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Fighting the Tide: IBM/Cognos BI Users Reduce Overhead, Increase Operating Profit by IBM September 14, 2009 - (Free Research) Read this report to learn what Aberdeen Group found when analyzing the results of 65 IBM/Cognos BI users who participated in a larger study about best practices for business intelligence during a recession.  (ANALYST BRIEF) READ ABSTRACT |

Back Office Outsourcing and Investment Reporting - A Guide for Investment Advisors by Advent Software, Inc January 2006 - (Free Research) In investment reporting, customers expect detailed reports of irreproachable accuracy, delivered with no delay or excuses. This whitepaper will serve as as a guide for Investment Advisors.  (WHITE PAPER)

Ten Questions to Ask Before Choosing an Outsourcing Provider by Advent Software, Inc February 2010 - (Free Research) There are many reasons why outsourcing with Advent OnDemand℠ may be the right answer for your firm. These are just ten of them. Find out why nearly 500 investment management firms have staked their future on our outsourcing services.  (WHITE PAPER)

Presentation Transcript: Using IBM Cognos to Extend the Value of SAP by IBM January 2010 - (Free Research) This paper discusses the results of numerous interviews Nucleus Research conducted with customers that decided to use IBM Cognos as their business intelligence and performance management solution in order to embrace, enhance and extend their SAP and ERP investments.  (PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT) READ ABSTRACT |

Strategic and Technical Considerations for Accurate Forecasting and Sales Planning by Red Hat January 2010 - (Free Research) Read this case study to learn how IBM Global Business Services leveraged its electronics and automotive industry expertise to design, deploy and manage a solution based on SAP Business Suite for Alpine Electronics USA.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

IBM Cognos 8 BI Demonstration by IBM March 2010 - (Free Research) This demonstration shows all the capabilities of the IBM Cognos 8 BI product. Demos are presented for all roles including employees, managers, BI professionals, business analysts, and system administrators.  (PRODUCT DEMO) READ ABSTRACT |

From Reporting to Performance Management – A Roadmap: How IT Can Drive Better Business Performance by IBM July 2009 - (Free Research) Read this paper to learn how IT decision makers can drive better business performance through strong strategic, tactical, and advanced reporting.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Enable Project-Centric Manufacturing with Business Software by IFS June 2008 - (Free Research) Project-centric manufacturing business models that involve outsourcing and short product lifecycles expose manufacturers to a number of risks they were not vulnerable to previously.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

SearchCIO.com eBook: Unlock Outsourcing Potential and Change by SearchCIO.com May 2009 - (Free Research) The key to unlocking outsourcing potential lies in targeting the right projects, choosing your suppliers wisely and then managing them with an eye on economic conditions at that global site. Here's a step-by-step plan for optimizing savings.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Benefits of Outsourcing with Verio by Verio January 2010 - (Free Research) Leveraging an experienced IT infrastructure service provider like Verio, off-loads the time, resources, and attention to non-core business functions. Read this whitepaper to learn 10 key benefits of outsourcing your IT infrastructure or SaaS platform with Verio.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

E-book: Key trends in SAP managed hosting environments - is your provider keeping pace? by Freudenberg IT December 2009 - (Free Research) In this e-book, learn more about key trends affecting SAP managed hosting environments. Find out how the emergence of cloud computing is impacting the managed hosting market. Learn more about virtualization and find out important considerations when assessing managed hosting providers.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Podcast: Global business Xchanging shares results of proactive IT operations implementation by BMC Software, Inc. March 2010 - (Free Research) This podcast explores how IT pros can better align their departments with the scope of the business.  Learn how business service management can enhance customer service, improve service availability, and optimise performance of critical systems.  (PODCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

