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Best-of-Breed BI on a Budget

Wed, 13 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Business Intelligence is critical to running an effective business. Increase your BI efficiency by adopting best-in-class, easy-to-deploy data warehousing technologies. This webinar reviews how Talend, ParAccel, and Jaspersoft together provide a complete, afordable, end-to-end, world-class BI solution. Published by: ParAccel

Focus on SAS® Enterprise BI Server: Applying Business Analytics Webinar

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This SAS® webcast will introduce viewers to the SAS Enterprise BI server. We'll discuss how this single solution will provide organizations the ability to access and distribute quality data whenever needed and in the desired format. Published by: SAS Institute Inc.

Enabling the Analytics-Driven Business: How Parallel, Columnar Database Technologies Power Operations Management

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

As the speed of business intensifies, C-level executives are struggling to implement effective strategies that give their companies a competitive edge. Operational Strategy and Operations Management (OM) are two business fields that work together to help executives set and manage business strategy based on quantitative analysis, not gut feel. Published by: ParAccel

Presentation Transcript: Pervasive Business Intelligence (BI) Trends

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this expert webcast transcript, you'll learn more about the pros and cons of pervasive BI solutions, specific vendor offerings and ways to get executive buy - in. Published by: IDS Scheer

Got Bad Data? Part 2 - Applying Business Analytics Webinar Series

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

SAS presents part 2 of their webinar series “"Got Bad Data?”. In this latest installment, we'll be discussing the Business analytics framework, data quality as a process, data collection, following data flows and uses, data quality and metrics, and continuous learning and improvement. Published by: SAS Institute Inc.

The State of Data: Harnessing Core Data Issues to Improve Organizational Efficiency, Profitability and Competitive Advantage

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This Tech Briefing presents a series of insightful, timely articles that strike at the heart of data quality and data integration challenges. Included here is a close look at harnessing the exploding volumes of unstructured and semistructured data, which so many companies are struggling to tame and leverage for true business value. Published by: SAS Institute Inc.

PODCAST: The Need for Best of Breed. Tips for your ERP & BI Application Strategy

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This Podcast can help you put your business intelligence (BI) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) needs into perspective with application strategy tips offered by Ray Wang at Forrester Research. Published by: Cognos, an IBM Company

Enterprise Transparency: The Process Performance Lifecycle

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This presentation makes the case for the importance of business process performance as an indicator of overall business performance and provides an in-depth look at the ARIS solution for process intelligence and performance management. Published by: IDS Scheer

Top CPM Deployment Mistakes

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this expert podcast, hear about the top CPM deployment mistakes, including selecting a vendor, choosing build vs. buy and negotiating contracts. Published by: IDS Scheer

Leveraging Integration to Weather the Economic Storm

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper highlights four primary ways to use integration to make your business better during a down economy. You'll discover how, with the right integration plan and supporting software in place, your company can increase efficiency, minimize expenses, and streamline and accelerate core processes. Published by: Information Builders

Monitoring Trading Partner Agreements - Using Business Intelligence to Enhance BAM Activities

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper will explain what to look for in a complete integration platform and how to use BI technology in conjunction with BAM tools to achieve zero information latency and self-correcting processes. Published by: Information Builders

How the Fastest Growing Companies Use Business Intelligence

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper investigates various levels of business intelligence, discusses the challenges organizations face with today's typical BI deployments, and highlights how many high-growth companies have implemented strategic, analytical, and operational initiatives to work seamlessly together to enhance performance and boost competitive advantage. Published by: Information Builders

Enterprise Information Management: In Support of Operational, Analytic, and Governance Initiatives

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

There's a trend toward enterprise information management (EIM), a practice that holistically coordinates teams and integrates tools, rather than having data and other information isolated and managed by independent teams using their own set of management tools. Published by: SAP BusinessObjects

Six Mistakes Companies Are Making Today and How You Can Avoid Them

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Organizations need technology that can unlock the value of information. Information can drive new insights to help transform and significantly improve the business, especially critical in an uncertain economy. This paper highlights common mistakes companies make in a down economy and discusses how organizations can use business intelligence to... Published by: SAP BusinessObjects

Sybase IQ: The Smart Approach to Analytics

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Sybase CTO Irfan Khan speaks about the features, the benefits, and the future of the world's leading column-based analytics server in this first-hand look at the latest release of Sybase IQ. Published by: Sybase, Inc.

