How do companies create winning business cases to justify key data center and IT initiatives and speed-up the budget approval process? Read this paper for tips and best practices for how to succeed in the budget approval process and business case development. 

Learn how to build a business case for social media outlets affecting customer relations and customer communities including Facebook and Twitter, as well as what social media means for CRM, best practices for managing online customer communities, and expert advice on implementing social media programs successfully. 

ECM systems can help organizations improve their processes for managing corporate documents, records and other types of unstructured data. Learn practical advice on building a business case for an ECM system deployment. Get tips on demonstrating potential ROI and learn how your peers in other organizations have won approval for their ECM projects. 

Marketers are being asked to identify, segment and target the most profitable customers and boost customer loyalty. Marketing automation software can help solve these challenges, but it too requires a financial investment. Read on and learn how to successfully leverage marketing automation technology and how to build a business case for it as well. 

Managing data in a cost-effective, efficient, and compliant manner is a top concern for businesses today. Turn to this valuable resource for a survey that examines how organizations view their data, reveals the pain-points where poor quality data is damaging the business, and looks at how to build a business case for better data management. 

With over 80 different ERP packages available today, determining what’s right for your organization can seem like a daunting task. But, with this e-book you will get advice and best practices for every step of the ERP software selection process. Ensuring you will not get lost in the sea of ERP software. 

Access this white paper to uncover how cloud-based portfolio project management (PPM) strategies are changing the way CIOs and IT teams are viewed by the business. Gain insight into PPM best practices and real world of examples of how PPM keeps you on time, budget, quota, and target. 

This e-book explores best practices for selecting ERP software. Learn the difference between SaaS and on-premise ERP and ensure a successful implementation strategy. 

The importance of a disaster recovery (DR) plan is a no brainier – having one can save your business; not having one will jeopardize it. Records management is a key aspect of effective DR, but more often than not it is overlooked. Read on to learn how to build a business case for incorporating records management into your overall DR plan. 

This white paper explains the key elements for building a proper, quantified business case. It presents the measures that are favored by corporate finance departments, and helps develop a strong business case for data quality and MDM projects. A number of real-life examples with quantifiable benefits are also included. 

Justifying a strategic B2B initiative is especially critical. It encompasses integrating your major information systems to give your company the secure foundation it needs to collaborate effectively with customers, partners and suppliers. Fortunate... 

This whitepaper discusses the business case for data archiving as the first step in an SAP ILM strategy; strategies for Data Archiving, Retention Management and the Retention Warehouse strategy for legacy decommissioning in SAP; and Dolphin's best‐practices approach to an effective, long‐term ILM strategy. 

This whitepaper will explore the single-source, and the multi-source approach to application development, highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of each, and pointing out the distinct advantages that multi-sourcing has over single-sourcing.