IT considerations are not given adequate attention or rigour in the due diligence prior to mergers and acquisitions, this report from Ernst & Young reveals. 

Improve productivity and customer service with a lean approach to manufacturing. Read this white paper to learn how ERP works with lean to identify value and non-value components with your SAP system to give you a competitive edge. 

Nissen Chemitec America has utilized several different systems to manage enterprise operations but these systems weren’t designed to meet the specific needs of automotive injection molding suppliers. Nissen selected EnterpriseIQ because it meets manufacturing-specific functionality and automotive industry requirements in a single-database system. 

Lean software development and deployment should figure prominently in every organization’s IT strategy. The growing pervasiveness of virtual and cloud environments makes the need even more urgent.  Read this paper to learn why your peers are replacing JEE containers with lean, lightweight application servers - and what you can gain from the move. 

Kronos Workforce Central enables companies to reduce payroll error, reduce human resources management time and cost, and increase employee productivity by providing a centralized system for managing all the facets of the employee lifecycle.The solution can also increase visibility into labor issues and costs for improved decision making. 

This paper explores the tools Cisco provides to simplify mass deployments of the VPN Client. The two methods are discussed: the creation of an installation CD-ROM and network-based installations. I will explain how to reduce calls to the Help Desk by locking users out of advanced configuration functions in the user interface. 

In this paper you’ll learn how Snapshots use a copy-on-write operation that minimizes the drive space required for each snapshot. Unless there are changes in the original database, the snapshots will remain empty. Queries to the snapshot for un­changed records will automatically be redirected to the original database. 

<p>Maintaining proper control over your mainframe infrastructure can be a time-consuming task for IT professionals. This research report discusses new management capabilities you can leverage immediately to streamline this essential process so you can allocate your time to other important projects.</p> 

IT operations are evolving in a number of ways. Some of the obvious changes include virtualization and the cloud. However, there are 5 less obvious trends that are changing the dynamics of IT operations, each of which is explained in this white paper. 

This paper discusses considerations for A&D manufacturers in the context of enterprise information systems and how they can help address 5 areas of concern: compliance, control, communications, competitiveness, and cutting cost, waste and complexity. The needs of the A&D market aren’t easily addressed by one-size-fits-all products. 

ERP implementations don't have to take months or years. This white paper discusses how Colfax Corp. implemented IFS Applications in as little as nine weeks. It presents a case study of Colfax's complex but rapid rollout, and offers fast tracking tips from Colfax Business Analyst Jay Michael. 

Accounts payable remains a manual and often inefficient business process. Read this white paper for a discussion of best practices options and a solid approach to implementing solutions for automating and optimizing Accounts Payable in the SAP environment.