Managing Enterprise Information: Architecting for Survival and Positioning for Success in Tough Times

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Today, businesses must work smarter, not just harder - and to do it, they must use information to compete. With ever-greater demands on data resources, organizations need to derive greater value from their existing information. Published by: SAP BusinessObjects

All Information, All People, One Platform: What's New In SAP® BusinessObjects™ XI 3.1

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

BusinessObjects XI 3.1 solutions provide a full spectrum of BI functionality--from reporting, query and analysis, and dashboards and visualization, to intuitive discovery and advanced predictive analytics capabilities--as well as data quality and extract, transform, and load functionality. Published by: SAP BusinessObjects

Improving Organizational Performance Management Through Pervasive Business Intelligence

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Evidence of the competitive value of business intelligence (BI) and analytics solutions is growing. This IDC white paper discusses the growing body of evidence suggesting a direct link between investment in business analytics solutions and organizational performance. Published by: SAP BusinessObjects

Adaptive Server Enterprise version 15.0.3 Developer's Edition

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

ASE enables IT departments to improve service levels while reducing hardware footprints and associated costs. ASE on Linux makes better use of system resources than comparable systems and streamlines internal and external processes. Given the current economic environment, making the right database investment must include a focus on TCO. Published by: Sybase, Inc.

Unlock Your Sales Potential

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

During this recession sales effectiveness is becoming more crucial to coming out on top. This webcast will discuss all the factors your organization needs to unlock your sales potential and to come out of this downturn as strong as, if not stronger, than before. Watch this webcast to learn the benefits sales analytics can provide your company. Published by: Birst

Automated Business Intelligence: Delivering Real Business Value, Quickly, Easily, and Affordably

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This White Paper explores how traditional approaches fall short, what the automated solution and its benefits look like, how the on-demand delivery model best represents the integrated stack necessary for automation, and how the automated, on-demand model brings the benefits of BI to a far broader audience than ever before. Published by: Birst

How Your Medium-Size Business Can Join the Business Intelligence (BI) Revolution: Redefining the Mid-market and its BI Requirements

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This webcast discusses the latest advances in business intelligence solutions for medium-sized businesses. Watch this webcast to learn how your mid-sized company can make the most out of BI. Published by: Birst

It's Time to "Go Commando" - The Birst Sales Survival Guide for 2009

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Birst

The Operational Responsiveness of Business

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Operational responsiveness is the ability of business processes and systems to respond to changing conditions and customer interactions as they occur, enabling business leaders to capitalize on opportunities, drive greater efficiencies, and reduce risk. Read this white paper to learn more. Published by: Progress Software

The CIO's Guide to BI Tools and Strategies

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Business intelligence is more important now than ever, largely because it can help identify business inefficiencies and drive business results and new revenue - all critical in an economic downturn. Read this guide to learn about the latest trends in business intelligence, and the strategies and tools that will lead to a successful BI project. Published by: Tableau Software

Cost-cutting strategies for a virtualized data center: Performance and capacity management tools

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this expert podcast, learn how new capacity planning and performance management tools utilize automation and an intuitive interface to increase resource utilization and reduce capital expenditures for your virtualized data center. Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel

Using SOA for an Electronic Dispatch and Delivery System

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

A large fuel logistics and delivery company with over 77 fixed based terminals, 2500 trucks, and 3500 truck drivers in 36 states was using a paper and phone based system to deliver over 2 million loads of petroleum per year. PSC was engaged to design the end-to-end solution to automate the company's complex business process. Published by: Oracle Corporation

DB2 9.7: Get the Inside Scoop

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT

This Webcast explores the new features of IBM's DB2 9.7 that will save you time, improve performance and lower your management costs. Published by: International DB2 Users Group (IDUG)

