The construction of a data model is one of the more difficult tasks of software engineering and is often pivotal to the success or failure of a project. Many factors determine the effectiveness of a data model. In this white paper, industry expert Michael Blaha covers the Top 10 pitfalls to avoid - from both the strategy and detail perspective. 

This e-book explores best practices for selecting ERP software. Learn the difference between SaaS and on-premise ERP and ensure a successful implementation strategy. 

In this e-book, learn how to build a business case for a midmarket ERP system and get tips on navigating the market and implementing software. 

This white paper explores the butterfly effect of poor data quality on CRM, ERP, billing, data warehouse, and other enterprise systems. 

Read this guide to learn best practices to become strategic partners with your suppliers and understand how a sourcing strategy can make or break a company. 

Tthis paper provides insight into the top-four worst practices for BI. It also provides guidance on how to avoid and/or overcome worst practices in order to tap into the true power of BI. By reading this paper, you will have a solid understanding of how to avoid BI failure and achieve success with your BI initiatives. 

Service-oriented architecture (SOA) enables different programs, applications, and tools to interact via self-contained services that do not depend on the context or state of the other service. This white paper provides insight into the top-four worst practices for SOA integration, and how to avoid and/or overcome these worst practices. 

Missed opportunities and lost revenue might be the least of your worries. In some cases, poor practices can lead to lawsuits, fines and even the failure of the business itself. The purpose of this e-guide is to help you grasp the measures that can keep your organization on track to meet objectives and stay in line with regulations. 

Download this white paper to learn how establishing a proper system of service-oriented architecture (SOA) governance can make a difference during implementation. 

This White Paper is intended to help organizations who are attempting to set up an enterprise architecture practice. It shows how organizations can use a modular, iterative, and incremental approach in order to develop an architectural capability that is otherwise a large and complex undertaking. 

To minimize downtime caused by technical failures and end-user problems, organizations can implement rapid resolution processes. Access this white paper to learn how you can leverage live chat to significantly improve customer support efficiency. 

Most enterprises that have deployed virtualization have realized substantial benefits including more agile server consolidation, provisioning, or providing disaster recovery. However, most enterprises are only 30% virtualized. Learn about management and performance measurement tools that help provide further growth in virtualization systems.