In this e-guide, readers will learn more about the basics of ERP and how to reduce maintenance and support costs for these systems. 

To properly protect the information at the database layer there are a number of comprehensive measures that need to be taken. With this paper Tanya Baccum, SANS Institute analyst, examines these measures for holistically protecting Oracle database from inside out. 

Find out how to measure ROI for your business. Companies of all sizes constantly evaluate their operations, seeking to make changes that will increase effectiveness while controlling costs. This paper offers concrete practices, processes, and recommendations to drive the ROI of a company's IT investment (ROIT). 

This analyst insight looks at the performance of companies that have more recent enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations and compare them to companies that have systems over 15 years old. 

This white paper presents a thorough understanding of what overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is, how it works, and the countless benefits that result from its use. Also discover tools that enable you to accurately measure OEE so you have a clear picture of how it's improving your process efficiencies. 

Until recently, it was difficult for manufacturers to obtain a true picture of what was happening on the shop floor. Real-time, accurate data reflecting production activity, planned production schedules, quality checks, machine breakdowns, inventory levels or a shortage of materials made it a challenge for shop floor management to keep track.. 

Read this e-book to learn how to approach application lifecycle management (ALM) in order to deliver the timely, effective, modern applications that real business outcomes rely on. 

There is no question that virtualization offers compelling tangible benefits for an IT organization. Virtualization is inevitable, and cloud computing is a new opportunity. Read this paper to learn about virtualization security, the CA Technologies Access Control (AC) solution, and how to accelerate cloud computing. 

Scorecards help you define, monitor and manage your company's critical metrics. By translating tactics and strategies into specific, measurable objectives, scorecards help you link corporate strategy to operations and ensure that your company's goals are consistently defined, understood and communicated. 

Take a look at how organizations are taking strides to align business strategy with actual initiatives, projects, and daily activities - in short, to close the gap between strategy and execution. 

SOA governance is the framework that enables, measures, defines and enforces the rules for communication, collaboration and control across the enterprise and among IT and business decision-makers. This paper provides seven key steps to get you started on the path towards successful SOA governance. 

Discover how to efficiently measure projected business value, increase the ROI of your SAP investments, and improve the overall worth of your IT initiative with a consistent methodology for both business and IT users. 

This report examines the people, process and technology supporting network equipment testing. It provides insight on how various companies measure the value testing delivers during release process. Voke. Inc, also provides recommendations on resolving the growing challenges for testing organizations.