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Removing the Barriers to IT Governance: How On-Demand Software Changes the Game by Innotas September 01, 2009 - (Free Research) IT governance has a well-deserved reputation for being extremely complicated, expensive, and time-consuming. But today’s CEOs and governing boards expect accountability, strategic alignment, cost saving, and contributions to overall growth from IT departments, all of which can be facilitated by IT governance.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Financial Close: Optimizing Performance and Driving Financial Excellence by SAP America, Inc. June 02, 2009 - (Free Research) The term "financial close" describes a corporation's ability to complete its accounting cycles and produce financial statements for internal management and external legal reporting. This paper identifies solutions to help organizations improve and sustain their close times and address the challenges associated with automating internal controls  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

SOA Governance: Framework and Best Practices by Oracle Corporation May 2007 - (Free Research) This paper outlines a framework and best practices for governance as it specifically relates to Service Orientated Architecture (SOA). It also introduces a Six Steps to Successful SOA Governance model.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Business Intelligence Competency Center: Enabling Continuous Improvement in Performance Management by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd January 2012 - (Free Research) Access this white paper to understand the moving parts of a Business Intelligence Competency Center- people, process, software, standards and governance. Learn how it can be a mechanism for continuously improving insight and performance, and for leveraging your existing software investment.  (WHITE PAPER)

CW+ Open Group: Governance in IT and Architecture - TOGAF by ComputerWeekly.com October 2010 - (Free Research) This White Paper recommends additional definition of IT governance within TOGAF to strengthen an organization’s ability to effectively govern the architecture and make appropriate investment decisions.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Tales from the Field: Business Drivers and Checklist for Successful SharePoint Governance by AvePoint, Inc. October 2011 - (Free Research) Watch this webcast to learn the three P's and business requirements for driving governance focusing on the challenges Microsoft and AvePoint customers face.  (WEBCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

SOA Governance: An IBM White Paper by IBM October 2009 - (Free Research) As SOA becomes a new way of implementing applications, organizations need a way to manage the assets (especially reusable services) developed as part of their SOA activities, to permit the use of these assets to be maximized and insure the results the enterprise envisions. Read on to learn more.  (WHITE PAPER)

10 Ways Excel Drives More Value From Your SAP® Investment... While Making Your SAP Life Easier by Winshuttle, LLC August 2010 - (Free Research) This white paper highlights 10 ways Winshuttle's tools and applications utilize Microsoft Office applications and allow you to optimize your SAP investment. The benefits outlined in this white paper are realized by the reduction of SAP operational costs, delivering across the board efficiencies and accelerating top and bottom line improvements.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Critical Role of Data Loss Prevention in Governance, Risk and Compliance by Mimecast August 2009 - (Free Research) Email has become a critical business tool, but it is also the easiest way for information to escape from the confines of a business. Learn why email Data Leak Prevention is critical to safeguard the information that is inside your network.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

BI Project Management for Oracle Shops by SearchOracle February 2013 - (Free Research) Check out this invaluable resource from the industry insiders at SearchOracle.com to learn how to take the first steps toward successfully implementing Oracle BI. Inside, gain access to tips on how to get executive approval, deriving actionable insight from both SQL and NoSQL data, and 5 areas to focus on when implementing Oracle BI applications.  (EZINE) READ ABSTRACT |

Expert e-zine: Business application strategy, from ERP to the cloud and beyond by SearchSAP March 2012 - (Free Research) In this first issue of Business Applications Digest, find advice from industry insiders on mastering the five success factors for enterprise resource planning (ERP) upgrades, choosing the best fit between 'best of breed' business intelligence (BI) and built-in ERP tools, and how to take advantage of the latest Software as a Service (SaaS) trends.  (EZINE)

Do-It-Yourself Business Intelligence Done Right: The Secret Sauce is SaaS by myDIALS Inc. December 2009 - (Free Research) This Presentation Transcript, featuring Forrester Research, explains how Software as a Service business intelligence can deliver a more cost-effective way to get relevant information to those who need it faster than traditional business intelligence can.  (PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT) READ ABSTRACT |

