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Alloy Software by IBM and SAP
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Alloy software by IBM and SAP is a solution that presents information and data from SAP applications in the context of what millions of business users are familiar with–the IBM Lotus Notes collaboration software user interface. Access this white paper to learn about how it works, deployment options, customization options and much more.
Posted: 17 Aug 2010 | Published: 13 Aug 2010

IBM

Funding for BI: It’s All About ROI, ROI, ROI
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper for a summary of the 2nd webcast in a series sponsored by IBM that is designed to empower IT and Business Unit managers to develop a strong business case for the return on investment (ROI) of their business intelligence initiatives.
Posted: 10 Aug 2010 | Published: 07 Dec 2009

IBM

Business Intelligence In the Corporate Finance Environment: Productivity Gains Associated with Data Agnostic BI Solutions
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how organizations with highly-complex organizational structures will find an application independent business intelligence strategy more effective than BI tools that come bundled in ERP applications.
Posted: 10 Aug 2010 | Published: 20 Dec 2010

IBM

Considering Leading Architectures for Specialty Analytic Servers
sponsored by Sybase, an SAP company
WHITE PAPER: Recent reports expose the monumental growth rate of data volumes. With increasing data volumes comes a need for computational power to absorb and analyze all this data in an attempt to gain a competitive edge. This paper attempts to shed some light on the decision process for selecting a specialty analytic server in today's business environments.
Posted: 05 Aug 2010 | Published: 05 Aug 2010

Sybase, an SAP company

Sybase IQ: An Advanced Columnar Data Warehouse Architecture
sponsored by Sybase, an SAP company
WHITE PAPER: A Winter Corporation white paper, this paper examines the architecture and performance of Sybase IQ in view of the requirements of demanding new BI and data warehouse applications. Read this paper to learn more.
Posted: 05 Aug 2010 | Published: 05 Aug 2010

Sybase, an SAP company

Get Analytics Right from the Start
sponsored by Sybase, an SAP company
WHITE PAPER: Whether or not analytics should become an integral part of an organization’s planning and decision-making seems to be beyond question However, at what level, for what purpose and how to go about deploying analytics are questions that each organization needs to answer for itself. These questions are the focus of this paper.
Posted: 05 Aug 2010 | Published: 05 Aug 2010

Sybase, an SAP company

HP Mission Critical Services Enhancement for SAP Environments
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: SAP solutions are business-critical, requiring high levels of availability, performance and support services. HP's Mission Critical Services Enhancement for SAP Environments proactively address performance and availability issues, benefiting from a single point of accountability for all support requirements. Read this paper for more details.
Posted: 23 Jul 2010 | Published: 23 Jul 2010

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Leveraging SAP Enterprise Support Services: A Journey to Lowering Costs
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Hear from Ross Wainwright, Executive Vice President, SAP Field Services, and Greg Pike, Senior Vice President, SAP Active Global Support and gain insight into the cost-saving and problem-solving services that have the biggest impact, where and how SAP customers should begin using these services.
Posted: 23 Jun 2010 | Published: 23 Jun 2010

SAP America, Inc.

Business Intelligence in SAP Environments
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the disruptions to SAP’s roadmap after the acquisition of BOBJ, and discusses various scenarios in which customers might decide to stay with SAP BOBJ for its BI strategy, and also when it might be best to use a third-party BI platform to leverage their SAP investments. Read this paper to learn more.
Posted: 22 Jun 2010 | Published: 26 May 2010

IBM

Global Trends in Sustainability Performance Management
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper will present an overview of the changing landscape as companies develop practices and processes to measure their performance as sustainable enterprises. It will examine the complex new drivers of sustainability reporting, as well as the rapidly changing legislative environment that will make reporting mandatory, not voluntary.
Posted: 01 Jun 2010 | Published: 01 Jun 2010

SAP America, Inc.

Bring Business Intelligence to All Your Users with SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how SAP BusinessObjects Explorer extends the reach of BI to all your users. Read on to learn how with immediate insight into critical data, information workers can intuitively explore business information quickly and independently, enabling a better-informed workforce that makes sound and timely decisions.
Posted: 01 Jun 2010 | Published: 01 Jun 2010

SAP America, Inc.