Practices and Trends in Enterprise Application Management

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Deploying business applications and vertical industry applications is complex and time-consuming. EMA research has found that while enterprise IT organizations are very good at deploying and maintaining infrastructure, they are still struggling to effectively deploy and manage the business services and applications that infrastructure supports. Published by: Compuware Corporation

Web 2.0 and Sales Process Management

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

How can Web 2.0 systems and applications support management of sales processes? Read this white paper to find out! Published by: Oracle Corporation

Beyond Boundaries: A New Role for Finance in Driving Business Collaboration

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 24:00:00 EDT

In June 2008, CFO Research Services conducted a research program among senior finance executives in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The research looked at what kinds of alliances companies are forming and how finance sees itself working with internal and external partners to establish and assess successful alliances. Published by: SAP America Inc

Building a Best-Run Finance Organization

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: SAP America Inc

BPM Technology Taxonomy: A Guided Tour to the Application of BPM

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

This paper provides a survey of the practices and technology related to business process management (BPM). Basic concepts are explained, the transformational effect on the enterprise is examined, and the value that BPM can create is analyzed. The paper then presents a survey of the vast array of technology that is related to BPM. Published by: SAP America Inc

SAP NETWEAVER BPM - Industry Trend Reports

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Business process management provides a new management discipline, a new suite of software technologies and tools, and a new IT implementation style based on concrete links between strategy and execution. This white paper explains SAP's place in the BPM landscape and describes its new offering in that arena, NetWeaver BPM. Published by: SAP America Inc

E-Guide: A Guide To Improving Data Center Efficiency with Virtualization

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Explore why virtualization offers more than just cost-savings to many businesses and gain insight into the role virtualization plays in effective disaster recovery planning. Published by: Agilysys Technology Solutions Group

The Financial Close: Optimizing Performance and Driving Financial Excellence

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The term "financial close" describes a corporation's ability to complete its accounting cycles and produce financial statements for internal management and external legal reporting. This paper identifies solutions to help organizations improve and sustain their close times and address the challenges associated with automating internal controls Published by: SAP America Inc

The Collaboration Advantage: Customer-Focused Partnerships In A Global Market

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In order to better understand the opportunities, challenges, risks and rewards companies have seen from these types of agreements, the Economist Intelligence Unit conducted a survey in March 2008, sponsored by SAP, which asked 516 senior executives how their business relationships are evolving. Published by: SAP America Inc

The Global State of the Art

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

15 years after "The Performance Measurement Manifesto" was published by the Harvard Business Review, companies continue to redesign how they measure their business performance. Read the results of a global study on this for more information. Published by: Oracle Corporation

Journal of Management Excellence

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 24:00:00 EDT

A recent global study from Cranfield School of Management found organizations are too internally focused and did not use sufficient external information or benchmarking. A better understanding of management processes is needed. That is why we introduced our view on the management process: strategy-to-success. Read this whitepaper to learn more. Published by: Oracle Corporation

Connecting the Dots

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper demonstrates how an enterprise performance management (EPM) system connects people and processes, metrics, businesses, and systems. It introduces important criteria for successful design and implementation while also exploring the far-reaching benefits of EPM: improved decision-making and greater competitive advantage. Published by: Oracle Corporation

Structured Planning Leads to Better Business Performance

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper contains the survey results of senior finance and IT executives and reveals companies that have adopted clearly defined, well-structured, repeatable processes for strategy setting, business planning, and decision making are more able to make well-informed and timely decisions in response to internal and external changes. Published by: Oracle Corporation

An IT Focus on Processes

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Operational Excellence? Not good enough. Read this exclusive survey of CIOs and CFOs from IDG Research Services to learn why both camps say Management Excellence - enabled by Enterprise Performance Management - is the key to competitive advantage. Published by: Oracle Corporation

