<p>Read this report from procurement analyst firm Ardent Partners to learn the nuances of supplier Information Management, supplier performance management, and supplier risk management. Hear how each of these supplier management principles play a key role in mitigating risk and getting the most out of your supply base.</p> 

This white paper examines credit card fraud and details business rules-based fraud prevention and detection. 

This paper outlines the need for an application portfolio management (APM) solution and why a successful venture depends on an accurate picture of the portfolio. Learn why it's vital to understand which business processes your employees rely on and why the proper level of visibility leads to well-informed decisions about retiring or replacing apps. 

Read this paper to learn how to proactively manage and reduce the operational risks that can drive up costs and cause serious incidents. Discover how to give your people the skills and tools necessary to ensure safe operations and ensure operational continuity while delivering return on investment. 

Typically, the IT operations team's main focus is on maximizing availability and performance of servers. And many times they ignore the need for security, assuming that added security software will affect performance, leaving servers completely vulnerable. This brief explores the need for IT operations teams to address security and risk management. 

This issue looks at two areas of pain, gain and risk in server virtualization: I/O bottlenecks and virtualizing email systems. 

This paper outlines how one specific business intelligence (BI) platform can benefit your financial organization. Read this now and learn how CFO dashboards can be used to measure, monitor and optimize banking performance, why creating a risk intelligent enterprise is critical, how to efficiently manage customers and investments and so much more. 

Your company’s success relies heavily on the quality of its core  business applications. Watch this webcast to see how Levi Strauss & Company cut costs and improved their operational efficiency with SAP’s application life cycle management solution (ALM). <br /><br /> 

Download this report to learn how your organisation can use smart technology to drive innovation and enhance your competitive position, without breaking the bank. 

How are SAP customers dealing with the growing complexity of their software environments? By building a testing strategy into their project planning and operations. Find out how to take advantage of testing strategy assessment services from SAP Consulting - to lower risk, reduce cost, and boost efficiency. 

This case study examines how one major telecommunications company implemented an application performance monitoring solution and gained a 63% ROI in just 1.6 years, saving an annual average of more than $5 million. Read this and learn how such an option can lower the cost of managing IT, reduce downtime risks, improve compliance and more. 

Read this white paper to learn how application lifecycle management (ALM) tools can help IT and business managers maintain business continuity, accelerate innovation, and reduce risk while keeping the total cost of operations low and protecting the company's IT investment. 

Learn how raising your AQ leads to impressive business benefits.