CASE STUDY - With its new AP automation solution, TransMontaigne redefined its accounts payable parameters, ultimately expanding its potential for growth and success.
Posted: October 13, 2009 | Published: October 13, 2009


Topics:  Account Aggregation | Benefits | Best Practices | ERP | Financial Management | Financial Reporting | Financial Services | Financial Systems | Financing | Process Control Software | Process Manufacturing Industry | Productivity | Professional Services Automation Software | SAP (Product)

PODCAST - In this podcast, industry expert Mike Karp addresses how virtualization is increasingly being used within midmarket organizations and discusses the major pros and cons of relying on a virtual environment for backup.
Posted: October 13, 2009 | Premiered: July 6, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Best Practices | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Storage | Disaster Recovery | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This techncial paper explores a number of options for using Citrix XenServer to consolidate 32-bit workloads on both x86 and x64 Microsoft® Windows® platforms, with emphasis on best practices, tuning, and tips for a server based computing environment.
Posted: October 12, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Best Practices | Citrix XenServer | Open Source Software | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine

WHITE PAPER - This white paper highlights the important elements and key benefits of standardizing business processes and operating procedures based on uniform, organization wide technology. It also serves as a guide for engineering and construction (E&C) firms choosing the right technology to promote standardization across their organizations.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: March 1, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Process Modeling | Business Process Reengineering | Business Processes | Construction Industry | Engineering Services Industry

WHITE PAPER - Project portfolio management solutions, such as Oracle's Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management, help oil and gas executives successfully manage their daily and routine maintenance projects, by enabling them to more effectively manage resources, capture best practices and complete projects on-time and within budget.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Oracle (Product) | Portfolio Management (IT Management) | Project Management | Project Management Software | Project Portfolio Management

WHITE PAPER - The purpose of this white paper is to highlight best practices of identifying and managing changes that might occur on a construction project, and provide a process to effectively manage changes on construction projects.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Change Management | Construction Industry | Contract Management | Contracts | Project Management

WHITE PAPER - Read the second chapter of the Cloud Computing E-Book and learn what developers should consider before moving applications to the cloud and to what extent they will have to re-think familiar go-to languages to make apps work in the cloud.
Posted: October 7, 2009 | Published: October 7, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Application Infrastructure | Application Life-Cycle Management | Best Practices | Cloud Computing | High Performance Computing | Middleware | Software as a Service | Software Development Tools

WHITE PAPER - This document provides recommendations and best practices for moving a user’s data from their physical corporate workstations into the virtual Citrix XenDesktop environment.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: October 5, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Data Migration | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | Virtual Machine Migration

EBOOK - The XenDesktop Design Handbook contains a collection of the best practices for designing a XenDesktop solution. The handbook is meant to be used by consultants and architects in the designing of an appropriate XenDesktop solution.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: October 5, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Data Migration | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER - This paper illustrates that solutions exist today, both as traditional software and Software as a Service, with a proven track record of success in helping companies make the transition to 100% electronic AR invoicing.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: October 5, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Process Automation | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Cost Benefit Analysis | Electronic Marketplace | ERP | ERP Software

PODCAST - Network providers must re-examine how they can speed up innovation and time to market by working with trusted partners and developer communities. But energizing such an ecosystem takes careful planning. This podcast discusses the lessons learned in the market for working well with application developers, and best practices for network providers.
Posted: October 2, 2009 | Premiered: October 2, 2009


Topics:  Application Service Providers | Best Practices | Network Provisioning | Networking | Partnerships | Telecom Provisioning

WHITE PAPER - As companies continue to consolidate and look for best possible uses of both existing and new computer hardware, nowhere is this more apparent than server management. This paper will provide you some best practices and key success stories that you can use in designing and implementing your own virtualized SQL environment.
Posted: September 18, 2009 | Published: September 18, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Best Practices | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Network Performance | RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | SQL | SQL Server | VM

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - Businesses across the globe have adopted the concepts set forth in the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL), a set of guidelines to help companies determine best practices to achieve quality service. This eGuide will answer the common questions that arise when considering implementation as well as introduce you to resources from Skillsoft on ITIL.
Posted: September 15, 2009 | Published: September 15, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Business IT Alignment | Business Service Management | CIOs | Information Technology Professionals | Infrastructure Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Service Management | IT Services | ITIL | ROI

WHITE PAPER - 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.
Posted: September 15, 2009 | Published: December 1, 2008


Topics:  Balanced Scorecards | Best Practices | Business Performance Management | CEOs | Regulatory Compliance | Risk Management

WHITE PAPER - This Wainhouse Research application brief explores the results of a groundbreaking survey on the next generation of audio conferencing. Get acquainted with Web-controlled audio conferencing, including business benefits, real-world impact and recommended best practices.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Published: September 10, 2009


Topics:  Benefits | Best Practices | Web 2.0 | Web Authoring | Web Browsers | Web Conferences | Web Conferencing Services | Webcasts