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A Business Intelligence (BI) Agenda for Midsize Organizations: Six Strategies for Success White Paper by IBM Cognos March 02, 2009 - (Free Research) Success in business intelligence is all about facilitating sound, data-driven decisions at every level of the business. Read this white paper to learn six strategies for BI success, drawn from the experiences of actual IBM Cognos customers.  (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 |

Managing Change Effectively with ERP: The Impact On 5 Key Business Functions by Infor December 03, 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper examines the impact of using disparate systems versus an integrated ERP system on your manufacturing operations. The detailed charts on the following pages provide insight into how the inefficiencies associated with change management today can be easily and cost-effectively eliminated.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Oracle Hyperion Workforce Planning by Oracle Corporation December 01, 2008 - (Free Research) In most organizations, employee compensation and related expenses are the largest line items in the budget. Having control over these expenses is critical to meeting corporate performance objectives. Check out this data sheet to learn more.  (DATA SHEET) READ ABSTRACT |

Metro Atlanta YMCA Better Aligns its Mission, Member Engagement, and Marketing Communications Activities Using Birst by Birst October 19, 2009 - (Free Research) In an attempt to tailor and more effectively promote its programs, the Metro Atlanta YMCA turned to Birst for a new set of Business intelligence (BI) tools. Birst delivered with features that included automated dashboards and adhoc reporting at a fair price. Read on to learn the benefits YMCA experienced when they switched to Birst.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Improving Business Agility with Unstructured Data - The Power of Leveraging the Web, News Feeds, and Customer Commentary in Daily Decisions by Endeca Technologies, Inc. February 15, 2011 - (Free Research) This white paper examines how business intelligence platforms can help organize unstructured data such as emails, Word documents, PDF documents, and spreadsheets, posts on Internet message boards and social media websites, and turn it into a useful tool for customer and industry insight. Read on and find out more.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Managing Unstructured Data: 10 Key Requirements by Varonis August 2007 - (Free Research) This white paper takes a practical approach to identifying the right enterprise-wide data protection solution for your specific business. Learn more about these ten imperatives to know when evaluating a vendor offering.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Performance Management Isn’t Only for Executives by Information Builders September 2012 - (Free Research) In today's highly competitive environment, it is paramount that businesses utilize reliable, real-time data in order to improve decision-making and overall performance – but 42% of organizations are dissatisfied with their current practices. Read on to learn how to improve your performance management and business intelligence strategies today.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

LaRue County High School is Improving Student Engagement and Teacher Satisfaction by Dell, Inc. December 2011 - (Free Research) Read this case study to learn why LaRue County High School in Kentucky deployed a Dell Latitude netbook running Windows 7 to each of its 760 students and was aided by Dell Professional Learning Services, which helped the teachers bring to life a 21st-century learning environment that integrated netbooks into the curriculum on a daily basis.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Commerzbank: Managing Credit Risk and Increasing Operational Efficiency by EMC Corporation June 2008 - (Free Research) For Commerzbank streamlining the corporate credit lines to corporations and institutions, streamlining the corporate credit lending process to reduce paper and drive down costs had become a top priority.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

E-Book: Manufacturing IT Guide - How to Evaluate and Buy Small to Mid-Size ERP Platforms by IQMS March 2010 - (Free Research) This E-Book offers best practices for SMBs and midmarket organizations evaluating ERP platforms and provides suggestions on how to avoid procurement pitfalls.  (EBOOK)

Evaluating Financial Management Software ...Is it time for a change? by Microsoft March 2008 - (Free Research) Financial management software that becomes disjointed can impact the success and profitability of any business. Read this paper to learn how your business can streamline processes to manage accounting, project management, payroll and human resources.  (WHITE PAPER)

Should Your Email Live In The Cloud? A Comparative Cost Analysis by Google January 2009 - (Free Research) This analyst report presents a spreadsheet cost model to help you calculate your fully loaded on premise email costs and compare it against cloud-based alternatives.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

