Learn how you can how you can hook customers with fresh, unusual and relevant shopping experiences. Drive customer loyalty by training, empowering and providing employees with the technical tools to capture the nuances of customer behavior. 

In this videocast, discover how the Dallas Cowboys adopted BI strategies that optimized their tracking of manufacturing, distribution and sales. Hear from Bill Priakos, Cowboys' COO, as he explains the steps that the team took in being able to get a real-time look into the distribution chain and see trends over time. 

Anticipating customer needs is a better predictor of success than just responding to what customers say they want. Read this white paper to learn how you can create a unique customer experience by anticipating customers' lifestyle needs and demands. 

This paper gives tips on how CIOs and LOB executives can close the gap between them when it comes to an organization’s ability to most strategically utilize technology to optimally leverage the value and power of information for the success of the organization. 

Read how the software and tools SAP provides can help retailers succeed today by understanding their customers, anticipating their needs, and inspiring their loyalty as long-term customers by meeting those needs as they arise. 

This white paper discusses the nature of the retail marketplace moving forward and identifies the drivers behind retailers’ interest in data, network, and transaction security. Learn who the key decision makers in retail really are and find out how they play different roles depending on their size. 

Banks need to get smarter, attract the right customers, implement customer level risk management, and implement risk adjusted customer relationship pricing and all of this is dependent on trusted data. This paper examines the impact of unreliable data on retail banks. It then defines the requirements needed to guarantee data reliability in banking. 

In this podcast, Gartner analyst Avivah Litan talks about the Heartland data breach in relation to current data security trends in the retail industry. Also, a discussion with Ernst & Young's Sagi Leizerov on data privacy in the retail industry reveals common trouble spots for retailers, including managing vendors and tracking customer purchases. 

The purpose of this study is to provide a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact of Windows Server 2008 R2 on their organizations. Forrester's aim is to show all calculations and assumptions used in the analysis. Use this study to better understand and communicate a business case for investing in Windows Server 2008 R2. 

Direct Store Delivery companies can gain a clear edge with a seamless system, because information from the field is immediately reflected throughout your company, with no data inconsistencies, mismatches or latency. 

The purpose of this Forrester study is to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact of the Dell Solution. Read this study to better understand and evaluate Dell's server consolidation and virtualization solutions. 

This study illustrates the financial impact of deploying Microsoft Exchange 2010 for a retail and distribution organization of 1,500 employees and $450 million in annual revenue. 

Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) is one of the top U.S. refining companies. Read this case study to learn how Valero worked with Micro Focus to reduce risk and costs while increasing competitive advantage in the complex delivery of energy services at both the retail and wholesale level.