artifacts (CBA) project of The Open Group Cloud Computing Work Group. Posted: 21 Oct 2011 \| Published: 21 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| ROI

Migros’ running costs halve with HP Integrity Blade server solution sponsored by HP and Intel WHITE PAPER: This white paper details how one company in the retail industry significantly reduced running costs while maintaining its high system availability with high performance server technology. Posted: 20 Oct 2011 \| Published: 20 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Blade Servers \| High Availability \| Retail Trade Industry \| ROI \| Server Management \| Server Software \| Server Virtualization

Selecting the right EHR for the Life of your Practice and Your Patients sponsored by Intel and HP WHITE PAPER: If we are at or approaching a technological tipping point in the history of healthcare, then it has never been more important for physician practices to select the right electronic health record (EHR) – and there are tangible reasons to believe so. This white paper discusses criteria for selecting the right EHR solution. Posted: 16 Sep 2011 \| Published: 16 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Compliance Best Practices \| EHR (Electronic Health Records) \| Health Care Compliance \| Health Care Industry \| HIPAA \| HIPAA Compliance \| Medical Records Management \| ROI

Return on Investment in EHRs sponsored by Intel and HP WHITE PAPER: Meaningful use is only the beginning: Efficiency and more –appropriate coding bring savings and increase revenues. This white paper discusses features and benefits of an EHR system, government incentives, sources for ROI as well as building the business case for EHR. Posted: 16 Sep 2011 \| Published: 16 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Compliance Best Practices \| EHR (Electronic Health Records) \| Health Care Compliance \| Health Care Industry \| Incentive Management \| Medical Records Management \| Risk Management \| ROI

The Quantum DXi6700 Family: DXi6701 and DXi6702 sponsored by Quantum Corporation WHITE PAPER: Considering deduplication as a remedy to data growth and to improve backup and recovery processes often brings compromises in performance, total cost of ownership, and adaptability for future growth. Quantum continues to respond with a portfolio of solutions targeted at these primary pain points. Read on to learn more. Posted: 05 Aug 2011 \| Published: 05 Aug 2011 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Deduplication \| Data Recovery \| Enterprise \| ROI \| SMBs \| TCO

Economic Impact sponsored by Google Apps WHITE PAPER: Content provided by Google. In this Forrester Research report, examine an in-depth cost analysis of your peers’ implementations of Google Apps to determine the total economic impact of adopting cloud collaboration services. Review real-world results and calculations covering the ROI of this move. Posted: 15 Jul 2011 \| Published: 15 Jul 2011 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Collaborative Applications Software \| Email \| Email Archiving \| Email Management \| Google App Engine \| Messaging Security \| Messaging Software \| ROI

Five Myths of Cloud Computing sponsored by HP and Intel WHITE PAPER: This white paper pulls back the curtain on cloud computing, revealing what's true and what isn't about it. It answers the tough questions you might have about it and countdowns the top five myths of cloud computing. Continuing reading to ascertain if this technology is right for your business. Posted: 12 Jul 2011 \| Published: 12 Jul 2011 TOPICS: Application Hosting \| Applications Management \| Cloud Computing \| Private Cloud \| Private cloud computing \| Public Cloud \| Public cloud computing \| ROI

Simplifying Desktop Virtualization with production-ready Integrated Solution Stack sponsored by Dell Inc., Intel, Citrix WHITE PAPER: For many organizations, implementing desktop virtualization in an enterprise environment can be a long and challenging project. This white paper highlights the Dell™ Integrated Solution Stack (ISS) that helps reduce the time, complexity, risks, and costs of implementing desktop virtualization in enterprise production environments. Posted: 20 Jun 2011 \| Published: 20 Jun 2011 TOPICS: Architectures \| Best Practices \| Desktop Virtualization \| Hardware \| ROI \| VDI \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Five Steps to Successful Integrated Cloud Management sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: In this guide, IDC Research Vice President Mary Johnston Turner looks to the past in identifying five steps for successful integrated cloud management. Based on the experiences of early cloud adopters, you'll discover how these strategies help IT organizations dramatically improve the time and costs of application provisioning. Posted: 06 Jun 2011 \| Published: 06 Jun 2011 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Hybrid clouds \| Platform as a service \| Private Cloud \| ROI

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ROI DEFINITION (continued): … For a given use of money in an enterprise, the ROI (return on investment) is how much profit or cost saving is realized. An ROI calculation is sometimes used along with other approaches to develop a business case for a given proposal. The overall ROI for an enterprise is sometimes used as a way to grade how well a company is managed. If an enterprise has immediate objectives of getting market revenue share, building infrastructure, positioning itself for sale, or other objectives, a return on investment might be measured in terms of meeting one or more of these objectives rather than in immediate profit or cost saving.
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