Cost Benefit Analysis

PODCAST: This expert podcast provides you with 10 steps for organizations that currently use Lotus Notes/Domino to determine if Google Apps is a good fit. Learn how to select a pilot project, calculate ROI and estimate training requirement to assist you in your decision making.

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 17 Nov 2009

WEBCAST: This expert webcast provides you with 10 steps for organizations that currently use Lotus Notes/Domino to determine if Google Apps is a good fit. Learn how to select a pilot project, calculate ROI and estimate training requirement to assist you in your decision making.

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 17 Nov 2009

EBOOK: The chapters in this Techfocus eBook will discuss the importance of site selection and planning, data center conceptualization and cost analysis, and negotiating with contractors.

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 | Published: 09 Nov 2009

PODCAST: In this podcast, discover how the Dallas Cowboys adopted BI strategies that optimized their tracking of manufacturing, distribution and sales. Hear from Bill Priakos, Cowboys' COO, as he explains the steps that the team took in being able to get a real-time look into the distribution chain and see trends over time.

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 09 Nov 2009

VIDEO: In this videocast, discover how the Dallas Cowboys adopted BI strategies that optimized their tracking of manufacturing, distribution and sales. Hear from Bill Priakos, Cowboys' COO, as he explains the steps that the team took in being able to get a real-time look into the distribution chain and see trends over time.

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 09 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: What will be most important to IT organizations over the next 12 months? It's probably no surprise that cost control or reduction in spending is the key priority. This white paper looks at the near-term activities of the IT organizations surveyed by TechTarget, along with their constraints, issues, motivating factors, and strategies.

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 | Published: 09 Nov 2009

ANALYST REPORT: Infrastructure and operations (I&O) comprise 60% or more of total IT spending worldwide. I&O leaders are under intensifying pressure to reduce costs. This Gartner research note outlines the key actions that should be taken to change the I&O cost structure in the short term (through 2010) and in the longer term (during the next three years).

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009

PODCAST: This podcast educates information security and IT pros on the right tools and technologies to create a solid process that provides the data, insight and metrics you need to meet your compliance and business objectives.

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 27 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: Many manufacturers today are getting caught on the wrong side of a technology adoption wave that is quickly gaining momentum. This benchmark study is a roadmap for reducing overall manufacturing costs through the utilization of manufacturing technologies.

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 | Published: 26 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper provides an overview of Platform HPC Workgroup Manager (HPC-WM). HPC-WM dramatically simplifies both the installation and ongoing management of Linux clusters, making them accessible to even the smallest organizations.

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 | Published: 26 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the evolution of private clouds and discusses how many organizations that have implemented grid or virtual machines are moving towards private clouds. It also describes how organizations can successfully implement this new IT delivery model using a phased approach that starts with cloud management software.

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 | Published: 26 Oct 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Learn how service-based solutions can bring flexibility and lower costs to your IT infrastructure. Find out how to maximize your organization's resources and quickly scale your infrastructure to meet the demands of expanding global online audiences.

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 | Published: 21 Oct 2009

PODCAST: In this podcast, industry expert Mike Karp addresses how virtualization is increasingly being used within midmarket organizations and discusses the major pros and cons of relying on a virtual environment for backup.

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 13 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: BI capabilities are becoming a must-have for independent software vendors. But customers and prospects are no longer satisfied with basic home-built solutions and offerings from legacy vendors.

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: In this whitepaper, Enterprise Linux and Windows Server 2008 are compared over a six-year period, with various e-commerce configurations covering small, medium, and large business scenarios.

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: To thrive in today’s ultra-competitive marketplace, top businesses of all sizes and in all industries are looking for better ways to achieve operational excellence that enables them to run their companies more efficiently and cost-effectively and drive innovation that matters to recognize market needs and respond to them quickly and decisively.

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 | Published: 06 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper illustrates that solutions exist today, both as traditional software and Software as a Service, with a proven track record of success in helping companies make the transition to 100% electronic AR invoicing.

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 | Published: 05 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: The IBM Dynamic Infrastructure initiative is a combination of programs, products and services designed to improve service to users, reduce costs and more effectively manage risk across all components of organizational IT infrastructures.

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 | Published: 02 Oct 2009

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

WEBCAST: Learn how service-based solutions can bring flexibility and lower costs to your IT infrastructure. Find out how to maximize your organization's resources and quickly scale your infrastructure to meet the demands of expanding global online audiences.

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 25 Sep 2009

PODCAST: Learn how service-based solutions can bring flexibility and lower costs to your IT infrastructure. Find out how to maximize your organization's resources and quickly scale your infrastructure to meet the demands of expanding global online audiences.

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 25 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper gives you an overview of how Ovum has helped penetrate the upper-midmarket. Even when the slowing growth of the market hasn't.

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 | Published: 24 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: Increasing energy efficiency with x86 servers. Robert Frances Group (RFG) explains why Intel/IBM is a winning combination.

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 | Published: 23 Sep 2009

ASSESSMENT TOOL: This online assessment tool designed specifically for organizations seeking to improve their Green IT capabilities, performance and ROI.

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 | Published: 23 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: Desktop virtualization should do more than just move desktop management to the datacenter—its real goal is to put productive applications in the hands of end users. Citrix Desktop Delivery dynamically assembles high-performance desktops complete with personalized applications for every logon of every user, from a compact, central store of images.

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 | Published: 21 Sep 2009