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Seven Symptoms of Forecasting Illness by IBM September 21, 2012 - (Free Research) Your financial forecasting techniques and tools may be antiquated, which can plague accuracy and quality, causing your organization to suffer profit losses. Fending off "forecasting illness" requires identifying and resolving common issues quickly. Read this paper now and learn to identify and address seven of the most common forecasting symptoms.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Create a Smarter Storage Strategy by F5 Networks September 10, 2009 - (Free Research) This whitepaper explains how building a smarter storage infrastructure based on the business value of data can enable you to address your data storage requirements efficiently and at the lowest cost.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Planning, Analysis and Forecasting - Demo by IBM August 09, 2012 - (Free Research) This brief webcast details one analytics option that will seamlessly move between your personal, workgroup and enterprise requirements, helping you gain greater insights quicker and easier than ever before. Watch this now to learn real-life use cases for this innovative option.  (WEBCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

How Three Companies are Anticipating Demand with Adaptive Rolling Forecasts by IBM November 14, 2011 - (Free Research) In this white paper, we’ll look at how three enterprises practice rolling forecasting, deploying the process at various levels and in various departments to guide them through market volatility.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

SAS CEO Jim Goodnight talks about Visual Analytics by SAS Institute Inc. February 15, 2013 - (Free Research) A lot of business users and analytics are confronted with large amounts of new data every day. In this brief webcast, SAS CEO Jim Goodnight discusses a visual analytics tool that provides analytical visualizations like forecasting, progressions, and correlations that traditional BI tools don't provide.  (VIDEO) READ ABSTRACT |

Alteryx helps leading restaurant chain, Chipotle, increase its ability to find, open and maintain its profitable stores by Alteryx, Inc. January 11, 2011 - (Free Research) Chipotle needed a way to deploy more timely sales forecasting data and its complex site location selection model to its brokers. The solution integrates current data and allows user flexibility to update data and analyses using an optimized Alteryx application. Chipotle real estate managers can now spend more time on real estate transactions.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Birst Case Study: Citrix Systems: Citrix Improves Profitability with Supply Chain Insight Provided by Birst by Birst February 17, 2010 - (Free Research) Read this case study to learn how Fred Tiso and his team from Citrix Systems used Birst to optimize their Supply chain. Birst helped Citrix quickly digitize the entire Citrix supply chain, gain real-time visibility into sales forecasts, bookings, shipments, tracking numbers, backlog, product reliability, inventory, material forecast, and more.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

International Cruise & Excursions, Inc. by Aspect March 2008 - (Free Research) ICE contact center staff had been using Excel spreadsheets to schedule agents, which was an inefficient and difficult practice, Since the agents are the primary drivers of the company's sales.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

What Management Must Know About Forecasting by SAS Institute Inc. October 2010 - (Free Research) Forecasts never seem to be as accurate as you would like them, or need them, to be. This white paper explores why forecasting is often poorly done and provides some ways to improve it. Continue reading to learn what management must know about forecasting.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Quest MessageStats™ by Quest Software, now a part of Dell Quest MessageStats empowers executive management, Information Technology (IT) managers, and Exchange administrators to perform business-critical analysis and reporting on Exchange e-mail infrastructures.  (ASP & SOFTWARE PRODUCT)

Business Forecasting: Six Design Principles for Healthier Forecasts by IBM June 2010 - (Free Research) Success depends on healthy and accurate forecasts. A rolling forecasting approach is typically helpful in developing or restoring your forecasting practices to full health. This paper from IBM offers up six principals that should be mainstays in your forecasting blueprint and also outlines an example of successful rolling forecasts in practice.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Managing Through Change: The Power of the Rolling Forecast by IBM October 2011 - (Free Research) This white paper highlights improvements being achieved by moving to rolling forecasts as contrasted with typical forecasts to the period end (forecasting 'to the wall').  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Aberdeen Group-Financial Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting White Paper by SAP America, Inc. March 2011 - (Free Research) When the economy slows, many businesses react by retrenching and cutting costs in order to weather the downturn. While such cost reduction is important, companies often overlook equally critical strategic decisions – opportunities to use valuable business information to strengthen product and service offerings and emerge ahead of the competition.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Financial Forecasting: Room for Improvement for People, Process and Technology by SAP America, Inc. November 2012 - (Free Research) Read this white paper to discover why stakeholder collaboration is one of the keys to forecasting accuracy.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Supercomputers: prestige objects or crucial tools for science and industry ? by ComputerWeekly.com April 2012 - (Free Research) Professor Hans Werner Meuer, co-founder of the Top500 supercomputer list, presents a critical assessment of high performance computing technology and applications.  (PRESENTATION) READ ABSTRACT |

A Beautiful, Cloudy Forecast: Research shows business potential in cloud-based predictive analytic solutions by Teradata June 2012 - (Free Research) <p>Predictive analytics and cloud solutions are changing the way organizations do business. But what about predictive analytics in the cloud? Check out this article by industry expert James Taylor on the concerns and benefits regarding cloud-based predictive analytics and learn about companies that have experienced the impressive results. </p>  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

IBM Cognos Express: Essential BI and Planning for Midsize Companies by IBM February 2011 - (Free Research) Read about IBM Cognos® Express is the first and only integrated business intelligence (BI) and planning solution purpose-built to meet the needs of midsize companies, delivering essential reporting, analysis, dashboard, scorecard, planning, budgeting & forecasting in one affordable solution.  (DATA SHEET) READ ABSTRACT |

Three Capabilities to Fuel Today’s Dynamic Planning and Forecasting by IBM June 2011 - (Free Research) If you want to move beyond the traditional finance role and play a more visible, pro-active role in supporting business decision making, read this white paper today.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Planning, budgeting and forecasting: Software selection guide by IBM March 2012 - (Free Research) Planning, budgeting and forecasting always will be crucial components to your organization. But choosing the right performance management software can be a tough task. This paper from IBM outlines the business challenges and drivers, as well as organizational and technological best practices to follow, and includes a software selection matrix.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Inventory Optimization Can Increase Your Profitability by IBS, International Business Systems April 2008 - (Free Research) The core objective of a good inventory management system is to provide the best possible customer service within the restraint of the lowest practical inventory costs.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting Software Evaluation and Selection Guide by IBM February 2012 - (Free Research) Read this white paper and learn a systematic approach to select software for your planning, budgeting and forecasting needs. Read how to combine today's best practices with leading-edge technology.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting: Software Evaluation and Selection Guide by IBM May 2009 - (Free Research) This paper addresses the challenges of planning, budgeting and forecasting in a spreadsheet environment and highlights the advantages of using a software solution designed specifically for planning, budgeting and forecasting.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

CW+: Analyst's take: IBM Cognos software helps schools score top marks by ComputerWeekly.com January 2011 - (Free Research) IBM Cognos software helps K-12 organizations increase visibility and improve decision making, driving improved student performance, lowered cost of interventions, greater productivity, and lower operating costs.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Budgeting: Beyond Spreadsheets by IBM January 2010 - (Free Research) With new technologies—such as planning and analysis solutions powered by IBM Cognos® software—companies are automating the process, getting faster reports and data that fuel “what is” and “what if” scenarios. Read this paper to learn more.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

A Business Intelligence (BI) Agenda for Midsize Organizations: Six Strategies for Success White Paper by IBM Cognos March 2009 - (Free Research) Success in business intelligence is all about facilitating sound, data-driven decisions at every level of the business. Read this white paper to learn six strategies for BI success, drawn from the experiences of actual IBM Cognos customers.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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