July 30, 2009 - (Free Research) Information management is integral to successfully maintaining a competitive advantage. The value of all your data can increase or decrease over time depending on how you manage it. Read on to learn how to gain the insights into information management you need to succeed and gain that competitive edge that is now more important than ever.
June 02, 2009 - (Free Research) 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.
June 18, 2010 - (Free Research) Protecting your IT network and applications against cyber-threats continues to grow more complicated and challenging. As a result, spending on IT security continues to reach record levels. Read this analyst brief to learn more about current security spending trends, what’s causing them, and how managed security services can help mitigate costs.
July 30, 2010 - (Free Research) Let it be stated plainly: Business analytics are the key to achieving these challenging objectives. Our world generated more data in 2009 than in the previous recorded history of mankind. A good deal of this data can be converted into useful information and competitive advantage – by applying the right analytics.
September 23, 2009 - (Free Research) In hard economic times, survival is often more top of mind than opportunity. But part of innovation is doing exactly that: turning paradigms on their heads, creating (or unearthing) opportunities regardless of external circumstances. Read this paper to learn more!
August 24, 2010 - (Free Research) Download the free e-guide to learn: Today's most common IT help desk headaches and how to relieve them, the real advantages of user-centric remote support, and best practices for delivering user-centric remote support.
July 20, 2010 - (Free Research) The backup and recovery choices for a small- to medium-sized business (SMB) can easily be broken down into three broad segments: tape-based backup, disk-based backup and cloud backup. Each offers a different set of advantages and disadvantages. This tutorial will help you choose a data backup system that will best serve your storage needs.
September 14, 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper explains the importance of flexible software architecture, and how the right CRM solution can support and even advance an organization’s ability to evolve in lock-step with changes as they occur--enabling them to attain and maintain a competitive advantage.
October 22, 2009 - (Free Research) In this 1to1 Executive Dialogue, Don Peppers and Steve Muran talk about the importance of customer retention, the need to integrate disparate sources of data, and the opportunity for financial institutions to rebuild customer trust as a means to competitive advantage.
August 24, 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper presents you with the information to understand the customer experience management philosophy, strategies and tactics across a broad base of companies. Read this paper to learn the advantages that accrue with superior customer experience capabilities.
February 03, 2010 - (Free Research) Application security is the aspect of understanding how applications are built and how someone could gain an advantage by looking at the application’s flaws. In this podcast, dive into the nature of applications for details on their security and how we interact with them.
November 02, 2008 - (Free Research) This paper provides an overview of PPM and an argument as to why spreadsheets and traditional project management tools cannot help to deliver the benefits of PPM and why specialized PPM systems offer vast advantages over the other methods.
August 24, 2010 - (Free Research) Learn about Trusted Computing in today’s enterprise with this executive briefing on two different forms of embedded hardware security: the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and self-encrypting drive (SED). Designed by the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) to counter the vulnerabilities of software-based security, and so much more.
August 03, 2010 - (Free Research) In this white paper, we first explore the landscape in which CISOs now work—the new standards and regulations they face, increased attacks from hackers, and a more complex IT environment that includes virtualized infrastructure and outsourcing.
February 13, 2009 - (Free Research) 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.
January 01, 2007 - (Free Research) Effective master data management can save time and money - even enable the capture of incremental revenues, it can also reduce costs while improving customer service.
January 01, 2006 - (Free Research) SAP is a customer’s company, whose organization is designed for, and encouraging of, innovation in all its aspects - from product development to product delivery to product implementation. Read this white paper to discover the top 10 reasons why customers choose SAP for their business transformation.
May 01, 2008 - (Free Research) This paper discusses about how technological advances are enabling improved decision making across three broad axes: simplicity and relevance, agility and integration.
March 01, 2009 - (Free Research) 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.
October 01, 2009 - (Free Research) Download the Oracle CRM White Paper, "Winning in Today's Environment: Six Imperatives for the Chief Sales Officer," to learn how you can deploy several best practices to achieve unparalleled sales success in your organization.
December 01, 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper demonstrates how running a responsible business and high levels of performance do not have to work against each other. And it makes a case for why sustainability issues should simply be part of a company’s overall performance management practices.
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