Conducted by the research firm ORC International, this study found that performing common database management tasks for Oracle Database 11g R2 took less time and fewer resources than performing the same tasks for DB2 Enterprise 9.7. Although funded by Oracle, the study was independently conducted by ORC. 

This white paper from Aberdeen Research takes a look at how applying analytics capabilities to workforce management can better align people to business goals and strategies to cut costs and improve performance. 

This white paper examines how SAP customers improved B2B integration by implementing a cloud-based solution - SAP Information Interchange OnDemand - and the reasons, challenges, and benefits behind doing so. 

Nissen Chemitec America has utilized several different systems to manage enterprise operations but these systems weren’t designed to meet the specific needs of automotive injection molding suppliers. Nissen selected EnterpriseIQ because it meets manufacturing-specific functionality and automotive industry requirements in a single-database system. 

This Ventana Research report discusses product information management (PIM) based on the Value Index. Learn how PIM systems can synchronize all your attributes and definitions used in the identification, description, sales and fulfillment of products across all channels that customers, suppliers and partners use. 

This Aberdeen Research brief hones in on the critical time element of a Best-in-Class BI strategy. The research shows that these top performers are leveraging real-time or near real-time analytics in order to proactively manage their business and drive substantial performance improvements. 

In order to combat the ever-evolving challenges of today’s networks, it’s time to head back to school in our exclusive Network Evolution University – Featuring three distinct classes and nine progressive learning lessons that explore all there is to know about next generation networks and how to overcome the challenges they present. 

Over the course of several months in 2011, IDC conducted a research study to identify the opportunities and challenges to adoption of a new technology that changes the way in which traditional business solutions are implemented and used. The results of the study are presented in this white paper. 

<p>Change is constant in business it's vital that your company is prepared for each change. Leading North America sugar cane company, Florida Crystals faced a problem as their company experienced massive growth in their market. Watch this webcast to learn how Florida Crystals mitigated complexity with a high-performing ALM system.</p> 

Watch this webcast as Forrester's Scott Santucci explores the new sales paradigm and discusses how businesses must alter their selling models. Also discover what the real value of a sales force is today, what today's sales person looks like and what a 'selling system' is and how it helps increase the productivity of the sales person of the future. 

This paper is about using information management software from Business Objects, an SAP company, for SAP data migration projects, either for upgrades from one version of SAP to a newer one, or from other environments to SAP. 

This expert white paper from Forrester Research discusses how the role of the sales person has changed in today's digital world and the four types of salespeople in the 21st century.