July 01, 2008 - A columnar data base is a data base arranged to optimize data analysis, but how? What is a columnar database really? This document presents the basic concepts of columnar databases in a straightforward manner so anyone who is involved with data, business or technical, can understand their purpose and application.
June 12, 2009 - Many IT organizations still perform a majority of Data Center administration tasks manually. Today, manual techniques are obsolete as Information Technology is required to manage complex multivendor infrastructures cost-effectively. There is one way to meet this challenge and that is Automation.
November 02, 2009 - This guidebook provides the answers with a series of detailed sections including essential activities such as planning, forecasting, risk management, team selection, communication and collaboration.
October 30, 2008 - Whatever your industry, safeguarding your data is critical to running your business and protecting the privacy of employees and customers. Learn four critical steps to effectively implement removable device control.
September 04, 2008 - Manufacturers must be prepared to recognize impending change as early as possible, assess the potential impact, determine the optimum strategy for dealing with the change, and implement that strategy in the most effective way possible. In this white paper you'll learn 4 steps toward developing chaos-tolerant business processes.
September 03, 2009 - The Dell PowerEdge M-Series blade servers help cut operating expenses through energy efficiency, product flexibility, and efficient use of data center space. When combined with Dell's world-class storage, management, and support offerings, the result is a total enterprise solution that can help you simplify and save on IT expenses.
August 20, 2009 - With server virtualization now well established in the world’s datacenters, IT leaders are turning their attention to virtualizing and centralizing desktop PCs to address some of their toughest computing challenges.
September 18, 2009 - Desktop virtualization should do more than just move desktop management to the datacenter—its real goal is to put productive applications in the hands of end users. Citrix Desktop Delivery dynamically assembles high-performance desktops complete with personalized applications for every logon of every user, from a compact, central store of images.
November 04, 2009 - This is a follow up to "Desperate Times Call for Strategic Measures" which argued that now is the time to consider an IT transformation project. This article will explore the viability and benefits of upgrading to SAP 6.0.
November 04, 2009 - In this paper a veteran SAP consultant argues why now is the perfect time implement a Business Process Lifecycle Management (BPLM) enabled ERP system.
September 08, 2009 - While trying to predict an outage is impossible, being prepared for one is not. Having the right tools in place to respond to a "disaster" is essential to sustaining a successful organization. A business-continuity / disaster-recovery plan can help you cut costs by avoiding downtime, lost revenue and dissatisfied customers.
August 07, 2009 - This IDC report examines the key challenges facing distribution companies as the rules of the game change under the twin forces of globalization and industry consolidation.
September 21, 2009 - This podcast explores what makes Software as a Service (SaaS) a solid strategy to automate processing of vendor, customer and sales documents and discusses why this is fast becoming a popular option for cost-conscious businesses.
March 01, 2007 - Bring the two most powerful information systems in your business together more intuitively and more completely than ever before. Microsoft Dynamics and the Microsoft Office system work together in new ways to help workers reach the information and people they need to be productive and deliver excellent customer service.
January 15, 2009 - This paper describes some of the business and IT issues that enterprises must address to become more agile and to improve their responses to challenges and opportunities. Included is how a service oriented architecture (SOA) can help an enterprise align its IT infrastructure with business needs.
September 09, 2009 - This webcast demonstrates how Microsoft Dynamics CRM can be used to capture and manage structured and unstructured sales and marketing customer data within a single, integrated system can help increase your organization's return on investment.
October 14, 2009 - In this paper you will learn how TAKE Supply Chain has developed a scalable, rules-based barcode label and RFID print management platform that allows business users — not IT programmers — to effectively administer tagging output and compliance programs, which can increase efficiency while decreasing costs with RFID label management.
January 31, 2009 - Because business processes are increasingly dependent upon an ever-expanding applications and technology network, many IT managers are seeking a more reasonable IT infrastructure strategy. This paper details several approaches to that end.
August 07, 2009 - As global competition intensifies and customer-centric business strategies
evolve, high-tech companies must rethink their channel strategy and how they want to engage with partners to successfully market, sell, and provide service to end customers.
October 15, 2009 - Today, more than ever, organizations must deliver the benefits of cost optimization and business agility. This podcast series explains how that goal can be realized through dynamic Business Processes Management. The series focuses on banking, government, healthcare, insurance, cross-industry and retail.
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