Companies that use IBM Cognos software are able to improve productivity, reduce or avoid headcount, reduce financing costs, and increase profitability.  These benefits are achieved because when employees can rapidly access and analyze data in consistent ways, they are better able to make business changes that both lower costs and increase revenues. 

<p>Use this resource as a guide to the benefits ERP systems have in store for the smaller businesses and how these perks differ from the advantages that larger organizations see.</p> 

Everyone is talking about virtualization as a critical component to the success of a data center. What are some of the benefits of virtualization? What are the cost benefits of using Windows Server 2008 R2 for virtualization? Learn more in this presentation transcript. 

There are lots enterprise resource planning (ERP) options and services that can help smaller businesses take advantage of the benefits of ERP while minimizing the risk of a system implementation. Read more inside to compare the performance results of SMBs with ERP to SMBs without ERP and discover exactly how beneficial the system can be. 

This expert e-guide explores the difference in the benefits of enterprise resource planning (ERP) for small and midsized businesses (SMBs) versus larger organizations and sheds light on what to avoid when midmarket organizations lack the IT resources needed when buying ERP software. 

Although enterprise resource planning (ERP) is an important tool for boosting operational efficiency and cost savings, it also offers manufacturers a leg-up in their globalization efforts. Read this white paper to see how critical ERP can be to global business, and how to choose the best solution to support this imperative. 

While a Software as a Service (SaaS) enterprise resource planning (ERP) system deployment might hold the key to success for one manufacturer, it could have a negative impact on another. Read this expert e-guide to learn the pros and cons of SaaS ERP and discover 6 ways it differs from on-premise software. 

During past economic slowdowns companies didn’t plan ahead to safeguard the ability to grow profitably. While the current economic downturn shows a need to reduce costs, many SMMs are also pursuing growth. They’re responding to market pressures and rising costs by targeting IT solutions like industry-specific ERP to set the stage for future growth. 

This case study follows manufacturing company Steinwell Scientific, Inc. in their journey to securing a new ERP system and outlines the struggles and benefits they experienced as a result. 

This guide illustrates precisely how Sage Fixed Assets integrates with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to provide businesses with the best of both worlds in fixed asset and financial management. 

This white paper provides 10 steps to a seamless and profit-focused enterprise resource planning (ERP) system implementation for small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) like yours. 

The partnership with SAP gives VMware the opportunity to address an additional large segment of the enterprise market, and enables SAP to sell its products on the industry-leading virtualization platform.