Between 25% and 50% of most companies’ revenue goes toward purchasing goods and services, so the ability to keep these costs down is paramount. Applying strategic sourcing methodologies to pinpoint spend categories and select qualified suppliers allows organizations to reduce expenses and positively impact the bottom line. 

This paper discusses the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of analytic applications, how they can help your business, and why and how you should integrate these platforms for optimum performance. 

The Internet has changed the dynamics of technology sales and marketing. While most marketing efforts emphasize generating leads, and most sales efforts are focused on closing sales, not enough consideration is given to the little-understood but vital middle ground of lead qualification. Learn more about industry best practices. 

Acronis® vmProtect™ 7 is built specifically for VMware vSphere®, and provides all the features you need in an extremely easy-to-use agentless backup solution that can be deployed in minutes so you can quickly begin backing up your vSphere environment. 

The key to achieving cost-effective savings in the supply chain is to exchange information accurately and quickly in real-time. 

Research from KnowledgeStorm shows that a high percentage of leads that begin their research on the Web ultimately result in an active project. The technology vendors that nurture these Early Stage leads are often in a better selling position than those vendors that later "pile on" to more advanced, but also more competitive, leads. 

According to Enterprise Integration Patterns author Gregor Hohpe, a new set of architectural techniques could help designers to better understand the elaborate conversation, workflow and event patterns that are seen more often these days. Read this e-guide to discover software that visually connects components in Apache Camel-based integrations. 

<p>Read this expert article to find best practices for keeping your iteration and release cycles in sync even as your Agile development projects becoming increasingly complex.</p> 

This white paper presents the results of a total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis comparing premise-based and hosted contact center platforms. 

This brief but informative video demonstrates how Melissa Data's Contact Zone software can help you cleanse and validate data for better data quality and output. 

Download this podcast to learn more about moving your contact center applications and Unified Communications (UC) strategies to the cloud. Uncover the benefits and pain points involved, and get help deciding if a cloud-based communication strategy is worthwhile for your organization.