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ALSO CALLED: Return On Investment, ROI Calculators, Cost Calculators, 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 to context) is to receive a decreasing return on that input. The law of diminishing returns has … Definition continues below.
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Workload Weighting for Mid-range Storage Array Administrators sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: This white paper informs readers about the time and cost savings, from a storage administrator's perspective, that can be realized from using StorageWorks EVA as compared to competing solutions from EMC and NetApp. Posted: 30 Sep 2009 \| Published: 30 Sep 2009 TOPICS: ROI \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software \| TCO

Six Mistakes Companies are Making Today and How You Can Avoid Them sponsored by SAP AG 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 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Business Intelligence \| Business Management \| Business Performance Management \| CEOs \| CFOs \| CIOs \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Decision Support Systems \| ROI \| Strategic Planning

Project Comparisons: AS/400 WebSphere vs. HP/Oracle/INFINITE sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Read this paper for a detail comparison of AS/400 WebSphere and HP/Oracle/INFINITE. Points of contrast include initial cost, ease of upgrade, return on investment, duration and intensity of training, and total cost of investment. Posted: 28 Sep 2009 \| Published: 28 Sep 2009 TOPICS: IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| Oracle (Product) \| Project Management \| Project Management Software \| Project Portfolio Management \| ROI \| TCO \| WebSphere

High Availability with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: This white paper reviews the common causes of application downtime and discusses Oracle's Maximum Availability Architecture framework that provides clear and concise guidance on implementing best practices using Oracle's proven high availability technologies. Posted: 25 Sep 2009 \| Published: 25 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Database Architectures \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| High Availability \| High Performance Computing \| ROI \| SOA

Oracle Data Guard with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn about a unique data protection and recovery solution that provides the management, monitoring, and automation software to create synchronized standby databases that protect data from failures and other disasters. Posted: 25 Sep 2009 \| Published: 25 Sep 2009 TOPICS: 802.11g \| Cluster Management \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Data Security \| Disaster Planning \| ROI \| SOA

ITG: Challenges of Operational Management for Enterprise Server Installations sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This report looks at the potential for cost savings through use of IBM Systems Director 6.1 and Active Energy Manager to manage large numbers of IBM System x and BladeCenter systems. The study details areas of savings resulting in up to a 35% reduction in systems administration costs Posted: 23 Sep 2009 \| Published: 23 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Energy Efficiency \| Enterprise \| Enterprise Systems \| Green Data Center \| Power Consumption Monitoring \| Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) \| ROI

Three Steps to Improving Server Virtualization ROI with everRun sponsored by Marathon Technologies WHITE PAPER: Server virtualization offers a tremendous opportunity for cost savings in the data center. This paper will give three steps you can take to dramatically improve your cost savings from server virtualization as well as show how companies are using Marathon's everRun software to implement those steps. Posted: 18 Sep 2009 \| Published: 18 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Applications Management \| Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| IT Best Practices \| IT Management \| Network Performance \| ROI \| SAN \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| Storage Management

Total Economic Impact Of SQL Server 2008 Upgrade sponsored by Microsoft WHITE PAPER: In August 2008, Microsoft Corporation commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises might realize by upgrading from SQL Server 2000 or 2005 to SQL Server 2008. Read the results here. Posted: 18 Sep 2009 \| Published: 18 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Database Administration \| Database Management \| Database Marketing \| Database Performance Management \| Databases \| ROI \| SQL \| SQL Server

Catalyst XPS - The Solution for Cross-Carrier Small Parcel Shipping From the SAP® Environment sponsored by CDC Global Services - Catalyst WHITE PAPER: This white paper will discuss Catalyst XPS, a tool that can integrate information from all the major small parcel carriers into one view, fully integrated with SAP. Catalyst XPS can save customers money and improve customer service, without creating an additional maintenance burden on their internal IT team. Posted: 15 Sep 2009 \| Published: 15 Sep 2009 TOPICS: CRM \| Customer Service \| ERP \| Manufacturing \| ROI \| SAP (Product) \| Supply Chain Management \| Transportation Management \| Warehouse Management Software

