This week’s Computer Weekly examines research that suggests CEOs want to invest in IT more than ever, but still see CIOs as technical experts and not business people. We review SQL Server 2012 and ask if Microsoft's database software is catching its competitors as well as concluding our Buyer's Guide to data security. 

Watch this brief video to gain insights on how storage is shifting from enterprise class databases to software as a service and unstructured data. 

This e-book will help you discover and implement the best enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for your manufacturing organization. Read this now and gain 4 tips for avoiding pitfalls in the ERP upgrade process, expert advice on the entire process, insight into SaaS versus on-premises options, 7 tips for a successful implementation and more. 

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

Choosing the right ERP solution for your manufacturing operations is a very important decision, one that you will be forced to live with for years to come. Learn the key elements that need to be evaluated. 

In an effort to decrease maintenance costs from its legacy payroll system, full service manufacturer Wisconsin Plastics, Inc. (WPI) chose to implement the payroll and time and attendance modules offered by its enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor. Read this case study to learn about the rapid return on investment that WPI experienced. 

This e-book, packed with four expert articles, highlights SAP's solution to sales order management, offering insight into its CRM, ERP and supply chain management components. Read these insightful articles now to learn about this option's strengths and weaknesses, how to properly define the sales process and so much more. 

This brief paper outlines a solution that seamlessly synchronizes your customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) data to grant you timely access to the information you need to make pivotal and proper business decisions. 

Many organizations struggle when it comes to improving sales, driving customer satisfaction, collaborating with business partners, and maximizing value of applications. Access this virtual environment for a bevy of content that can help you conquer your greatest business struggles ranging from optimizing sales to the cloud and beyond. 

Enabling Strategic Information Management (SIM) during a new implementation of the SAP ERP application requires an effective data migration strategy and methodology to provide a stable foundation for your business processes, reports, and analytics. 

This brief video provides an overview of SAP's data migration offering. 

This paper outlines how SAP Business ByDesign supports subsidiaries as a single, integrated business management solution, delivering the best of SAP software on demand. Read this and learn about its benefits, including improved customer satisfaction and higher operational efficiency, fast time to value and reduced risk, better decisions and more.