This white paper introduces the concept of using an EPM Center of Excellence to help organizations realize the full potential of an enterprise performance management initiative and recommends best practices for creating a center that will succeed in the long term. 

System i provides a wealth of data to help analyze performance and storage usage, but System i administration tools make this information cumbersome to access. This white paper offers best practices for selecting third-party system management tools to take full advantage of this information. 

This white paper presents IDC’s framework for implementing operational excellence (opex) and helps the reader move toward an effective op ex implementation while avoiding potential pitfalls. 

This white paper portrays a case study of a MES harmonization program started in 2004 at Akzo Nobel Base Chemicals in Europe. The objective of this program is to harmonize all its chemicals plants on one MES platform. The total program encompasses 13 plants located on 7 production sites in 4 European countries. 

It's no secret that application performance drives business performance. But to achieve the level of application performance your business demands, you need total visibility into your network infrastructure so you can identify and monitor all your applications and resolve the issues that impede performance. 

With read/write speeds that are very close to most expensive models in the industry, the ioDrive's price/performance ratio will leave you saying, "WOW!" Read this white paper for more information on this paradigm-shifting data storage appliance. 

This free white paper details key steps for achieving a superior data management strategy—a ‘must have’ capability for applications to operate with extreme, predictable performance and scalability. 

Business intelligence (BI) can be considered critical to the very existence of most organisations. The purpose of this research was to explore whether and how companies are using BI to improve their businesses; to identify the obstacles they encounter in its use; and predict how BI will evolve in the next ten years. 

Enterprise search transforms the ability of users to find information. It is a powerful, cost-effective, and productivity enabling technology for users in the enterprise. Read this white paper to learn about the value of enterprise search, why it's broken, and learn about WebFOCUS Magnify, the industry's first real-time enterprise search solution. 

Information management is integral to successfully maintaining a competitive advantage. The value of all your data can increase or decrease over time depending on how you manage it. Read on to learn how to gain the insights into information management you need to succeed and gain that competitive edge that is now more important than ever. 

In this white paper IDC discusses the growing body of evidence suggesting a direct link between investment in business analytics solutions and organizational performance. IDC highlights market trends that point toward more pervasive use of BI solutions. 

This white paper will discuss the impact of Tier 1 systems on IT departments in terms of ongoing maintenance, demonstrating that Tier 1 systems make many IT tasks easier, ranging from new-report generation to user training to upgrade management.