Seeking better supply chain management, the CIO of a manufacturing company found his answer in an unusual place - Software as a Service (SaaS) enterprise resource planning (ERP). In this case study, learn how a SaaS ERP system enabled this manufacturer to save costs, share hardware and software with other customers, and satisfy security needs. 

Improving the overall quality of your company’s decision-making process results also improves the overall effectiveness of your business. This paper explains how reporting will help your organization make better decisions, and how on-demand reporting allows you to accomplish this task in a fast, cost-effective, and easy-to use manner. 

Nowhere are the benefits of cloud computing more evident than with enterprise email platforms. Take a look at this exclusive resource to discover the direct capital expense reductions embedded in cloud-based email. 

This expert guide explains some of the prominent differences between Software as a Service (SaaS) enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and hosted ERP systems including cost, benefits, and risks of both. 

SaaS start-ups and established vendors are rushing to keep pace with the demand for hosted applications that target the specific needs of industries, as well as the end-to-end application chain. In this e-guide, readers will learn some of the necessary details around SaaS-based enterprise resource planning (ERP). 

This white paper offers a rapid, flexible and simple approach to connect your enterprise and cloud applications in mere days. 

It's hard to miss: the term Software as a Service (SaaS) is everywhere, garnering headlines in the technology press, leading to hot IPO's raved about in the financial press, and generally being described as the future of software technology. 

Developing a Software as a Service (SaaS) enterprise resource planning (ERP) request for proposal (RFP) is different from on-premise, requiring more attention to the vendor’s financial viability. In this expert guide, readers will get advice on the right questions to ask when purchasing SaaS ERP. 

This research from Freeform Dynamics, based on a survey of end users,  identifies the challenges faced by IT departments and suppliers on software licensing, and offers advice to organisations on dealing with software licensing. 

Learn how SaaS-based service management can help you eliminate the cost and distraction of platform maintenance, minimize upgrade costs and disruptions, tailor to the business without complex coding, and more. 

This Forrester Research report examines the current incarnation of SAP's midmarket software-as-a-service (SaaS) enterprise resource planning (ERP) offering Business ByDesign, its likely future direction, and emerging use cases. Read it to find out what Forrester's recommendations are for business process pros considering a ByDesign implementation. 

Because virtualization and cloud computing separate workloads from physical machines, they add to the difficulties of managing systems within the data center. This expert lesson explores the landscape for systems management and reveals statistical findings concerning systems management technologies and trends. 

This paper explains how ERP systems based on the SaaS model meet manufacturers’ financial goals: low initial capital expense, reduced ongoing operating costs, and a short time to value. Continue reading to learn the five advantages of on-demand ERP systems, commonly referred to as SaaS.