For many companies reverse logistics is the last frontier of waste in today's supply chain. To help identify where poorly managed returns may be affecting your bottom line, this paper takes a look at the six hidden costs of reverse logistics. 

This paper presents an overview and introduction to reverse logistics and how to manage reverse logistics in the CPG industry in an efficient manner. 

Making sure mission critical databases are highly availably (HA) is the main challenge of IT departments. This paper discusses the failover and redundancy capabilities of specific HA products that can be used in conjunction with PostgreSQL, Postgres Plus, and the Oracle compatible database Postgres Plus Advanced Server. 

Have you ever had to recover an email regarding an ex-employee whose account and mailbox no longer exists? Has HR ever asked you to find all emails involving certain employees, topics or associated dates? 

Returns management is an area that poses incredible challenges and opportunities for businesses. This paper will act as a guide to help you implement more effective returns management. Read on to learn more about the three pillars of effective returns management and how they can be used to drive significant costs out of returns lifecycle. 

The ARRA was enacted to jumpstart the US economy and drive it out of the recession. One of the requirements of the recovery act is that organizations that receive funds for projects must report on the outcomes of those projects. Read on to learn what these executives and managers plan to do to meet the reporting and compliance mandates. 

This paper explores the reporting challenges faced by organizations and examines the many benefits of automated U.S. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) reporting systems. 

LINQ is an acronym which stands for Language Integrated Query. This new technology comes built into the .NET Framework 3.5 and can be used with any of the different languages that run under .NET. This paper serves as an introduction. 

On-premises software and SaaS vendors looking to provide BI and analytics functionality have a choice to develop their own components or to partner with an existing BI and analytics vendor. In this white paper, IDC presents evidence showing that a partnership with SAP can result in rapid ROI, improved productivity, innovation and more! 

Tune in to this webcast – featuring insights from Dan Vesset, IDC's Vice President of Business Analytics – and learn how business analytics drives customer retention. 

Poor performing SQL code is costly in terms of dollars and customer satisfaction. Discovering performance bottlenecks once they're in production is costly. 

With more and more sensitive data moving from file servers to SharePoint sites, it's important to keep a close eye on what users can access documents, what users have permissions to change the SharePoint sites, and what documents are getting modified. 

Apache Solr is the definitive application development implementation for Lucene, and it is the leading open source search platform. This white paper describes the new features and improvements in the latest version, Apache Solr 1.4.