Economic Environment

WHITE PAPER: To manage the ever-growing volume, variety and velocity of data, organizations are looking for analytics solutions specific to big data.  This white paper explores a study that measured the economic benefits (also known as data equity) that enterprises can gain by unlocking the insights available from big data analytics.

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 | Published: 30 Apr 2012

RESEARCH CONTENT: This report from Atos assess how major trends including the birth of the total data economy, a cashless society, social and shared innovation will start to reshape business and society by 2016.

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 | Published: 11 Mar 2013

RESEARCH CONTENT: Businesses are entering 2013 in a more optimistic mood than they entered 2012, but continue to favour defensive strategies in a low growth environment, this report from Deloitte reveals.  

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 | Published: 06 Feb 2013

ESSENTIAL GUIDE: This 6 page buyers guide for SMEs shows how small businesses can maximise the value of their IT investments.

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 | Published: 12 Oct 2012

ANALYST REPORT: This report from Oxford Economics and AT&T shows ICT investment and productivity growth are closely linked - and European countries are lagging behind other parts of the world in both areas.

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper aims to explore the role and relevance of organisations in a future defined by economic uncertainty, changing workforce demographics, globalisation and rapid developments in social and business technologies.

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 | Published: 15 Jun 2010

WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides a business case for considering Vietnam as an offshore outsourcing destination, and offers specific examples from the IT and software industries, including a US software testing firm with a facility in Vietnam.

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 | Published: 14 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: In this issue, our authors have done an outstanding job of exploring many facets of VOI. Robert Shimp discusses the shift in the economy from that of a services economy to an information management economy.

Posted: 09 May 2011 | Published: 31 Mar 2011

ANALYST REPORT: Hosted contact center adoption is increasing rapidly. Solutions provide quick deployment, quantifiable ROI, scalability, ongoing investment protection, reduced maintenance burden and minimal cash outlays. DMG Consulting, a leading contact center firm, has just released this new report discussing key market trends, ROI benefits, and key players.

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 | Published: 28 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: In this paper we detail these four mechanisms and introduce several case studies and examples to show the increased economic value that Cloud Computing brings to an organization.

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 | Published: 11 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: This study illustrates the financial impact of moving from disparate and aging wiring systems to an integrated, building-wide IT connectivity infrastructure.

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 | Published: 06 Aug 2010

ANALYST REPORT: New research from TDWI ranks the strategies and tactics that BI and data warehousing teams have used to stretch their budgets in a down economy and charts the adoption rate of new technologies among small, midsize, and large companies. It also shows which types of incumbent BI/DW tools companies are most likely to replace in the next three years.

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 | Published: 30 Jul 2010

WHITE PAPER: January 1, 2011 may have seemed very far away when the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act was signed into law in October 2008. As the date gets closer, however, many investment managers are still looking for guidance on the bill’s cost basis reporting provision—the first phase of which kicks in on that date. Read this paper to find out more.

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 | Published: 10 Jun 2010

WHITE PAPER: In the current economic downturn, the business case for on-premise conferencing solutions is too compelling to ignore. Read this paper to learn more about the business case for on-premise conferencing, the historic challenges of conferencing, and how to save costs with unified conferencing.

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 | Published: 01 Apr 2009

EBOOK: Now is the best possible time to re-engineer your organization for peak performance. With just a few smart moves you can position your organization to come out of the downturn even more successful than before and for years or decades to come. Read on to learn more about these 6 smart moves that will ensure success.

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 | Published: 19 Apr 2010

PODCAST: In this podcast you’ll learn how network forensics can integrate with other security tools to provide context to any alert.

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 | Premiered: Apr 16, 2010

EZINE: Technology decision makers in the enterprise are under pressure to deliver results on tight budgets while streamlining efficiency, cutting costs, and reducing risk for their organizations. Read this E-Zine from Enterprise CIO Decisions to find out how ITSM, outsourcing and technology are combining to make IT a lean, mean fighting machine in 2010.

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 | Published: 26 Mar 2010

WHITE PAPER: In hard economic times, survival is often more top of mind than opportunity. But part of innovationis doing exactly that: turning paradigms on their heads, creating (or unearthing) opportunitiesregardless of external circumstances. Read this paper to learn more!

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 | Published: 24 Mar 2010

ANALYST REPORT: In this analyst report, Forrester Consulting examines the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises can realize by deploying mobility solutions using BlackBerry® smartphones and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server software.

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 | Published: 19 Feb 2010

VIDEO: In this video, David Merrill, Chief Economist of Hitachi Data Systems describes the principles of storage economics, the 33 point calculation used to show you how make your storage infrastructure more efficient and increase your ROI.

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 | Premiered: 02 Feb 2010

WHITE PAPER: This study provides a framework for evaluating the potential financial impact of investing in a media streaming platform. By reviewing the calculations and assumptions used in Forrester's multi-company analysis, readers can better understand and communicate a business case for increasing their investment.

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 | Published: 01 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper focuses on the key benefits virtual workforces bring to a business as well as the three key initiatives to focus on to overcome both business and IT challenges.

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 | Published: 22 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the concept that preparing for economic recovery is not something that can wait; it is something that businesses should plan for now. It will introduce enterprise application migration strategies that can be considered within any organization and also emphasize the importance of forward thinking and planning in down economy.

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: Project portfolio management solutions, such as those from Oracle, enable project leaders to successfully manage risk, even in this volatile climate. They also enable companies to identify the best strategies for pursuing existing projects and to identify the most-promising future projects for investment.

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Mar 2009

WHITE PAPER: In this research report, we examine five of the critical issues that are creating new opportunities for the accounting profession and nine key strategies for obtaining competitive advantage.

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 | Published: 05 Oct 2009