Ventana Research “Keys to a Fast, Clean Close"-2012 benchmark report by SAP America, Inc. December 2012 - (Free Research) Closing the books and reporting financial results are core functions of any finance department, but the most successful companies are achieving closes at the fastest rates.  This informative white paper explains how you can close faster and shorten decision-making time in order to gain edge over your competitors.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Risk of Using Spreadsheets for Statistical Analysis by IBM January 2013 - (Free Research) Why are companies using spreadsheets for data analysis? For many, the answer is ease of use. But just because it's easy to use doesn't mean it's the best medium for performing data analysis. Read on to learn 3 spreadsheet errors and their 6 major causes. Plus, learn about an alternative approach that provides a more secure environment.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Transforming spreadsheets: planning, budgeting and forecasting for midsize companies by IBM February 2012 - (Free Research) Does your business rely on spreadsheets for performance management? Spreadsheets require labor-intensive manual processes and are highly error-prone. Learn how you can replace or augment your spreadsheets with planning applications that integrate easily with spreadsheets, leveraging the best of your existing investment.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Fast, Accurate Management Reporting: eight reasons why spreadsheets may be letting you down. by Indicee April 2010 - (Free Research) While spreadsheets are useful for one off analysis and modeling, they’re not ideal for repeatedly creating reports from large volumes of data. More users are now replacing their spreadsheet based systems with Indicee. By doing so they are improving the timeliness and reliability of their business information with a cost-effective alternative.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Moving Beyond Spreadsheets by Prophix Software August 2012 - (Free Research) This paper provides warning signs that your budget and forecasting processes have outgrown your spreadsheets. Once you have established this is the case, read further to find steps on what your next move should be, including how to choose the right financial software to adopt.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Risks of Using Spreadsheets for Statistical Analysis by IBM October 2011 - (Free Research) This paper presents some points you should consider if you use, or plan to use, a spreadsheet to perform statistical analysis. It also describes an alternative that in many cases will be more suitable.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Controlling Microsoft Excel Chaos With Business Intelligence by Information Builders Inc. (E-mail this company) August 2006 - (Free Research) Enterprises can take control of the burgeoning number of unsanctioned spreadsheets by adopting a policy of centralized master spreadsheet generation. Learn how WebFOCUS creates fully summarized, organized, and styled Excel spreadsheets with complex formulas already in place, lowering the potential for keystroke and logic error.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

22 Technical Considerations for Evaluating a Defragmentation Solution for Enterprise Workstations by Diskeeper Corporation November 2010 - (Free Research) This paper compares the enterprise-targeted technologies in the Diskeeper performance software product line with the basic defragmentation solution offered in Windows’ more recent operating system releases. It outlines 22 considerations and solutions for defragmentation which is critical to the performance of every windows system.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Going the MSSP Route: Understanding Total Cost of Ownership Issues by SecureWorks November 2010 - (Free Research) This white paper is designed to help IT professionals understand how best to analyze and evaluate the benefits of working with an MSSP organization in a critical context understood and appreciated by both IT and non-IT managers: Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Evaluating Windows Server 2008 R2 by Microsoft November 2010 - (Free Research) This resource center is home for evaluation software that will provide your CIO with a better understanding of how Windows Server 2008 R2 functions.  (RESOURCE CENTER) READ ABSTRACT |

Scheduling, Facility, Hoteling Software: Sharing Desks, Offices, Conference Rooms, and Even Parking Spaces by DeskFlex August 2008 - (Free Research) Desk sharing among mobile workers is known by several names, hoteling, hot-desking, virtual office, etc. Read this paper to learn how to increase office productivity with scheduling, facility, and hoteling software.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Transforming Spreadsheets: Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting for Midsize Companies by IBM February 2011 - (Free Research) In “Transforming Spreadsheets: Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting for Midsize Companies” you’ll discover how to transform spreadsheet-only processes into an effective financial performance management solution with IBM Cognos Express.   (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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