How Tomorrow's Leaders Will Get Ahead

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Evolve to Thrive: From Operational to Management Excellence, successful companies are connecting disparate management strategies to align performance networks, not just transactional activities. Read how Oracle's Strategy-to-Success framework can guide you on your evolutionary journey to Management Excellence. Published by: Oracle Corporation

Governance, Risk, and Compliance For Life Sciences Companies

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

SAP® solutions for governance, risk, and compliance help you institutionalize compliance throughout the enterprise. Across operational, financial, global trade, and environmental compliance activities, you can reduce costs and risks while boosting productivity and increasing your competitive advantage. Published by: SAP America Inc

Get Closer To Your Best Customers: A Shift In Customer Strategies In A Time Of Crisis

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The extraordinary circumstances of the current economic crisis have changed the operating rules for companies of every size, in every industry. Companies now face a unique opportunity to reexamine traditional business practices and make much-needed changes - changes that will help them survive the downturn and flourish with the inevitable up... Published by: SAP America Inc

Enterprise Contract Management for Life Sciences: Integrating Contract Creation, Administration, and Execution

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Leading life sciences companies are recognizing the need for synchronized, enterprise-wide pricing and contract management processes. An integrated solution can provide the transparency needed to satisfy auditors, balance pricing with go-to-market strategies, and support sales and finance teams - including accurately predicting margins. Published by: SAP America Inc

Energizing Utilities For The Economic Stimulus Plan: Strategies For Greater Energy Efficiency and Sustainability

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This SAP Executive Insight examines specific concerns that confront utility executives in today's economy. Further, it describes how gaining greater business visibility and transparency can enable organizations to execute decisively and effectively in this challenging climate. Published by: SAP America Inc

Enabling The Lean Enterprise: A Three-Tiered Approach to Improving Your Operations

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Recently, many businesses have used lean principles to move from a decentralized corporate management mode to a hybrid model - recognizing that different functions require different levels of centralized management to be efficient and effective. Read this whitepaper to learn a three-tiered approach to improving your operations. Published by: SAP America Inc

Business Intelligence for the Small to Medium Sized Business (SMB)

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Based on feedback from almost 650 end-user organizations, this report serves as a roadmap for SMBs looking to improve their analytical capability and achieve Best-in-Class performace through the deployment of BI. Published by: SAP America Inc

The Profitability Perspective: How Automated Reporting Drives Better Decisions

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Driving sustainable growth requires profitability-focused planning and performance management. This special study highlights some key survey findings, which collectively show that profitability reporting is increasing in importance and the use of technology and more sophisticated costing and reporting solutions is high on the agendas of many... Published by: SAP America Inc

Why Midsize Companies Need Business Intelligence Solutions In This Uncertain Global Economy

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Without a business intelligence information infrastructure in place, midsize companies are more likely to exceed budgets, miss deadlines, improve performance of one department at the expense of the overall business, and reward employees for actions that do not improve performance. Published by: SAP America Inc

The Need for Best of Breed. Tips for your ERP & BI Application Strategy

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT

This Webcast can help you put your business intelligence (BI) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) needs into perspective with application strategy tips offered by Ray Wang at Forrester Research. Published by: Cognos, an IBM Company

Optimizing Sales Performance Management through Data Integration and Analytics

Thu, 28 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Sales Performance Management (SPM) encompasses both the technology and processes that align performance with business objectives. This study explores the current intentions, challenges and strategies across 150 sales organizations. Published by: Varicent Software

AppStructure: Technology Platform for Agile Enterprises

Fri, 22 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper explores how AppStructure - a dynamic cloud computing platform - helps businesses create a flexible, integrated, and collaborative IT environment that drives business agility, reduces cost driving efficiencies and effectiveness. Published by: NaviSite, Inc.

