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. 

Read this white paper to find 10 cost areas that can be reduced by automation in SAP ERP software enabling businesses to abide by the recent trend to “do more with less”. 

Forrester Research has witnessed a significant increase in organizations' adoption and interest in embedding data quality best practices, methodologies, and technologies into enterprise data management strategies and architectures. Read this whitepaper to learn more. 

Read this expert e-guide to learn how advancements in order management technology can help you increase efficiency and effectiveness. 

Keep up-to-date with the latest trends and risks organizations face today. This comprehensive report offers an in-depth look into common threats, operational security practices, software development practices, and other emerging trends in security to help you build and improve your security strategies. 

This edition of BI Trends & Strategies features a lead article by SearchCIO.com's Linda Tucci, who offers a helping hand in the quest to dismantle the dreaded data silo. The second piece outlines mobile BI, including a reference to Apple's iPad, and the final article delves into the world of performance management. 

This expert e-guide offers an overview of SearchDataCenter.com's annual Data Center Purchasing Intentions Survey. Get insight into this year's trends around server hardware, operating systems and virtualization. Find out what your IT peers have made top priorities in their data centers this year and much more! 

Featuring the results of an in-depth survey of over 300 IT professionals, this ESG white paper outlines current trends in storage resources - specifically, the adoption of scale-out architectures - as well as planning, current challenges and more. Read on for an in-depth look at the most prominent storage trends today. 

The network is an ever-evolving aspect of your computing environment. Keeping up with the changes is vital to maintaining an efficient workplace, but can be a challenge for even the most experienced network manager. However, knowing what to expect in the coming year can help you try to stay ahead of the game. 

The risk of a DDoS attack only continues to grow as organizations increasingly rely on the Internet. In this webcast, gain insight to the top 10 truths and trends of DDoS attacks and how to prepare for them. Explore how and why attacks are launched, how attackers are shifting tactics and more. 

From distributed data centers to cloud computing, several consolidation trends will solidify in 2012. An expert discusses how these trends will change data center facilities and IT roles. 

Several important technology changes, social trends and customer needs are driving the future development steps and functionality of Business Intelligence solutions, this report from Birchman reveals. 

<p>Uncover tips and techniques to help you prepare your IT department for 2012’s top IT initiatives, from virtualization to cloud computing to video.</p>