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Using Performance Drivers to Enhance Business Success: Identifying, Visualizing and Analyzing Key Performance Drivers (KPD metrics) by myDIALS Inc. November 04, 2009 - (Free Research) This paper examines performance metrics and focuses on the nature, identification and use of Key Performance Drivers to enhance business success. It illustrates how these KPD metrics can be visualized and logically related to the Key Performance Indicators that measure those outcomes.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Intel IT's Data Center Strategy for Business Transformation by Dell, Inc. and Intel® September 10, 2012 - (Free Research) This resource offers advice on aligning your data center investments with business need. It details today's best practices for effective data center management strategies.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Information Governance Executive Brief eBooks by OpenText April 02, 2012 - (Free Research) This paper discusses the importance of information governance and provides tips to strengthening your company's governance strategy.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Top four considerations for securing Microsoft SharePoint by Sophos, Inc. March 08, 2011 - (Free Research) This webcast discusses the key risks and best practices to securing Microsoft SharePoint and protecting your organization's digital assets.  (WEBCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

When Words Won’t Do, Show Your Story: 7 Tips from Leading Companies For Online Video Marketing. by Limelight Networks, Inc. February 28, 2013 - (Free Research) This white paper illustrates the importance of video to drive audience engagement and interaction.  Learn best practices, key tips, and essential elements of online video marketing.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Accelerate Performance in Human Resources by SAP America, Inc. January 27, 2012 - (Free Research) This white paper addresses HR challenges and metrics solutions for improving operations.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices in the Call Center: A Customer Touch-Point Methodology by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd October 10, 2012 - (Free Research) One of the biggest dangers in establishing best practices for your contact center is to do so in isolation from your self-service stakeholders. Instead, all customer "touch-points" must be viewed as part of a continuum. Customer touch points include Web Self-Service, Interactive Voice Response, Contact Center Agents, and Face-to-Face transactions.  (WHITE PAPER)

Best Practices in the Call Center: A Customer Touch-Point Methodology, Free Oracle Corporation Best Practices by Oracle Corporation January 26, 2009 - (Free Research) One of the biggest dangers in establishing best practices for your contact center is to do so in isolation from your self-service stakeholders. Instead, all customer "touch-points" must be viewed as part of a continuum. Customer touch points include Web Self-Service, Interactive Voice Response, Contact Center Agents, and Face-to-Face transactions.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Alignment-Focused Organization: Bridging the Gap Between Strategy and Execution by SAP America, Inc. November 01, 2007 - (Free Research) Take a look at how organizations are taking strides to align business strategy with actual initiatives, projects, and daily activities - in short, to close the gap between strategy and execution.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Backup and Recovery Performance and Best Practices for Exadata Cell and the Oracle Exadata Database Machine by Oracle Corporation June 30, 2010 - (Free Research) One of the key operational aspects of deploying a Sun Oracle Database Machine is to ensure that database backups are performed and restoration of the Oracle Database is possible if disaster strikes. This paper describes the best practices for setting up the optimal backup and recovery strategy to protect your mission-critical data.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Enterprise Performance Management: Key to Rapid Response for Today’s Successful Midsize Companies by Oracle Corporation January 15, 2010 - (Free Research) This paper will discuss some of the ways in which the new unpredictability of external market forces has escalated the value of precise internal forecasts and quick decision-making for these companies. Read this paper to learn about Oracle's Enterprise Performance Management technology offerings.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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 |

Building a performance system for IT by Hewlett-Packard Limited March 02, 2012 - (Free Research) Today’s enterprises should have a performance system—a means to transparently measure and manage progress against business goals. This white paper documents the requirements of an effective IT performance system and introduces a set of KPIs and best practices that leaders within different IT domains can use to improve performance.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Business Skill Courseware by SkillSoft Corporation SkillSoft’s Business Skills Library focuses on behavioral skills that are designed for business professionals and key to performance regardless of job responsibility, as well as the skills and knowledge that are relevant to the various areas of functional responsibility in today’s business organizations.  (ASP & SOFTWARE PRODUCT)

Drive Sales Performance: Keys to preparing your reps for today's sale environment by SAVO Group September 2008 - (Free Research) View this Webcast and learn how top organizations are improving productivity, increasing sales and driving higher quality performance from every rep.  (WEBCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Best practices for implementing 2048-bit SSL by Citrix October 2011 - (Free Research) To maintain application performance and availability, enterprises must upgrade their application delivery controller (ADC) and SSL infrastructure. Specifically, consideration should be given to selecting an ADC, like Citrix NetScaler.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

eGuide: Keys to improving WAN application delivery by BlueCoat August 2011 - (Free Research) This e-guide discusses how gaining visibility into WAN application performance results in better overall WAN management and how you can make it happen. Additionally, uncover best practices on how you can improve application delivery in order to boost overall user experience.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices for Shared Infrastructure Data Storage in the Federal Government by NetApp December 2011 - (Free Research) Check out this white paper to learn how to establish the most effective shared infrastructure data storage environment. Explore new best practices and how they can dramatically improve the cost, flexibility and environmental impact of an overall cloud architecture.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices for Planning, Deploying and Managing Enterprise VoIP by CA Technologies. April 2008 - (Free Research) The goal of this white paper is to help the reader gain a better understanding of the challenges presented by VoIP as well as what must be done from a planning and management perspective to successfully deploy VoIP.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

How Do You Score? Silverpop's Benchmark Study of B2B Lead Management Practices by Vtrenz, Inc August 2008 - (Free Research) Listen to this webinar and learn how to grab a peek at your competitors marketing results. It also discusses lead growth, form completion rate, email performance metrics, channels, and best practices.  (WEBCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Integrating People, Processes and Systems: tools and best practices for IT teams by Active Endpoints, Inc. February 2011 - (Free Research) Agile techniques and SOA principles are necessary elements to successfully delivering business software in this environment but by themselves they’re not sufficient. This report highlights key features of tools that you should consider if you’re interested in delivering IT capabilities that integrate people, processes and systems in flexible ways.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices in Performance Measurement and Reporting: Understanding the Global Investment Performance Standards by Advent Software, Inc July 1967 - (Free Research) This whitepaper, written in conjunction with Ashland Partners, explains the steps to becoming Global Investment Performance Standards compliant.  (WHITE PAPER)

Best Practices in Performance Measurement and Reporting: Understanding the Global Investment Performance Standards® by Advent Software, Inc April 2010 - (Free Research) Whether you are just starting a compliance program or need to fine-tune your existing process, this document will help you understand the steps involved in becoming GIPS compliant. It is not a substitute for the Standards themselves. It is designed to help you understand the value of compliance, what’s needed to achieve it, pitfalls to avoid.  (WHITE PAPER)

Presentation Transcript: Best Practices in Batch Tuning - Empowering IT Staff to Reduce CPU and Run-Time in the Enterprise by Software Engineering of America, Inc. February 2010 - (Free Research) Read this presentation transcript to learn how batch tuning can enable your organization to reduce required computing resources and save valuable run-time, ultimately saving money for the enterprise. Gain insight into common problems data center pros run into when implementing batch tuning, and explore tools to overcome these challenges.  (PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT) READ ABSTRACT |

E-Guide: Power and Cooling Best Practices for Large Data Centers by Schneider Electric August 2011 - (Free Research) This expert e-guide from editors explores key power and cooling tips to optimize data center energy efficiency. In addition, discover best practices for backup power maintenance to ensure uninterrupted data center power.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

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