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Virtualization Management Survey Report: Key Findings by Focus August 01, 2009 - (Free Research) This FOCUS report of key findings presents the highlights of an end-user survey conducted in April 2009, outlining the current state of virtualization adoption, pain points, barriers to expansion, and management requirements.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

Bloor Research - Data Discovery Spotlight by Talend February 28, 2009 - (Free Research) In this Spotlight Report, Research Director Philip Howard explains why data discovery is of fundamental importance to data integration, data quality, and many other projects ranging from business intelligence through master data management to data governance and data archival. Read on to learn more about the importance of data discovery.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

How to tackle risk taxonomy by ComputerWeekly.com November 25, 2010 - (Free Research) This Technical Standard provides a taxonomy describing the factors that drive risk – their definitions and relationships. This Technical Standard is not a reference or tutorial on how to assess or analyze risk, as there are many such references already available.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

SharePoint E-zine Volume 12: SharePoint Taxonomies That Stand the Test of Time by SearchWinIT July 20, 2009 - (Free Research) In this month's issue, learn ways to accommodate permanent departments and business functions as well as ad hoc collaboration when building out your SharePoint taxonomies.  (EZINE)

SharePoint E-Zine Volume 9: Rediscovery, Research and Prediction in SharePoint Search by SearchWinIT April 15, 2009 - (Free Research) In this month's issue of SharePoint eZine, you'll learn how indexing content creates a search environment that gives users information as they need it, how to maintain your SharePoint governance documents while keeping them current, and how setting guidelines for site provisioning gives flexibility for users and helps manage growth.  (EZINE)

Business Continuity: Availability, recovery and archive   by ComputerWeekly.com January 25, 2013 - (Free Research) Analysts Clive Longbottom and Bob Tarzey offer a 7 step approach to creating a business continuity and disaster recovery strategy.  (ANALYST REPORT) 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 |

A Document Management System Is Only as Good as Its Index by Viking Software Solutions April 2008 - (Free Research) In a document management system, an index functions as the means to retrieve documents. Without retrieval capabilities, the content would merely take up space. This paper explains that, given this vital role, companies should give indexi..  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Customer You Know: Keeping, Leveraging, and Profiting from Current Customers with Business Analytics by SAS Institute Inc. May 2010 - (Free Research) Read this paper to learn about business analytics and how it can significantly impact customer service improvements and customer retention and how it can enable your company to develop more agile strategies that will allow you to adapt to changing customer behavior and achieve their business goals.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

Information is King: Business Analytics in the Age of the Downturn and the (Re)Emergence of the Customer by SAS Institute Inc. April 2010 - (Free Research) BusinessWeek Research Services (BWRS) launched a research program in April 2009 to determine the attitudes and opinions of C-level executives with regard to the use and value of business analytics. This paper reviews a portion of the research and provides analysis and insights on the topic of business analytics.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Case Study: Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative, Inc. by Perceptive Software August 2010 - (Free Research) Read this case study of Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative, Inc. to learn how replacing its old document imaging system with a new low-maintenance full-featured document management, imaging and workflow suite improved allowed for better information sharing and document availability, faster customer service and increased productivity.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Agile Testing Quadrants: Guiding Managers and Team in Test Strategies by IBM December 2012 - (Free Research) Read this e-guide to discover why a testing taxonomy such as the Agile testing quadrants is an effective tool for software teams undertaking this task.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Breaking Down the Barriers to Business by Sage (UK) Limited March 2010 - (Free Research) Organizations that seek the elusive goal of a single view of the customer need first to instill an information-sharing culture throughout the company, not simply attempt to apply a quick technology fix. Read this white paper to learn more about how to creat a knowledge-sharing culture in your business.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Sharepoint E-zine Vol.1: Governance Implementation Management by SearchWinIT August 2008 - (Free Research) SearchWinIT.com's SharePoint e-zine – is a monthly Web magazine packed with in-depth articles and tips written by SharePoint to make you a SharePoint master. Our editorial focuses on three main areas: governance, management and implementation.  (EZINE) READ ABSTRACT |

Cross-Channel Commerce: A Consumer Research Study by Oracle Corporation April 2011 - (Free Research) The number of channels which consumers use to research and purchase products or services is growing. This white paper takes a look at a recent survey of consumer buying habits in regards to the number of channels they use when shopping and how businesses can provide a better experience across these channels for their customers.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Guidebook:  Oracle Cloud Services by ComputerWeekly.com May 2012 - (Free Research) This independent report from analysts, Nucleus Research offers a critical assessment of Oracle’s Cloud Services.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

The Renewed Finance Function: Extending Performance Management Beyond Finance by SAP America, Inc. September 2008 - (Free Research) In August 2007, CFO Research Services launched a research program to explore the ways in which the role of the finance team has changed in recent years. This report presents the findings of our online survey of 255 senior finance executives.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

CIOs Say: Application Performance is Top Priority, End User is King by CA Technologies. June 2011 - (Free Research) This IDG Research Services study demonstrates that CIOs and IT leaders recognize the business impact of application performance. It's all about end-user and customer satisfaction, increasing productivity, and lowering costs.   (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Cisco IBSG Global Research Reveals New Ways for Banks To Prosper in an Omnichannel World by Cisco Systems, Inc. August 2012 - (Free Research) Banking customers worldwide are ready for an omnichannel experience – are you ready to give it to them? This resource describes the concept of omnichannel banking, why your customers need it, and why you shouldn't wait to offer it to them.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

IT Managers Struggle to Make the Right Service Desk Choice! by Numara Software December 2009 - (Free Research) Dynamic Markets Research Demonstrates that Nearly All IT Managers' Service Desk Solutions are Creating Cost Headaches Beyond the Basic Purchase Price.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

Metalogix Content Migration and Upgrade for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 by Metalogix April 2010 - (Free Research) This paper discusses both Microsoft's out-of-box migration approaches and Metalogix's SharePoint Site Migration Manager 2010. It describes common migration scenarios, and how those scenarios can be addressed using the different migration approaches.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Beyond FTP: Securing and Managing File Transfers by Linoma Software March 2010 - (Free Research) Every day, millions of files are exchanged all over the world by corporations, government entities and other organizations. Most file transfers use the popular protocol known as FTP. This paper will examine how FTP has become the standard for business-to-business file transfers and the key pitfalls that face management using this open protocol.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Microsoft catches up with iPad support for Dynamics CRM by ComputerWeekly.com April 2013 - (Free Research) Nucleus Research assesses Microsoft's long-awaited announcement for iPad support and new Yammer capabilities for Dynamics CRM.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

Improving Results for Legal Custody of Information - August 2008 by Symantec Corporation March 2009 - (Free Research) According to the IT Policy Compliance Group's research report, spending on legal data custody for legal settlements, legal expenses, & costs in IT to find, produce, protect, and preserve information is between 75 and 94 percent lower for firms with the best practices. This report documents which practices are reducing costs and improving results.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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