EBOOK - Each year, the Brown-Wilson Group and Black Book Research undertake an annual survey into organizations' satisfaction with their outsourcing service providers. Explore their findings in this informative E-Book.
Posted: August 20, 2010 | Published: August 20, 2010


Topics:  Backups | Dashboards | Data Security | Legacy Applications Software | Outsourcing | Scalability Testing | Vendor Selection | Vendors

ANALYST BRIEF - Western Governors University was facing student management challenges due to a rapid growth state and was looking for a BPM solution that could incorporate human tasks with automated processes. This paper examines the university’s decision to select a model-driven BPMS over a set of non-integrated tools as the foundation for its SOA architecture.
Posted: August 9, 2010 | Published: August 5, 2010


Topics:  Application Development | BPEL | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Cost Benefit Analysis | Eclipse Platform | Java | SOA | Standards | Vendor Selection | Web Services | Web Services Architecture | Workforce Management Software

WHITE PAPER - Discussions with customers and research into vendor offerings are the basis of this white paper. It prescribes a customer transformation roadmap, profiles two customers’ information infrastructure journeys, and provides an analysis of IBM’s and EMC’s associated visions and strategies.
Posted: August 6, 2010 | Published: September 17, 2009


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Compliance Software | Customer Data Management | Customer Support Software | Information Management | Vendor Selection | Vendors

ANALYST REPORT - A new report that evaluates 10 vendors in the Agile ALM space states that Rally® is "the best combination of capability and strategy." The report, "The Forrester Wave: Agile Development Management Tools, Q2 2010," assesses 10 Agile development tool vendors and the current state of the Agile development management tools market.
Posted: August 5, 2010 | Published: August 5, 2010


Topics:  Application Development | Application Life-Cycle Management | Dashboards | Project Management | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools | Software Quality Assurance | Vendor Selection | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - Recent reports expose the monumental growth rate of data volumes. With increasing data volumes comes a need for computational power to absorb and analyze all this data in an attempt to gain a competitive edge. This paper attempts to shed some light on the decision process for selecting a specialty analytic server in today's business environments.
Posted: August 5, 2010 | Published: August 5, 2010


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Application Server Software | Architectures | Data Analytics | Data Management | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Database Server Software | ILM | Multi-core Processor Architecture | SAP (Product) | Vendor Selection

WHITE PAPER - The best network design invariably is multi-vendor. That is even more true in an era of constrained budgets where sticking with your existing vendor brings with it not only a price premium, but also the continuation of proprietary approaches. Read this whitepaper to learn more about D-Link's interoperability benefits with Cisco systems.
Posted: July 6, 2010 | Published: July 2, 2010


Topics:  Configuration Management | Interoperability | Network Design | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Network Performance | Vendor Selection

EGUIDE - To find the right WAN optimization controllers, you need to narrow down the field. This IT decision checklist provides an explanation of how WAN optimization controllers work, a look at many of the vendors out there, a list of questions you can ask to get the information you need, and more. Read on for WAN optimization controller shopping advice.
Posted: June 30, 2010 | Published: June 30, 2010


Topics:  IT Spending | Network Performance | Networking | Remote Office Connectivity | Remote Offices | Vendor Selection | WAN | WAN Hardware | WAN Switching

ANALYST REPORT - Take a look at this report from AMR Research to find out if it’s time for you to replace an outdated ERP solution. The report describes why ERP vendors are offering extraordinary value and how a business-focused ERP implementation can help manage costs while helping you move your business strategy forward.
Posted: June 14, 2010 | Published: February 19, 2010


Topics:  Enterprise Resource Management | Enterprise Systems | ERP | ERP Software | Project Management | Vendor Selection | Vendors

WEBCAST - Every Agile vendor says they are the best. But "best" is only relative to your teams’ unique needs, environment and budget. Get the facts to decide whether you want apples, oranges, or a mix.
Posted: May 25, 2010 | Premiered: May 25, 2010


Topics:  Agile Manufacturing | Software Development Tools | Software Implementation | Software Selection | Software Testing | Vendor Selection | Vendors

EBOOK - As more businesses deal with aging SAP systems, data archiving strategies are becoming more important. Most administrators either have added storage or migrated historical data to offline storage. But simply moving old data elsewhere isn’t ideal. Read this e-book to learn how to develop successful SAP data archiving strategies and solutions.
Posted: May 18, 2010 | Published: May 18, 2010


Topics:  Business Process Management | Compliance Best Practices | Data Management | Data Migration | Database Management | Databases | ERP | ILM | Information Management | SAP (Product) | Vendor Selection

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: April 20, 2010 | Published: April 20, 2010


Topics:  Business Process Management | Business Processes | Cloud Computing | ERP | ERP Software | Project Management | ROI | Software as a Service | TCO | Vendor Selection

WHITE PAPER - This product directory of top BI software options will help IT and LOB professionals select the right BI software for their organization. This interactive directory includes detailed listings with product descriptions, vendor information, and pricing details.
Posted: April 1, 2010 | Published: April 1, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Management | Data Management Software | IT Managers | IT Service Management | IT Systems | Master Data Management | Predictive Analytics | Predictive Analytics Software | Vendor Selection

WEBCAST - This webcast reviews a checklist of 5 key requirements for implementing high-performance and reliable solutions to integrate data across your operational systems.
Posted: March 22, 2010 | Premiered: May 4, 2010


Topics:  Application Integration | B2B Integration | OLTP | Operating Systems | Oracle (Product) | Systems Integration | Vendor Selection

WHITE PAPER - When choosing a data integration solution, companies are confronted with many product choices, multiple sources of information and different vendors. This paper cuts through the confusion with the top 10 reasons companies choose open source for their data integration needs and 31 proof points from actual users of open source data integration.
Posted: March 16, 2010 | Published: March 16, 2010


Topics:  Connectors | Data Integration | Data Management | Data Management Software | Databases | ERP | ERP Software | Open Source | Open Source Software | Vendor Selection

CASE STUDY - L’Oréal, the world leader in cosmetics, is well underway in implementing an integrated operations management solution across all its factories worldwide. L’Oréal has implemented both ERP (SAP) and OM (Apriso’s FlexNet) in an integrated manner, site by site, us-ing a common “core” model. Read this case study to learn more about this approach.
Posted: February 24, 2010 | Published: February 24, 2010


Topics:  Business Process Management | Business Processes | ERP | Manufacturing Execution Systems | Manufacturing Systems | Operational Support Systems | Quality Control | Supply Chain Management | Vendor Selection | Warehouse Management