This SAP Executive Insight examines the changing role of the finance organization in today's business environment. Further, it describes how companies can develop best-run finance organizations. 

As the global economy slowly heals, finance leaders are looking to fulfill the promise of the last 20 years. Much of the hard work has been done, the infrastructure largely in place. The challenge is to build upon this platform to drive dramatic improvement in the quality and value that finance delivers. 

The Corporate Executive Board IT Budget Benchmarking Survey assess IT spending,  staffing, and outsourcing levels at more than 175 organizations globally, representing roughly US$38 billion in IT spend. Download for the latest IT budget trends. 

View this paper to explore compliance challenges of the top 4 social media outlets, best practices for developing a comprehensive social media policy and more. 

Whether you are just starting a compliance program or need to fine-tune your existing process, this document will help you understand the steps involved in becoming GIPS compliant. It is not a substitute for the Standards themselves. It is designed to help you understand the value of compliance, what’s needed to achieve it, pitfalls to avoid. 

This white paper provides an overview of a rapid deployment strategy designed to take the guesswork out of implementing CRM. Inside, learn how this approach can let you pick and choose features which matter the most to your organization while avoiding playing for ones you don't to provide an accurate, upfront price. 

For many organizations, implementing desktop virtualization in an enterprise environment can be a long and challenging project. This white paper highlights the Dell™ Integrated Solution Stack (ISS) that helps reduce the time, complexity, risks, and costs of implementing desktop virtualization in enterprise production environments. 

Active Administrator™ is a comprehensive and proactive Active Directory management solution. Active Administrator provides four powerful integrated AD management features within one console, including centralized event auditing and reporting, back-up and recovery, Group Policy offline editing and rollback, and simplified delegation of AD rights. 

Measuring, monitoring and maintaining a data centre has often been viewed as a purely technical project. Business value can be significant - and explaining this can unlock budget for DCIM investments. 

In today's rapidly changing business environment, organizations of all types face one common and persistent challenge: how to become—and remain—agile enough to satisfy ever-increasing customer expectations and accommodate new compliance mandates, all while staying ahead of the competition. The solution is building business based on SOA principles. 

If you want to move beyond the traditional finance role and play a more visible, pro-active role in supporting business decision making, read this white paper today. 

Empower your business with self-service analytics, delivering business insights at the speed you need to gain a competitive advantage. Read this resource now.