Improve Lead Generation and Clean Up Your Pipeline -- Generate Better Leads for Better Sales Results

Tue, 19 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this paper you will learn how better lead generation will naturally lead to better sales performance. Learn the pitfalls of current lead generation processes and the key factors to improving lead generation in your company. Read this paper to learn how your company can enjoy the benefits of better lead generation. Published by: ZoomInfo

3 Steps for Moving from BPM Projects to BPM Programs

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

For the past several years, companies have been getting familiar with BPM, undertaking various projects to address process problems and understand the capabilities of BPM Suities (BPMSs). The successes of those initial projects and pilots have given companies the confidence and vision to take their BPM efforts to the next level. Published by: Lombardi Software

Learn how Actuate has partnered with the Eclipse Foundation on Delivering a First Class Open Source BI Solution

Tue, 05 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Jeff Morris, Actuate's senior director of product marketing, recently sat down with Perform Magazine to discuss the new world Open Source is opening up for Actuate and its customers. Download this whitepaper to see the future of open source at Actuate. Published by: Actuate

Cornercard Customer Case Study - Cornercard buys in to better credit risk management to boost the bottom line

Mon, 04 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

A successful credit card company must be able to accurately assess its credit risk at any given time. Having an up-to-date picture of which clients may default on payments is critical to this process, not only amongst new applicants, but existing customers too. Published by: SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters

Aspen Publishers Inc. - Creating a more efficient - and lower-cost - solution for producing benchmarking hospital administrators

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Aspen Publishers Inc. was able to complete two benchmarking surveys more efficiently and save $20,000 per year without the help of outside consultants by using SPSS for Windows, SPSS Data Entry Builder, and SPSS Data Entry Station. Read this case study and find out how they did it. Published by: SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters

Recession-Proof the Business: The Top Five Ways IT Organizations Can Help Companies Survive a Tough Economy

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In a recession, companies need to focus on activities that will ensure that they can quickly adapt and respond to competitive threats and varying market conditions. They need to seize the opportunities that'll help them survive and emerge stronger than before. Read this paper to learn what your IT organizations need to do to survive the recession. Published by: Informatica

BMC Enhances its Performance Assurance for Mainframes solution

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This research brief examines the new release of the BMC Performance Assurance for Mainframes product. We assess its overall significance and describe the reaction of two early users. Published by: BMC Software, Inc

Presentation Transcript: On Implementation Trends and Lean Supply Chain Management (SCM)

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this presentation transcript to learn what a lean supply chain is and how it can cut costs out of your supply chain, as well as make your supply chain as efficient as possible. Learn what steps a company must take to make its supply chain lean, and the top ten technology trends to implement a lean supply chain, and more. Published by: E2open

eBook: Virtualization for mission-critical SAP environments

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This e-book examines the trend towards running mission-critical SAP applications on virtualized servers. It will also answer questions about SAP Platforms, virtualization packs, skill requirements to run SAP software, and how to manage virtualization needs without lengthy support calls. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Why Midsize Companies Need Business Intelligence Solutions in this Uncertain Global Economy

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In today's economy, executives face declining revenues and tough costcutting decisions. However, cost reductions alone are not enough to survive in this market, especially for midsize companies, which typically lack the expansive resources needed to sustain a market downturn, yet have the ability to be much more agile with the right information. Published by: SAP BusinessObjects

Using enterprise architecture to develop a blueprint for improving your energy efficiency and reducing your carbon footprint

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This whitepaper is about enterprise architecture as it pertains to finding and maximizing the business value in greener operations. Higher energy efficiency and a smaller carbon footprint are obvious areas of interest for any business, but how do you balance these goals with productivity, customer service, and all your other business concerns? Published by: IBM

Improving Organizational Decision-Making Through Pervasive Business Intelligence: The Five Key Factors That Lead to Business Intelligence Diffusion

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this report, IDC set out to define pervasive BI and its key indicators, highlight best practices for moving along the path to pervasive BI, and identify the five key factors that have the strongest influence on BI pervasiveness. These factors have positively influenced BI pervasiveness at some of the leading organizations in the world. Published by: JasperSoft

Ten steps to better requirements management

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Requirements definition and management is an activity that has the potential to deliver a high, fast ROI. This white paper explains the characteristics of a good requirement and presents ten steps to better requirements management. Read on to learn how better requirements translate into easier, higher quality projects. Published by: IBM

Streamlining Offshore Java™ Development

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Software development work is increasingly being off-shored or outsourced as companies try to reduce costs in efforts to remain competitive. However, these solutions have issues and challenges that can ultimately end up costing a company more money in the long run. Published by: Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.

