WHITE PAPER - Enterprises are always seeking to cut costs and optimize resource utilization. Now, in this harsh economic climate, the need is more compelling than ever. This paper highlights potential savings exceeding $5,000,000 per year for each 1,000 employees through the application of Microsoft Unified Communications to your business and IT operations.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2009


Topics:  Collaboration | Communications Hardware | Communications Systems | Economic Environment | Microsoft Exchange | Microsoft Office | Mobile Workers | Teleconferencing Software | Unified Messaging | VoIP | Web Conferences

WHITE PAPER - This white paper from ZapThink discusses how organizations can quickly benefit from SOA, regardless of the economic climate.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: December 28, 2008


Topics:  Economic Environment | SOA | Software Architectures | Software Configuration Management | Software Infrastructure | Software Migration

WHITE PAPER - This paper examines the concept that preparing for economic recovery is not something that can wait; it is something that businesses should plan for now. It will introduce enterprise application migration strategies that can be considered within any organization and also emphasize the importance of forward thinking and planning in down economy.
Posted: October 27, 2009 | Published: October 27, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Customer Satisfaction | Data Migration | Economic Environment | Enterprise Applications Software | Linux | SQL Server | Systems Management | TCO | UNIX | Windows Server 2003

WHITE PAPER - Project portfolio management solutions, such as those from Oracle, enable project leaders to successfully manage risk, even in this volatile climate. They also enable companies to identify the best strategies for pursuing existing projects and to identify the most-promising future projects for investment.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: March 1, 2009


Topics:  Economic Environment | Oracle (Product) | Portfolio Management (IT Management) | Project Management | Project Management Software | Project Portfolio Management

WHITE PAPER - In this research report, we examine five of the critical issues that are creating new opportunities for the accounting profession and nine key strategies for obtaining competitive advantage.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: October 5, 2009


Topics:  Accounting | Accounting Industry | Collaboration | Economic Environment | Regulatory Compliance | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance | Workforce Planning

WHITE PAPER - Law firms have had to develop new strategies to compete and win in a legal market that contains greater uncertainty than any that has come before it. This paper will briefly outline strategies for success in the evolving legal marketplace.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: October 5, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Management | Collaboration | Economic Environment | Legal Environment | Legal Services Industry | Productivity | Social Networking

WHITE PAPER - How can management communicate business strategy effectively and assure that the entire organization has bought in to the strategy and is aligned behind it? Business performance optimization systems are an important tool for success.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Published: September 25, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Business Environment | Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Structures | CIOs | Decision Support Systems | Economic Environment | Global Economy | Globalization | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - This paper argues that while the current economic climate might suggest delaying data center upgrades, the opposite will save you money. Learn how upgrading to Sun Fire servers can put more on your bottom line.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Published: September 17, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Center Consolidation | Economic Environment | Middleware | Operational Metrics (Systems) | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - In a growth economy, businesses typically spend aggressively to stoke the growth engine. When money is tight, however, organizations seek more cost-effective ways to nurture their business expansion. This paper explains how organizations can save money over tough times and find themselves better positioned to take the lead when times improve.
Posted: September 15, 2009 | Published: April 8, 2009


Topics:  CRM | CRM Analytics | CRM Services | Customer Data Management | Customer Interaction Services | Customer Loyalty | Customer Retention | Customer Satisfaction | Economic Environment

WHITE PAPER - With Microsoft Unified Communications businesses can simplify management and maximize budget and resources. You can consolidate costly third-party solutions and avoid capital investments.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 9, 2009


Topics:  Economic Environment | Messaging Middleware | Microsoft Exchange | Telecommuting | Teleconferences | Unified Messaging | VoIP

WHITE PAPER - A complement to your existing IT infrastructure, IBM CloudBurst™ includes hardware, software and services, and provides secure, reliable, private cloud computing. Fit-for-purpose and self-contained, IBM CloudBurst dramatically reduces capital and operational costs, accelerating investment payback. Read on to learn more . . .
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Management | Data Storage | Economic Environment | Infrastructure Management | Investments | Platform as a service | Private cloud computing | ROI | Server Management | TCO | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - To provide relief and encourage continued growth, the U.S. Congress recently passed the Recovery Act-legislation that offers economic help to small businesses to help them to survive and thrive. Read the following Q+A to learn how businesses can take advantage of stimulus funds.
Posted: August 14, 2009 | Published: August 14, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Economic Environment | Financial Management | Financing | Loans | Small Businesses | SMBs

WHITE PAPER - In a challenging economy, the price paid for bad decisions can be dire. Even average decisions can cost your organization dearly. See how information sweet spots and performance management can help you not only weather the storm, but be better prepared to steer your way with greater agility into the upturn.
Posted: July 20, 2009 | Published: March 11, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Business Service Management | Business Structures | Economic Environment | Enterprise Resource Management | Performance Testing

WHITE PAPER - With the current economic state the way it is CIOs must rethink how they manage IT costs and operations. This white paper will take a closer look at how virtualization can help cut down the costs as well as improve efficiency of the data center.
Posted: July 2, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2009


Topics:  Budgeting | CIOs | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Economic Environment | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | TCO

WHITE PAPER - As the following pages will demonstrate, the evidence is that improving Business Transaction Assurance presents a real bottom-line opportunity and is moving high up the business agenda. However, companies' current systems are not equipped with the necessary tools to manage and control such transactions.
Posted: June 30, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Customer Satisfaction | Economic Environment | IT Infrastructure | Leisure Industry | Telecommunications Industry | Transaction Processing Services | Travel Industry