Virtualization Performance of SAP® ERP on the Intel® Xeon® Processor 7500 Series with VMware
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: Intel® Xeon® processor 7500 series-based servers offer extraordinary new value for virtualizing SAP solutions. They deliver near-native performance for applications running in virtual machines, while providing levels of reliability and scalability never before seen in industry-standard servers. Read this white paper to learn more!
Posted: 10 May 2010 | Published: 05 May 2010

Intel

Virtualization Performance of SAP ERP Solutions on the Intel® Xeon® Processor 7500 Series with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: Intel® Xeon® processor 7500 series-based servers offer new value for virtualizing SAP solutions with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V. Read this paper to learn how Intel benefits SAP ERP.
Posted: 10 May 2010 | Published: 05 May 2010

Intel

Improving Identity and Access Management in an SAP Environment
sponsored by Dell Software
WHITE PAPER: In this new Quest white paper, see why splitting identity management work is not only frustrating, pointless and inefficient, but it’s also completely unnecessary. Learn how to easily manage your Active Directory and SAP environments, how to eliminate redundant work, and how automation makes security stronger and auditing simple.
Posted: 06 May 2010 | Published: 06 May 2010

Dell Software

Information Lifecycle Management in an SAP Environment
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: SAP provides a comprehensive product offering to support you in your Information Lifecycle Management strategy. Learn more about the three cornerstones of ILM, including data archiving/data management, retention management, and retention warehouse. 
Posted: 15 Mar 2010 | Published: 15 Mar 2010

SAP America, Inc.

Accounts Payable: Building a “Lean and Green” Invoice-to-Pay Process
sponsored by Dolphin
WHITE PAPER: Business processes are expected to run lean and green. The Accounts Payable process that runs with optimal efficiency and accuracy will diagnose bottlenecks in seconds, generate minimal waste and keep vendors and partners happy with fast inquiry response and timely payments. Read this paper from Dolphin Corporation to learn about automating AP.
Posted: 11 Mar 2010 | Published: 10 Mar 2010

Dolphin

Maximizing ERP Return on Investment with On-Demand Support Services
sponsored by itelligence, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: The current economic environment challenges manufacturers seeking to capitalize on their enterprise resource planning (ERP) software: How can a company increase ERP functionality while reducing operating costs and even head counts? To achieve this difficult balance, many manufacturers have turned to on-demand ERP-support services.
Posted: 08 Mar 2010 | Published: 08 May 2009

itelligence, Inc.

2010 ERP REPORT: Part One in a Series
sponsored by Panorama Consulting Group
WHITE PAPER: This report offers data on a wide variety of ERP solutions. Included in the research sample are Tier I solutions (such as SAP, Oracle eBusiness Suite, and Microsoft Dynamics), Tier II, Tier III and industry-focused niche solutions.
Posted: 08 Feb 2010 | Published: 08 Feb 2010

Panorama Consulting Group

Data Quality Strategy: A Step-by-Step Approach
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Learn about the importance of having a data quality strategy and setting the overall goals. The six factors of data are also explained in detail and how to tie it together for implementation.
Posted: 01 Feb 2010 | Published: 01 Feb 2010

SAP America, Inc.

Time to Change: New Thoughts on Supporting Business Change
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Learn how a new, interconnected economy is forcing companies to manage an ever-growing information network -- and the best way to adopt new technologies to give you greater flexibility for faster growth while maintaining business integrity.
Posted: 29 Jan 2010 | Published: 29 Jan 2010

SAP America, Inc.

Patching of Oracle Databases in SAP Environments using Oracle Enterprise Manager
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains how you can automate the patching task for your database, significantly reducing time and effort normally involved in the manual patching activity.
Posted: 13 Jan 2010 | Published: 25 Jul 2009

Oracle Corporation

Time to Change New Thoughts on Supporting Business Change Fast and Flexibly
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This joint paper from SAP and Capgemini discusses the challenges of the interconnected economy and describes solutions that enable companies to use technology to innovate the way they do business.
Posted: 18 Dec 2009 | Published: 18 Dec 2009

SAP America, Inc.

Integrating Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and SAP
sponsored by Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes the innovations in Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 that make interoperability with SAP easier than ever.
Posted: 25 Nov 2009 | Published: 01 Dec 2007

Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd

Fixing the SAP Upgrade Process: Nine Best Practices
sponsored by Panaya, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper takes a new look at the SAP upgrade process in light of emerging best practices and new technologies. This report offers a discussion of the value of both technical and functional upgrades as well as a discussion of some of the best practices to enhance the value of your SAP upgrades while lowering overall cost.
Posted: 10 Nov 2009 | Published: 10 Nov 2009

Panaya, Inc.

Optimizing Your SAP
sponsored by Atos Origin
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper and learn how Atos Origin, the number one SAP upgrade partner and has over 20 years experience of upgrading SAP systems we have upgraded every R/3 release from 2.0 upwards, can help you bring your SAP system to where it needs to be.
Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009

Atos Origin