Software as a Service Reports

WHITE PAPER: Read this IDC report to learn the five key steps that forward-thinking organizations have taken to successfully leverage the cloud for application development, infrastructure operations, and day-to-day management processes.

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 | Published: 31 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: Traditional endpoint solutions are becoming less effective as the threat environment increasingly grows more complex. However, cloud-based security may be the answer, offering an opportunity for improved security, while saving costs. View this paper to explore the current state of cloud-based security, advantages of cloud-based security, and more.

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 | Published: 12 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides a comprehensive overview of cloud benefits and points out risks that businesses should be aware of before getting started. Explore a framework designed to help you overcome security related concerns and ensure high availability in your cloud environment.

Posted: 05 Mar 2012 | Published: 01 Jun 2011

EZINE: In this first issue of Business Applications Digest, find advice from industry insiders on mastering the five success factors for enterprise resource planning (ERP) upgrades, choosing the best fit between 'best of breed' business intelligence (BI) and built-in ERP tools, and how to take advantage of the latest Software as a Service (SaaS) trends.

Posted: 05 Mar 2012 | Published: 05 Mar 2012

EGUIDE: This expert guide helps you build a solid business case for ERP including important questions to ask, how to define your business needs, comparing in-house ERP to Software as a Service (Sass), upgrade options, and more.

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 | Published: 10 Feb 2012

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Read this brief presentation transcript to learn how easy it is to get plugged into today's social, mobile business world by creating cloud apps that seamlessly integrate with your SAP applications and data.

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 | Published: 06 Feb 2012

EGUIDE: This expert guide explains some of the prominent differences between Software as a Service (SaaS) enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and hosted ERP systems including cost, benefits, and risks of both.

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 | Published: 06 Feb 2012

EGUIDE: Developing a Software as a Service (SaaS) enterprise resource planning (ERP) request for proposal (RFP) is different from on-premise, requiring more attention to the vendor’s financial viability. In this expert guide, readers will get advice on the right questions to ask when purchasing SaaS ERP.

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 | Published: 06 Feb 2012

EBOOK: Read this e-book to compare traditional hosted enterprise resource planning (ERP) apps to Software as a Service (SaaS). Uncover the benefits and challenges of each alternative and decide which is best for your organization

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 | Published: 03 Feb 2012

EGUIDE: Before you move services to the cloud, you must understand how the change in risk will affect your existing security strategy. View this expert resource now to gain best practices for cloud risk management and explore the importance of revisiting risk assumptions, pros and cons of aggregation, tips for pen testing cloud environments, and more.

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 | Published: 31 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are essential to companies in all industries and the food and beverage industry is no exception. This white paper highlights eight features food and beverage processors must have in their ERP platform. Read more to discover if your company's system meets the requirements or falls below par.

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 | Published: 01 Feb 2012

EGUIDE: SaaS start-ups and established vendors are rushing to keep pace with the demand for hosted applications that target the specific needs of industries, as well as the end-to-end application chain. In this e-guide, readers will learn some of the necessary details around SaaS-based enterprise resource planning (ERP).

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 | Published: 30 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Traditional endpoint solutions are becoming less effective as the threat environment increasingly grows more complex. However, cloud-based security may be the answer, offering an opportunity for improved security, while saving costs. View this paper to explore the current state of cloud-based security, advantages of cloud-based security, and more.

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 | Published: 30 Jan 2012

EGUIDE: In 2011 manufacturers showed renewed willingness to invest in IT due to signs of growing consumer demand.  In this e-guide, readers will hear from Forrester and editors of SearchManufacturingERP.com about the growing technology trends for the new year.

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 | Published: 30 Jan 2012

EGUIDE: A recent Gartner study unexpectedly found that Software as a Service (SaaS) enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems reinforce IT governance policies. In this expert guide, learn how SaaS ERP platforms can be customized, are simpler to use than on-premise ERP, and support better IT governance.

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 | Published: 26 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Moving your messaging application to the cloud can help you lower TCO and increase integration by eliminating the need to maintain an in-house email system. Learn how you can enjoy a full suite of email, calendaring, sharing and document management abilities on any desktop or operating system with a cloud-based platform.

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 | Published: 26 Jan 2012

EGUIDE: This guide details how workforce management (WFM) software companies are incorporating support for mobile devices into their products and offering the application as software-as-a-service (SaaS). Read more to uncover the employee benefits associated with this strategy.

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 | Published: 24 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Access this paper to learn about the key advantages cloud can offer, the many types of cloud deployment options and the main challenges organizations face when implementing cloud today. In addition, get recommendations for moving forward with your cloud strategy, including how to choose a trustworthy provider.

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 | Published: 18 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: As cloud computing continues to gain ground in the enterprise, businesses must decide how to handle this IT revolution: To take the plunge now or wait and risk falling behind. Access this white paper to review the various types of cloud computing deployment models and services.

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 | Published: 12 Jan 2012

EGUIDE: In this expert e-guide, find out how you can evaluate cloud computing services to find the best fit for your company. Review critical factors to consider, such as cost, SLAs, APIs, security and more.

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jan 2012

EGUIDE: This expert E-Guide discusses what is involved with a SaaS transition and how you can prepare. Uncover top considerations, potential cloud computing issues and how you can tackle them.

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 | Published: 21 Dec 2011

WEBCAST: This webcast discusses the challenges faced by manufacturers and the characteristics that make top enterprises stand out from the pack.

Posted: 14 Dec 2011 | Premiered: Dec 14, 2011

EGUIDE: Inside this guide, you’ll find information about most of the major vendors that offer enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for manufacturers.

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 | Published: 12 Dec 2011

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine the economic benefits of plans to release more government data for wider re-use by software developers. We announce the winners of our Social Media Awards, and hear what the IT industry thinks of the new UK cyber security strategy. Download the new issue now.

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 | Published: 02 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper and learn how an IBM Rational solution can help your company build better software faster, using an integrated application lifecycle management (ALM) solution designed to support collaboration across distributed agile development teams.

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 | Published: 28 Nov 2011