Real-time vs. right-time analytics in Oracle environments by SearchOracle April 2013 - (Free Research) We live in a 24/7 world- making real-time analytics an essential part of any business intelligence strategy. Access this exclusive handbook today to gain an in-depth analysis of what real-time analytics should mean for you. Learn how the right real-time analytics tools and strategies can give users what they need.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse and Fast Track Data Warehouse Run on Intel® Xeon® Processors by Intel and Microsoft March 2011 - (Free Research) Microsoft and Intel are now ready to help organizations turn a new page in data warehousing. Using Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise, you can now quickly deploy small data warehouses or data marts with the Microsoft Fast Track Data Warehouse option.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Connect with Sage 200 Suite - How Sage 200 helps keeps your finances in check by Sage Software March 2012 - (Free Research) Read this white paper to learn about a software suite that easily shares business intelligence (BI) and customer relation ship management (CRM) data throughout your business, is designed to grow with you, and is customized to suit your specific needs.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

SQL Server Insider E-Zine - Volume 1: Is Self-service BI the Answer? by Dell, Inc. and Intel® February 2010 - (Free Research) Business intelligence is a hot topic in 2010, especially with the upcoming release of Microsoft's SQL Server 2008 R2 being dubbed as the "BI release." In this e-zine, one SQL Server expert breaks down exactly what goes into self-service BI, where it works and where it falls short.  (EZINE)

SQL Server Insider E-Zine – Volume 1: Is Self-service BI the Answer? by Dell, Inc. and Intel® November 2010 - (Free Research) Business intelligence is a hot topic in 2010, especially with the upcoming release of Microsoft's SQL Server 2008 R2 being dubbed as the "BI release." In this e-zine, one SQL Server expert breaks down exactly what goes into self-service BI, where it works and where it falls short.  (EZINE)

How SAP Users hold the key to Business Process Improvement by Winshuttle, LLC February 2011 - (Free Research) This paper highlights the key role that SAP users play in enabling their organizations to improve processes, and discusses how their expertise is lost in some of the traditional approaches companies use to try to improve processes. Learn an alternative “user-centric” approach that will enable companies to measurably improve their processes.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Five Keys to Organic Growth: How to Drive Profitable Relationships with Predictive Analytics by SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters February 2009 - (Free Research) This paper makes the case for using predictive analytics to drive organic growth, and gives two different methods for measuring financial return.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Mastering New Challenges in Text Analytics: Making Unstructured Data Ready for Predictive Analytics by SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters February 2009 - (Free Research) This paper briefly defines text analytics, describes various approaches to text analytics, and then focuses on the natural language processing techniques used by SPSS Inc.'s text analytics solutions.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Hard Hat Area: Myths and Pitfalls of Data Mining by SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters February 2009 - (Free Research) The intrepid data miner runs many risks, including being buried under mountains of data or disappearing along with the "mysterious disappearing terabyte." Myths and misconceptions create their own risks and need to be debunked. This article outlines some risks, debunks some myths, and provides some protective "hard hats" for data miners.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Secure and Effective Data Extraction from the SAP® ERP System by Winshuttle, LLC December 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper describes the variety of tools available for such ad-hoc reporting applications and compares and contrasts these tools in terms of their ease-of-use and security.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Service Orientation and Its Role in Your Connected Systems Strategy: Building Distributed Applications by Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd October 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper presents the Microsoft Corporation vision for service orientation and service-oriented architecture in enterprise computing.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Business Value of Sterling Commerce Managed Services for B2B Integration by Sterling Commerce, An IBM Company September 2009 - (Free Research) Increasing cost controls and unpredictable cost increases are leading many enterprises to rethink how they support their business-to-business (B2B) operations. As a result, many enterprises are choosing to outsource B2B integration by partnering with a managed services provider.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

E-Book: Data Warehousing Technology Trends by HP December 2010 - (Free Research) Technological innovations are rapidly changing data warehouse architectures and providing the potential for substantial performance improvements. Read this e-book to get an update on the most important trends in data warehousing, including appliance technology, columnar databases, in-database analytics and more.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

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