IBM and SPSS: Analytics for Everyone by IBM October 2009 - (Free Research) IBM's acquisition of SPSS broadens the support network for SPSS users and offers IBM Cognos users a predictive analytics platform. This paper shows why business analytics may be used by everyone in the future.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Global business Xchanging shares results of proactive IT operations implementation by BMC Software, Inc. March 2010 - (Free Research) This webcast explores how IT pros can better align their departments with the scope of the business.  Learn how business service management can enhance customer service, improve service availability, and optimise performance of critical systems.  (WEBCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Cost Control: The ROI of Outsourcing EDI and B2B Integration by Crossgate February 2010 - (Free Research) Organizational agility helps improve business insight and collaboration, bridges strategy and execution, and optimizes business networks. These business networks allow organizations to more readily meet the demands of changing market trends. Listen to this webinar to learn about controlling costs by outsourcing EDI and B2B integration.  (WEBCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Beyond Boundaries: A New Role in Finance in Driving Business Collaboration by SAP America, Inc. June 2008 - (Free Research) In June 2008, CFO Research Services conducted a research program among senior finance executives in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The research looked at what kinds of alliances companies are forming and how finance sees itself working with internal and external partners to establish and assess successful alliances.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

CIO Decisions Ezine Vol. 2 by CIO Decisions September 2008 - (Free Research) Outsourcing is the quest to offload either commodity or very specialized activities, so that staff can focus on work that truly adds value to the business.  (EZINE) READ ABSTRACT |

Making the Case for BPM in 2010 by Lombardi Software December 2009 - (Free Research) How do you get people to listen to you and place BPM at the top of the budget priority list? Well, start with the fact that the majority of customers report a better than 100% ROI in under one year. We have some more ideas for you.  (WEBCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Magic Quadrant for Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services, Worldwide by Dimension Data March 2010 - (Free Research) This Magic Quadrant, published on March 3rd, 2010 and authored by Eric Goodness, examines 17 vendors of IT services for business communications systems worldwide. Use it to find the right providers for your needs related to communications-centric managed service and outsourcing relationships or project-based professional services engagements.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

Success Story: Carton Service, Inc. Folding Cartons, Pharmaceutical Packaging - Shelby, Ohio and Norris, Tennessee by itelligence, Inc. March 2010 - (Free Research) Carton Service, Inc, a packaging company, realized its increasing need for knowledgeable, dedicated SAP resources. In 2007, itelligence was engaged as hosting partner to manage all of Carton Service’s SAP support. Read this success story to learn how itelligence provided a cost-effective and flexible solution to handle their SAP technical needs.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Trust, But Verify: Managing Risk In Outsourced Applications by IBM December 2009 - (Free Research) Outsourcing can be a cost effective and efficient solution to the demand for new and specialized applications in today’s Internet-based marketplace. It is absolutely critical, however, that the team responsible for evaluating the outsourced application makes security one of its principal criteria prior to acceptance of each release.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Managing Operator Networks as an Outsourcing Service by Alcatel-Lucent November 2009 - (Free Research) Communications service providers are increasingly looking at vendors as partners to help them provide a new generation of managed services. This new trend has advantages for customers, service providers, and vendors that have the expertise on staff to handle increasingly complex network services. Read this eGuide to learn more.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Reliance Communications and Alcatel-Lucent establish an innovative joint venture leading to one of the World’s largest multivendor managed services agreements by Alcatel-Lucent November 2009 - (Free Research) India's telecom giant uses a managed services solution from Alcatel-Lucent to achieve predictable operating costs, improve competitiveness, and refocus on exceptional customer satisfaction. Read on to learn more about the benefits of managed network services.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Should Your Email Live In The Cloud? A Comparative Cost Analysis by Google Apps January 2009 - (Free Research) This report presents a spreadsheet cost model to help you calculate your fully loaded on-premise email costs and compare it against cloud-based alternatives. Bottom line: Cloud-based email makes sense for companies or divisions as large as 15,000 users.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

Presentation Transcript: Expanding the Data Center - Traditional Deployments Vs. The Cloud Vs. Co-location by Horizon Data Center Solutions March 2010 - (Free Research) Read this presentation transcript to learn about different data center expansion options. Discover the pros and cons of colocation, cloud computing and IT outsourcing and determine which model is best for your organization.  (PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT) READ ABSTRACT |

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