System Integrator Echo Lane and Pervasive pave way for customized Salesforce integration

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

National Retirement Partners, a retirement management company, sought to improve its ability to meet government regulations and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Working with Echo Lane and Pervasive, they created a solution on top of Salesforce to deliver pre-built configuration and integration, effectively meeting their goal. Published by: Pervasive Software

What happened to my transaction? Business transaction management and IT responsiveness

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

Whether simple or complex, transactions are an essential element of your company's success. Your transactions represent significant business value, carry customer confidence and trust, and help personnel get the right things done within your business. Read this white paper for a solution to your business transaction issues. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Defining Business Analytics and Its Impact On Organizational Decision-Making

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This research paper holds the finding of a survey on business analytics commissioned by SAS and conducted by Computerworld. The goal was to better understand the audience's definition of and familiarity with business analytics as a growing market category, as well as to track the perceived benefits of business analytics software implementation. Published by: SAS Institute Inc.

Second-Generation Collaborative Data Integration: Sustainable, Operational, and Governable

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This special report, part of the TDWI Monograph Series, discusses the need for DI professionals to respond to a new set of trends related to sustainability, business transformation initiatives and data governance. It explains how new approaches to collaborative data integration can help make IT more sustainable. Published by: SAS Institute Inc.

Ready to Act: 3 Recommendations for Agile Processes

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This document examines the importance of process agility today and offers three recommendations for approaching enterprise-wide process improvement successfully. Published by: IBM

Business Resiliency for a Smarter Planet: New, Affordable Ways to Ensure IBM Power Systems Availability

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

Do you have the right technologies to compete in today's economic times? IBM's Dynamic Infrastructure™ initiative combined with Resilience 2.0 technologies from Vision Solutions deliver a secure, virtualized, energy efficient, and highly resilient IT environment for businesses of any size. Published by: Vision Solutions

eBook: Best Practices for IT Governance in a Global Organization

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This ExecBlueprint discusses the evolving role for the technology executive and what now constitutes "effective IT governance." The authors share effective strategies for building a good relationship with the CEO, planning projects, and managing the technology staff. Published by: SkillSoft Corporation

Podcast: Calculating Cost Savings from User Provisioning - Forrester Consulting Analysis

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Learn first-hand the industry best practices and implementation guidelines that will allow you to drastically cut IT administration expenditure, minimize compliance costs and eliminate security risks.

Published by: Oracle Corporation

Winning the War for Talent in the High-tech Industry

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Human capital management (HCM) is becoming a priority for high-tech senior executives. The workforce is not only a source of competitive differentiation, but also the key to accomplishing a number of strategic goals such as product and service innovation and process improvements. This SAP Executive Insight addresses key questions. Published by: SAP America Inc

Midmarket ERP software evaluation tips

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

In this podcast, get expert tips and advice from Jim Shepard, senior vice president of research for AMR Research. Find out how to narrow down the options, and learn what to do (and what not to do) to effectively evaluate midmarket ERP software. Published by: Infor

Managing IT in Tough Economic Times

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This paper explains the key concert to work with CFO as well as other executive team members which provide sufficient emphasis on improving the business's overall cost profile, and ensure risks from cost deferrals are understood. Published by: CA

Global Manufacturing Operations Management

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This paper explains how a common platform can provide the basis for not only managing manufacturing operations, but also quality and inventory across global supplier networks. Published by: Apriso Corporation

The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Business Intelligence Platforms, Q3 2008

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This paper gives the results of Forrester's 151-criteria evaluation of enterprise business intelligence platform vendors. It found, among other things, IBM Cognos and SAP Business Objects maintain their leadership positions, while Oracle and SAS Institute move into leadership positions in enterprise BI. Published by: SAS Institute Inc.