Many procurement organizations struggle to meet savings goals with an overworked staff using time-consuming, manual processes or outdated systems. Read this paper to learn how to better collaborate with key stakeholders, qualify suppliers, ensure a competitive bidding process, and negotiate contract terms with suppliers. 

Benchmark findings prove that a 5% reduction in spending can drive upwards of a 45% increase in net income, and migrating to automated spend analytics can capture a 30% higher rate of cost savings and a 27% higher rate of spend under manage­ment. This study will walk through a four-step process to help you start reaping these rewards. 

Read this paper to learn three ways your company can get the most out of its contracts by ensuring that the agreements you enter into are low in risk and that contractual terms are being observed and met. 

Manual testing still accounts for about 75% of all functional testing. However, innovation hasn’t come into play yet and manual testers find themselves struggling to keep up with the fast pace of change dictated by today’s world, using outdated methods and tools. Read this paper to learn strategies for modernizing your manual testing. 

Read this case study to learn how BancVue utilized Sugar Professional to optimize their customer’s business models and extend the base model contract module for improved contract management. Continue reading to learn how BancVue is winning the war against the big banks with the help of Sugar Professional. 

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. 

Read this paper to learn more about HP's business processes services for procurement. 

This research from Freeform Dynamics, based on a survey of end users,  identifies the challenges faced by IT departments and suppliers on software licensing, and offers advice to organisations on dealing with software licensing. 

Economies of scale, flexibility and costreduction – cloud advocates have made sure that we are familiar with these potential benefits, even if we have yet to agree on an exact definition of cloud computing. But doubters argue that none of these benefits will actually be available unless some fundamental security issues can be overcome. 

This brochure outlines SAP's comprehensive portfolio of procurement solutions, and describes how your organization can leverage SAP solutions to achieve procurement excellence. 

Data integration is changing, no longer relying solely on manual SQL scripts or stored procedures. Read this expert e-brief featuring insight from Rick Sherman, founder of consultancy Athena IT Solutions, and learn how automation, real-time complex event processing, data virtualization and more are altering the process forever. 

The Department of Defense's manual, DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program, supports DoD Directive 8570.1, which requires all individuals possessing privileged access to a DoD Information System (IS) to be trained and certified in the secure operation of computer systems used throughout the DoD's Global Information Grid.