June 30, 2011 - (Free Research) While business intelligence (BI) tools can help small to midsized businesses (SMBs) understand how their business runs and capitalize on opportunities for growth, simply installing BI software does not guarantee its effectiveness. In this white paper, find a checklist of six essential factors for SMBs to consider when implementing BI tools.
July 01, 2007 - (Free Research) Untamed costs can deplete the precious working capital that's critical to your ongoing operations and new expansions. By instituting efficient automated processes throughout your organization, you can reduce waste, unnecessary overtime, and a host of other cost factors.
June 02, 2009 - (Free Research) Based on feedback from almost 650 end-user organizations, this report serves as a roadmap for SMBs looking to improve their analytical capability and achieve Best-in-Class performace through the deployment of BI.
June 15, 2011 - (Free Research) Through increased information visibility and data accuracy, Barclays Capital was able to mitigate exposure to operational and reputational risk. Read the entire case study now, compliments of Sybase.
January 01, 2008 - (Free Research) A new approach to Business Process Management (BPM) is the use of BPM and SOA together in a layering strategy. This white paper explores the BPM layered concept and offers a case study of how ABN AMRO, one of the world's largest financial institutions, has benefited from its deployment.
June 24, 2010 - (Free Research) Against a backdrop of an increased use of software that is generally more sophisticated, flexible, scalable and easy to integrate than in times gone by, this research set out to explore the impact of having to maintain a plethora of different software solutions from different vendors in today’s cash-strapped corporate environment.
March 31, 2009 - (Free Research) Until recently, it was difficult for manufacturers to obtain a true picture of what was happening on the shop floor. Real-time, accurate data reflecting production activity, planned production schedules, quality checks, machine breakdowns, inventory levels or a shortage of materials made it a challenge for shop floor management to keep track..
March 18, 2009 - (Free Research) Tape remains the most cost effective, energy efficient and reliable program technology for storing large amounts of inactive, off-line or near-line data while complimenting disk-based data protection and retention solutions. Read this paper and find out why.
November 14, 2011 - (Free Research) Reporting speed and accuracy are vital today. But it would be wrong to assume that you have to spend more to go faster and do a competent job. This white paper illustrates how some organizations achieved top-tier results in financial reporting and why some did not.
January 20, 2012 - (Free Research) In this brief white paper, Jeff Martin, Station Casinos’ director of business intelligence (BI), provides specific examples of the types of problems that the company wanted to solve, and offers insight into the specific job scheduling solution it selected to overcome its challenges.
March 10, 2011 - (Free Research) This guide from Sybase is full of examples of mCommerce at work. The benefits range from speeding up economies to life-changing improvements. For merchants, operators and banks, the new channel offers another way to grow business and revenues while meeting the financial needs of customers.
December 22, 2011 - (Free Research) The banking market is heavy with regulatory requirements. Tighter budgets and higher pricing pressure are squeezing profitability. In this white paper, you’ll learn where you can achieve the greatest results by combining these technologies.
November 15, 2011 - (Free Research) In this two part course, Deputy Executive Director for ARMA International, Diane K. Carlisle, reveals how Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles (GARP®) is designed to assist organizations in implementing records systems and policies to keep you out of the headlines for the wrong reasons.
November 14, 2011 - (Free Research) We are excited to announce our Information Governance Online Symposium – an online classroom designed to provide progressive learning content specifically for your senior IT, records management and compliance teams.
January 22, 2011 - (Free Research) This paper explains how Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) Applications are complete, prebuilt BI solutions that deliver intuitive, role-based intelligence for everyone in an organization - from front line employees to senior management - that enable better decisions, actions, and business processes.
August 12, 2010 - (Free Research) The UK public sector is in the midst of a period of transformation and improving citizen engagement will be key to the success of this change.
December 06, 2010 - (Free Research) Juniper Research defines mobile banking as “the provision of banking services to customers on their mobile devices”: specifically we mean in the vast majority of instances “the operation of bank current and deposit or savings accounts”.
March 2006 - (Free Research) As VoIP usage becomes widespread, enterprise users will become subject to many of the same security risks that have affected data networks. This report highlights some of the potential security problems associated with VoIP and address what measures can be taken to secure enterprise VoIP deployments.
November 2004 - (Free Research) The security of SQL Server database servers has become a top priority for database administrators. This article examines best practices that can be employed to secure Microsoft SQL Server 2000 databases. It provides an overview of the security model in SQL Server 2000 and discusses best practices you can employ to secure yours.
January 2012 - (Free Research) In this week’s Computer Weekly, we mark the 10th anniversary of Microsoft’s Bill Gates announcing the Trustworthy Computing initiative, and ask if it has made IT more secure. We look at what Oracle’s latest developments mean for its software users running rivals’ servers, and conclude our Buyer’s Guide to IT consumerisation. Download the issue now.
December 2011 - (Free Research) This report from Deloitte argues businesses are again investing in IT to provide the differentiation and innovation critical from their competitors despite the downturn.
October 2010 - (Free Research) Small and medium businesses need to support growth while wringing every ounce of value out of the investments they've already made. This paper looks at the benefits of virtualizing SQL Server databases, as well as how to get the most out of your virtual infrastructure.
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