Research Papers

WHITE PAPER - The file server is meant to house data--or keep data "at rest" in regulatory terminology--so that a user or groups of users can access specific information depending on their roles in a company.
Posted: October 6, 2008 | Published: October 3, 2008


Topics:  IT Service Management | ITIL | Software | Training | Windows

WHITE PAPER - This eBook discusses nine eProcurement best practices. It also demonstrates how they will help you reduce environmental waste while implementing and managing your Green purchasing program.
Posted: September 30, 2008 | Published: September 26, 2008


Topics:  Benefits | Best Practices | CRM | eProcurement | ERP | Internal Controls | Supplier Management | Systems Integration | Training

WEBCAST - This webcast covers three topics compliance basics, global trends, and automation. Industry experts will also examine global IT security and compliance trends, common IT compliance issues and challenges, and best practices for IT compliance programs.
Posted: September 30, 2008 | Premiered: July 1, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Continuation Services | CobiT | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Cost Benefit Analysis | Firewall Management | Market Trends | Network Security | Risk Management | Testing | Training | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - This E-Guide offers advice on the business value, cost and timing for the migration and explains how to build a virtual test lab to ensure your Windows shop is adequately prepared for the migration.
Posted: September 29, 2008 | Published: September 27, 2008


Topics:  Active Directory | Authentication | GUI | Hardware | ROI | Security | Training

WHITE PAPER - This survey explains the actual costs incurred by 35 U.S. organizations that lost confidential information and had a regulatory requirement to publicly notify affected individuals.
Posted: September 24, 2008 | Published: September 24, 2008


Topics:  Data Encryption | Data Security | Financial Services | IT Managers | ROI | Training

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains the rationale behind the need to have in place a solid change management program in support of an ERP initiative or other growth and expansion initiative.
Posted: September 22, 2008 | Published: September 22, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Change Management | ERP | Manufacturing | ROI | Training

WHITE PAPER - In March 2008, the Economist Intelligence Unit surveyed 320 executives from around the world about their attitudes to environmental risk management. Read about their findings in this paper.
Posted: September 18, 2008 | Published: September 18, 2008


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Customer Service | Environmental Compliance | Environmental Industry | Environmental Law | Partnerships | Risk Management | Supply Chains | Training

WHITE PAPER - This document describes how you can build a strategy to unify and run your business more effectively.
Posted: September 17, 2008 | Published: September 17, 2008


Topics:  Business Architectures | Business Continuity Planning | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Globalization | Localization | Procurement | Spreadsheets | Training

WHITE PAPER - The report examines how to increase adoption of BI tool licenses and how to increase usage once those licenses are deployed. It also discusses best practices and pitfalls for deploying, reporting, and analysis tools on an enterprise basis.
Posted: September 12, 2008 | Published: September 11, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Intelligence | Change Management | Dashboards | Financial Services | Project Management | Training

WHITE PAPER - This paper outlines an approach to compute and compare the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for on-premise procurement software vs. on-demand.
Posted: September 10, 2008 | Published: September 10, 2008


Topics:  Hardware | Procurement | Software | Software as a Service | TCO | Training

WHITE PAPER - This white paper explains Seven Strategies To Boost e-Procurement Project Success & Guarantee Cost Savings. Follow these strategies and you�ll be sure to see a very rapid, immediate payoff.
Posted: September 10, 2008 | Published: September 10, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | eProcurement | ERP | SOA | Training

WHITE PAPER - The contest for human capital is evident everywhere. This report frames the scope and range of the emerging talent crisis and provides an alternative model for addressing the issues-one that we believe gets to the heart of the matter.
Posted: September 10, 2008 | Published: September 9, 2008


Topics:  Emerging Technologies | Employee Monitoring | Globalization | Human Resources Services | Market Trends | Training | Workforce Planning

WHITE PAPER - This report is the result of a study taken by 87% of IT executives on the best way to manage the service of business critical applications to measure performance at the end-user level. Read this to learn the best practices in performance management.
Posted: September 9, 2008 | Published: September 9, 2008


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Best Practices | CRM | Performance Testing | ROI | Training | User Experience

WEBCAST - This webcast discusses the key metrics that your company can use to help ensure that you accomplished your lean goal.
Posted: September 4, 2008 | Premiered: September 4, 2008


Topics:  Manufacturing | Metrics | Quality Control | Retail Trade Industry | Software | Supply Chain Management | Training

WHITE PAPER - Virtual collaboration and online meeting technologies are advancing SMBs reach without huge investments. Learn how this allows them to save costs and land more sales, while better educating consumers and business partners in this paper.
Posted: September 4, 2008 | Published: September 4, 2008


Topics:  Collaboration | Communications Systems | Financial Services | Marketing | SMBs | Training | Video Services | Videoconferences