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Best Practices in Creating a Strategic Finance Function by SAP America, Inc. January 23, 2009 - (Free Research) the following article will share the results of SAP research as well as APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking Collaborative (OSBC) research. The OSBC research is the first global set of common standards for business processes and data, giving organizations an independent, authoritative resource for evaluating and improving business practices.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices for a Successful Upgrade Project by HCL Technologies Ltd. July 2008 - (Free Research) Upgrades help businesses to maintain a competitive edge in the market. Yet, upgrades pose their own set of challenges. This white paper lists the best practices that should be followed when upgrading to achieve maximum reliability.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

5 Steps to Reducing Downtime: Best Practices for Windows Server Application High Availability by Marathon Technologies September 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper discusses five steps for protecting Windows Server applications from downtime, offering established best practices to reduce potential single points of failure and ensure rapid recovery or continued operations in the event of failure.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices in Complex Equipment Manufacturing, Sales, and Service by SAP America, Inc. January 2009 - (Free Research) This paper gives a brief overview of the SAP® solutions used by manufacturers of complex products and equipment to differentiate themselves from the competition through superior-value products and services against low-cost global providers.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Applying ITIL Best Practice Principles to IPAM by BT Diamond IP December 2010 - (Free Research) This white paper will explain how each of the main ITIL areas can be applied specifically to IP address management (IPAM), and the benefits that can be accrued from using this management framework.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Who's Got the NAC? Best Practices in Protecting Network Access by Sophos, Inc. February 2008 - (Free Research) This Aberdeen report aims to further the market's understanding of NAC - its function and capabilities - as seen through the eyes of those organizations that are getting the best results in protecting their network access.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

DLP Content Discovery: Best Practices for Stored Data Discovery and Protection by Symantec Corporation March 2009 - (Free Research) According to author Rich Mogull, one of the most under-appreciated aspects of DLP solutions is content discovery. Read this paper on DLP and discover features, best practices for deployment, and example use cases to illustrate how it functions.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices for Mobile Device Support by LogMeIn, Inc. February 2012 - (Free Research) Access today’s whitepaper to learn more about the best practices for mobile devices support and a solution that can help you make your mobile support be better – and smarter.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

5 Best Practices for Smartphone Support: The Enterprise Guide to Smart Support for Smart Devices by LogMeIn, Inc. April 2011 - (Free Research) This paper features real-world examples from US enterprises on how the benefits of keeping mobile devices functioning without interruption are felt on every level of business.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

10 Ways to Increase Power System Availability in Data Centers: Strategies for Ensuring Clean, Continuous Power to Essential IT Systems by Eaton Corporation September 2009 - (Free Research) A data center's power availability has become essential to an organization's ability to serve its customers and to stay both competitive and profitable. This white paper will discuss 10 underutilized best practices for building and maintaining a highly available data center power infrastructure.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

SUN SYSTEMS FOR ORACLE COHERENCE: An optimal in-memory data grid architecture by Sun Microsystems, Inc. November 2009 - (Free Research) Optimizing the benefits of a data grid built with Oracle Coherence relies upon creating a modular, balanced architecture. Matching the number of application servers, memory capacity, and quantity of processing nodes to the target workload characteristics is important to achieving the best performance.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Seven Ways ITIL Can Help You in an Economic Downturn by BMC Software, Inc. June 2009 - (Free Research) IT Infrastructure Library® (ITIL®) best practices promote a well-functioning, collaborative IT environment that can enable the business and your IT organization to cope with the effects of economic stress. ITIL can help you to deliver higher-performing technology services that help your business to be both more competitive today and...  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Volvo CE Constructs Platform for Global Manufacturing Excellence with Apriso by Apriso Corporation February 2010 - (Free Research) Volvo CE needed a better solution to share process innovations and best practices that could function as a framework for continuous improvement. And, it had to be installed quickly to deliver a fast rate of return while seamlessly integrating with its existing SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Read this case study to learn more.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

IT Risk Management: Guide to Software Risk Assessments and Audits by Veracode, Inc. June 2010 - (Free Research) Risk is a function of the likelihood that a potential vulnerability will be exploited, and the resulting impact of that exploitation. In IT systems, risk can be introduced from the internet, servers, networks, malicious insiders, and even lapses in physical security. This whitepaper provides IT risk management best practices.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices for Effective Network Access Control by Bradford Networks December 2011 - (Free Research) There is often confusion between the functions and benefits of 802.1X and those of commercially available NAC solutions. Which is best for particular networks? View now to explore the fundamentals of 802.1X and NAC technologies and why both is often required to provide the level of security, control and visibility needed in today’s network.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Collaboration One of the Fundamental Engines of Lean Initiatives - Avoiding the Eighth Deadly Waste by TANDBERG, now part of Cisco March 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper details best practices for implementing video communication into an organization and highlights a number of companies that have successfully done so.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

E-Guide: Best Practices for BI Software Purchases in Manufacturing by Dell, Inc. July 2012 - (Free Research) There is great potential for manufacturers to get ahead of the competition by leveraging business analytics or "BI". However, there are several considerations that manufacturers need to keep in mind in order to achieve a successful BI implementation. Read this expert e-guide to learn best practices for addressing these key considerations.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

IT Infrastructure at Your Service: Today's challenging business climate is driving a move toward delivering IT functions as a service by NTT America, Inc., an NTT Communications company May 2012 - (Free Research) This white paper reviews the top drivers behind IaaS adoption and discusses best practices for assessing and preparing the enterprise to transition to an IaaS framework.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Enabling Profitable Growth through Procurement: Transforming the Sourcing and Procurement Organization by SAP AG January 2009 - (Free Research) Sourcing and procurement organizations have great potential to reduce costs, contribute to the bottom line, and deliver against enterprise strategic goals.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

RedBook: Oracle to DB2 Conversion Guide - Compatibility Made Easy by IBM September 2010 - (Free Research) New IBM DB2 features make compatibility easy. In this guide, you’ll learn about native support for PL/SQL, new data types, scalar functions, improved concurrency, built-in packages, OCI, SQL*Plus, data movement tools, best practices and more—all designed to improve your ability to run applications on both DB2 and Oracle platforms  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

DevOps to the 4th Power: An Analysis by OpenMake Software March 2013 - (Free Research) In this white paper, explore the four levels of DevOps -- transparency, reuse, reporting, and review -- and discover how they can expand and improve upon your software development and production processes.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Aligning Strategy with Execution - The Secrets to Success by OpenText December 2011 - (Free Research) This paper aims to help you improve the alignment of the three distinct silos within your operations - strategy, analysis, and execution. Read today to find tips and best practices that will help you close the gap and better execute your strategic objectives.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Toad for Data Analysis - Query, Understand & Report on Data From Any Source by Quest Software, now a part of Dell Toad for Data Analysis is a multi-platform database query tool built for anyone who needs to access data (from any data source), understand data relationships and quickly produce reports.  (ASP & SOFTWARE PRODUCT)

The (Business) Day After: Making a Double Rebound from Disaster by Iron Mountain February 2012 - (Free Research) This white paper has today's best practices and keys to help you get back on your feet even if your backup data has been lost. Receive a backup maintenance checklist with key questions to ask regarding your backup strategies, discover common backup challenges and more. Read on to ensure you're prepared for the worst.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Data stewardship program: Quality booster, but a hard step for many by SAP America, Inc. December 2012 - (Free Research) Data stewards are central to the success of data governance programs. Without data stewards to facilitate the communications about data issues between IT and the business side, diverging data definitions, policies and quality controls can easily get out of control. This e-guide offers tips and best practices.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

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