ROI Reports

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Read this transcript, as Google Apps Expert, Rhonda Stites, walks through a simple financial model that evaluates the savings in adopting Google Apps. You will hear about real customers and their experiences.

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 | Published: 11 Jun 2010

WHITE PAPER: In 2005, Intel IT began planning, engineering, and implementing a virtualized business computing production environment as part of its overall data center strategy. Read this white paper to learn more about how Intel’s virtualization strategy has helped lower costs, increase agility, and reduce energy consumption.

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 | Published: 01 Jan 2010

EBOOK: In this e-book, get more insight into whether your midmarket manufacturing organization would benefit from ERP. Find out how to build a business and get tips for navigating the market and implementing software. Continue reading to learn tips and insight on getting started with ERP in your midmarket organization.

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 | Published: 09 Jun 2010

EBOOK: Brian Madden, creator of BriForum and brianmadden.com, takes an in-depth look at desktop virtualization in this expert e-book. Read on for tips, suggestions, and insights from one of the leading experts on virtualization.

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 | Published: 04 Jun 2010

CASE STUDY: Read this paper to learn how AT&T utilized Informatica Data Archive to bring its database growth under control and improve application performance by reducing the amount of total storage required as well as trimming the amount of time required to load and back up its application data sets.

Posted: 28 May 2010 | Published: 28 May 2010

EZINE: When proposing an upgrade to SQL Server 2008 R2 to management, you need to focus more on ROI than its cool, new features. In the second volume of the SQL Server Insider e-zine, you’ll learn how to draft a presentation that will wow the higher ups and convince them that migrating to SQL Server 2008 R2 is worth it.

Posted: 27 May 2010 | Published: 27 May 2010

EBOOK: In this e-book, readers can View a technical comparison of four servers capable of running Oracle 11g and determine Which edition of Oracle 11g best fits their needs. Additionally, expert advice is given on in-place upgrade vs. a migration upgrade.

Posted: 21 May 2010 | Published: 21 May 2010

VIDEO: Gerry Weaver, CIO of the State of Indiana, and Diane Bryant, CIO of Intel, talk about how Intel vPro technology helps address end-user and IT efficiencies in their environments. The CIOs discuss real ROI numbers from Intel vPro technology, including savings of $1 million or more.

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 | Premiered: 11 Jan 2010

WHITE PAPER: The all new 2010 Intel Core vPro processor family is designed to keep downtime and desk-side visits to a minimum.

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 | Published: 28 Apr 2010

EBOOK: In this e-book, experts share their advice on the things that can make or break a project. Readers will discover what the current market for managed hosting is like, what to include in an SLA, and the key considerations when selecting a hosted provider. Read this e-book to find out why SAP Hosting makes sense for your organization.

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 | Published: 28 Apr 2010

EBOOK: With over 80 different ERP packages available today, determining what’s right for your organization can seem like a daunting task. But, with this e-book you will get advice and best practices for every step of the ERP software selection process. Ensuring you will not get lost in the sea of ERP software.

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 | Published: 20 Apr 2010

WHITE PAPER: The Total Data Quality Integration Toolkit is an affordable, full-featured enterprise data integration platform and rich development environment for creating and managing data assets that can be leveraged specifically for MDM applications. TDQ-IT leverages SSIS to provide a flexible, effective solution for data quality and MDM initiatives.

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 | Published: 20 Apr 2010

WHITE PAPER: Melissa Data’s WebSmart Services can handle your data quality needs. Ensure that your contact data, including addresses, names, phone numbers, and emails are valid, and use existing data to append additional information to enhance initiatives. The WebSmart services can be integrated into the business chain to ensure the integrity of your database.

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 | Published: 20 Apr 2010

WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains the key elements for building a proper, quantified business case. It presents the measures that are favored by corporate finance departments, and helps develop a strong business case for data quality and MDM projects. A number of real-life examples with quantifiable benefits are also included.

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 | Published: 01 Feb 2010

WHITE PAPER: Rapid Application Development (RAD) Tools have become the best way for businesses to incorporate agility into their application development projects. This paper examines the FileMaker Platform and how it offers certain advantages over tools that use more traditional methodologies such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and Salesforce.com.

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 | Published: 12 Apr 2010

ASSESSMENT TOOL: Developed with key learnings from Intel IT's experience in justifying server refresh internally, this tool allows you to enter data about your existing environment and evaluate the benefits of replacing it with the latest generation of Intel-based servers.

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 | Published: 09 Apr 2010

ANALYST BRIEF: Read on to learn more about the importance of clinical unified communications, as well as the first steps to take toward deploying innovative and valuable applications of UC in your healthcare organization.

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 | Published: 01 Feb 2010

WHITE PAPER: Using a simple Return on Investment (ROI) approach, enterprises can quantify the value of best-in-class connectivity. What are the tangible financial drawbacks when you experience outages or latency? How do you measure your risk and then mitigate it? This paper addresses all the factors associated with being able to calculate your own ROI.

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 | Published: 06 Apr 2010

ANALYST REPORT: In late 2008, Forrester Research commenced work on a research project commissioned by Dell, Inc., that focused on examining the potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises may realize by adopting Dell's server virtualization solutions in conjunction with VMware's ESX server and virtualization platform. Read this study to discover key findings.

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 | Published: 13 Feb 2009

WHITE PAPER: Working with Dell will ensure that your virtualization projects achieve fast time to value and return on investment (ROI). Read this paper to learn about how Dell Global Infrastructure Consulting Services, backed by a close partnership with Microsoft, offers flexible, high-impact consulting services for comprehensive solution design and much more.

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 | Published: 05 Apr 2010

WEBCAST: Learn how BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Express can help you get the most out of your BlackBerry® smartphone. From smartphone applications to help you do more of what you love, to connecting you to business applications.

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 | Premiered: Mar 27, 2010

WEBCAST: The biggest challenge to improving the efficiency of your business processes often lies in knowing how these processes really work in your organization. This webcast will teach you how to visualize and analyze your business processes from historical data, expose process waste and apply lean initiatives to achieve significant value.

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 | Premiered: Mar 23, 2010

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This presentation transcript explores effective products and strategies for implementing virtualization. Learn how to choose the right tools and approaches and calculate your organization’s virtualization investment.

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 | Published: 18 Mar 2010

WHITE PAPER: Choosing a cloud computing solution can seem like a daunting task. Where do you start? What questions do you ask? What do you specifically need to look out for? This paper answers these questions and more. Continue reading to learn the best practices for choosing a cloud computing solution.

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 | Published: 17 Mar 2010

WHITE PAPER: This paper offers ways that companies can establish a strategic advantage in managing change. It suggests a structured approach to managing change amid the complexity of smarter product development in which the rapid evolution of software plays a major part.

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 | Published: 17 Jun 2009