The Need for Profitability and Cost Management sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: As indirect costs rise and economic pressures increase, the need for profitability and cost management (PCM) also grows. Read this white paper to find out more about how PCM drives business performance by finding drivers of cost and profitability, empowering users with visibility and flexibility, and improving resource alignment. Posted: 14 Sep 2009 \| Published: 14 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Development \| Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| IT Auditing \| IT Best Practices \| IT Management \| IT Spending \| Oracle (Product) \| ROI

The Business Case for Information Management sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: In this analysis, Frank Buytendijk examines what information management means, and describes a complete spectrum of business cases, ranging from tactical cost reduction to transformational impact on the organization’s business model. Posted: 14 Sep 2009 \| Published: 14 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Development \| Business Environment \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Data Management \| Information Management \| Information Management Software \| ROI

End-to-End Business-to-Partner Integration: A Strategy for Revenue Growth and Cost-Reduction in Uncertain Times sponsored by Sterling Commerce WHITE PAPER: Flexible software solutions that reduce costs while driving revenue expansion are welcome in any business climate. But when money is tight and markets are in a state flux, they are essential. Download this white paper for practical strategies on how to achieve this. Posted: 11 Sep 2009 \| Published: 11 Sep 2009 TOPICS: B2B \| B2B Integration \| Business Intelligence \| Communications Networks \| Communications Systems \| ROI \| TCO

Business Value of Sterling Commerce Managed Services for B2B Integration sponsored by Sterling Commerce WHITE PAPER: Increasing cost controls and unpredictable cost increases are leading many enterprises to rethink how they support their business-to-business (B2B) operations. As a result, many enterprises are choosing to outsource B2B integration by partnering with a managed services provider. Posted: 11 Sep 2009 \| Published: 11 Sep 2009 TOPICS: B2B \| B2B Integration \| B2B Integration Software \| Business Service Management \| Business Service Management Software \| Business Systems \| ROI

Find Balance in Your Data Center sponsored by CDW Corporation WHITE PAPER: Virtualization has become a common solution to the problem of server sprawl. By using this technology to consolidate servers, many companies are using less floor space, cutting energy consumption, and simplifying management. But IT must translate these technological advantages into concrete improvements for the business. Read on to learn more. Posted: 08 Sep 2009 \| Published: 08 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| ROI \| Server Virtualization \| TCO \| VMware \| VMware Infrastructure 3

The ROI of Data Governance: Seven Ways Your Data Governance Program Can Help You Save Money sponsored by DataFlux Corporation WHITE PAPER: The following paper outlines seven ways that data governance programs can help manage costs and presents a mechanism for quantifying the return on investment (ROI) for these contributions. Posted: 24 Jul 2009 \| Published: 24 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Compliance Best Practices \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Data Governance \| Data Management \| Data Quality \| Data Stewardship \| Master Data Management \| Project Management \| ROI

Understanding Data Governance ROI: A Compliance Perspective sponsored by DataFlux Corporation WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the role of data governance programs in supporting compliance efforts, and presents an ROI formula you can use in those circumstances where it's important to quantify the value of data governance efforts. Posted: 24 Jul 2009 \| Published: 24 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Compliance Audits \| Compliance Best Practices \| Data Governance \| Data Quality \| Data Stewardship \| HIPAA Compliance \| Master Data Management \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance \| Regulatory Compliance \| ROI \| Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

Making Interactions More Intelligent Across All Channels in the Retail Finance Industry sponsored by Infor CRM WHITE PAPER: In this paper you will learn the best practices and the bottom-line benefits in multi-channel inbound marketing. Read on to learn more about multi-channel inbound marketing and how Infor CRM Epiphany Inbound Marketing for Retail Finance can help drive revenue out of each customer interaction. Posted: 22 Jul 2009 \| Published: 22 Jul 2009 TOPICS: CRM Services \| CRM Software \| Customer Data Integration \| Customer Loyalty \| Customer Retention \| Customer Satisfaction \| Customer Service \| Customer Service Best Practices \| Marketing \| ROI

Key management strategies for your virtualized environment: Increasing your return on investment (ROI) on virtualization sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Virtualization helps reduce IT costs and increases business agility. Because of this, virtualization technologies are particularly suited to these economic times. This white paper explores the evolution of virtualization, and then gives practical advice on how virtualization can benefit your organization. Posted: 22 Jul 2009 \| Published: 22 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Management \| ROI \| Storage Management \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Resource Management \| Storage Virtualization \| TCO

Going Lean and Green: SaaS Document Process Automation sponsored by Esker Inc. WHITE PAPER: Most companies today recognize the operational efficiencies and benefits to be gained by removing paper from business processes that rely on documents. Read this whitepaper to learn about a document management solution that can automate many of your business processes, removing the need for paper forms, saving you time, and saving you money. Posted: 10 Jul 2009 \| Published: 10 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Process Automation Software \| Business Process Management \| Document Management \| Document Management Software \| Financial Transaction Processing \| IT Spending \| ROI

Automation on Demand: Creating an Efficient and Cost Effective AP Solution sponsored by Esker Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper presents a solution that leverages comprehensive document process automation to deliver the advantages of paperless invoice processing as an on-demand service. It highlights the opportunity to shift ROI from the project level to the document level (capital versus operational expense) and realize automation benefits immediately. Posted: 10 Jul 2009 \| Published: 10 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Accounting \| Accounting Software \| CEOs \| CFOs \| CIOs \| Operational Support Systems \| Payment Processing \| ROI

Why On-Demand Business Intelligence? sponsored by Birst WHITE PAPER: Read this paper today to learn how on-demand BI is different from traditional BI and how on-demand BI can be much more beneficial to your organization. This paper will also lay out the key points you need to consider when making your decision on which BI vendor is right for your organization. Posted: 09 Jul 2009 \| Published: 09 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Budgeting \| Business Intelligence \| Business Performance Management \| Dashboards \| Data Integration \| Data Management \| Enterprise Applications Software \| Metadata \| OLAP \| ROI

Customer case studies using HP Business Availability Center sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to see how HP's Business Availability Center software can help you monitor customer experience and proactively identify issues before they become problems. Posted: 26 Jun 2009 \| Published: 26 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Business Development \| Business Intelligence \| Business Management \| CRM \| Customer Loyalty \| Customer Retention \| Enterprise \| Enterprise Content Management \| Enterprise Systems \| ROI \| TCO

Working Smart in IT Operations: The Case for Consolidated Operations sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: This paper explores the problems IT operations can encounter in coordinating the activities of application and infrastructure specialist teams, and it proposes an approach-- consolidated operations-- designed to get incidents to the right person with the right information fast so problems can be resolved quickly, with no duplication of effort. Posted: 26 Jun 2009 \| Published: 26 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Cost Benefit Analysis \| Data Center Management \| Data Deduplication \| Data Management \| IT Infrastructure \| ROI \| Server Management \| Systems Management \| TCO

6 Steps to Improving Manufacturing Performance: sponsored by Apriso Corporation WHITE PAPER: This executive brief presents the six "Rules of the Road" that can help you cut costs, increase cash flow and become more responsive to changing market conditions in the manufacturing industry. Posted: 25 Jun 2009 \| Published: 25 Jun 2009 TOPICS: ERP \| ERP Software \| Manufacturing \| Manufacturing Execution Systems \| Manufacturing Industry \| Manufacturing Software \| Manufacturing Systems \| ROI

It's Time to "Go Commando" sponsored by Birst WHITE PAPER: Commando teams carefully plan and execute to reduce risk and achieve success. Read this sales survival guide to learn how to - and why you should - adopt this philosophy and the main factors to focus on that will ensure your sales organization not only survives 2009 but comes out of it successfully. Posted: 19 Jun 2009 \| Published: 19 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Metrics \| Business Performance Management \| Business Process Automation \| Campaign Management \| CRM \| Lead Generation \| ROI \| Sales Force Automation \| Sales Order Management

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ROI DEFINITION (continued): … 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: A student considering one more hour of study after 2 AM.A prospective car buyer evaluating the benefits of a higher grade of luxury vehicleA farmer weighing adding an extra bushel of fertilizer to a saturated field of cornA marketer analyzing the ROI of additional media buys in a long-running …

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