Cloud Connect: Charting the Course of On-Demand Computing
[ Source: Cloud Connect ]
October 2009-Cloud Computing represents the biggest shift in computing of the last
decade. It's as fundamental as the move from client-server computing to
web-centric computing, and in many ways more disruptive. Learn the latest about cloud computing models, technologies and migration in this whitepaper by Cloud expert and Cloud Connect 2010 Conference Chair, Alistair Croll.
Globalization, Employment, And Economic Development: The Pro Arguments
[ Source: Duke University ]
January 2008-Globalization presents mixed benefits, for different groups and different specific activities. Given its importance it is tempting to concentrate on the ""anti-globalization"" research agenda, namely the many ways in which it may cause harm. This research paper from Dukes University has three parts. First, if offshoring did not take place, what would have happened instead? Second, offshoring benefits many parties, and not just shareholders. What are these benefits? Third the argument of others that job ....
Pros And Cons Of Outsourcing In Corporate Publishing Branch
[ Source: Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin ]
January 2008-Outsourcing is becoming more wide-spread in the world economy. This research paper aims to analyze possible advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing in corporate publishing branch. First, they highlight the most important theoretical achievements on outsourcing and vertical integration relevant to the industry. Second, they discuss different variants of making corporate media with production in-house or outsource. Then they look past to see some origins of outsourcing in corporate publishing, analyze some empirical data, consider the ....
Sample Interview Script
[ Source: Office Depot ]
January 2008-This paper provides a sample job applicant interview script that can be easily adapted for any business. It briefs about the questions one should ask the applicant when he comes for an interview to make him feel at ease. This white paper also explains the dos and donts while conducting an interview.
Application Portfolio Management: Delivering Improved Functionality
[ Source: Lionbridge Technologies ]
November 2008-APM is one of the best tools for evaluating, balancing, and enhancing the value of application portfolios and supporting fact-based decision making. This white paper provides a framework for implementing an APM program that will enable your organization to monitor and analyze the impact of technology and application changes; align changing business and technology objectives; reduce portfolio complexity and cost of ownership; and increase return on portfolio investment and performance.
Data Loss Facts & Figures
[ Source: BizDomainStore.com ]
July 2009-Data loss happens more than you realize, according to credible research groups. This white paper from BizDomainStore.com provides information on how data loss can affect your business.
How Telecom Providers Can Improve Their Customer Acquisition Process
[ Source: Fair Isaac ]
January 2008-Acquiring a new customer is a costly decision, affecting 80% of measurable risk over the life of that account and touching many other levers of lifetime customer value. It is also an increasingly complex decision that must be made in decreasing timeframes. It also offer companies the ability to bring sophisticated analytics into their decision processes, using ASP-based services accessible from a standard browser. This white paper looks at customer acquisition operations - the way ....
Outsourcing & USP <797> Compliance
[ Source: Baxa ]
January 2008-This white paper is published by Baxa. It concludes that outsourcing alone, or in combination with immediate use mixing and ready-to-use doses, is not the answer to USP <797> compliance for comprehensive and appropriate pharmacy services. Outsourcing pharmacy services is describe as an extremely complicated decision on many levels and also too broad of a topic for elaboration.
Who Benefits From Outsourcing?
[ Source: Intetics Co. ]
August 2009-Over the last year, the global financial crisis and recession have resulted in accelerated adoption of outsourcing and offshoring as essential business tools. Companies of all sizes are turning to outsourcing and offshoring to weather the severe economic downturn by reducing costs and overhead and gaining more flexibility in order to ride out the storm. Of course, this raises some key questions: Is outsourcing a good business decision during recessions and other times of crisis? ....
How the Indian IT Industry can cope with the US recession
[ Source: Wipro Consulting ]
March 2008-The US downturn is slowly but surely redefining the Indian IT paradigm. If there was a major watershed in the Indian IT Industry post Y2K, this is it. After the dizzying growth of the last 10 years, it is time to pause, reflect and realign strategies. If the Indian software industry has to survive, then it needs to adapt to the changing market scenarios quickly.
This paper outlines a few key ....
Insights: Looking Outside Your Industry for Innovation
[ Source: Satyam Computer Services Ltd. ]
March 2008-
Executives at most companies recognize that today's need for innovation is greater than ever, and tomorrow's will be higher still. Customers are better informed, more demanding, and more likely to take advantage of increased market transparency. They see alternatives everywhere; if another company provides a better solution or product, they will know it, and switch to it quickly.
Unfortunately, innovation does not happen on its own. Some of the ....
The Controversy of IT Outsourcing
[ Source: The IQ Business Group ]
March 2009-
This thought provoking piece looks at the issues surrounding IT Outsourcing and it's future impact in the US. Is it here to stay? What are the critical questions in IT Outsourcing? Is India the only choice for outsourcing? What steps need to be taken for a successful outsourcing project? Dive in to get the information you need today to survive our volatile economy.
Outsourcing For Success - The Retained Organization
[ Source: Novus Origo ]
July 2009-
The requirements for the advanced planning and design of a skilled retained organization are paramount to the success of any outsourcing relationship, and should be facilitated early on in the outsourcing process. Additionally, key success factors in the design and implementation of a retained organization include: the ability of the team to operate against new processes and methodologies, having a clear understanding of what transactions are being outsourced, properly selecting retained resources based on skills ....
Realizing Business Value through Collaborative Document Development
[ Source: Value Prism Consulting ]
October 2009-
Collaborative Document Development is a business process that is common to organizations across all industries and all functional areas. In every business, information is communicated through reports and presentations - documents which are used in decision making at every level within an organization.
Collaborative Document Development describes how process stakeholders collaborate, create content, review content, revise content, publish final drafts, and archive important business documents. This paper describes how groups from a variety of industries ....
4 Myths Of Outsourcing for Project Managers
[ Source: S5 Systems ]
May 2008-
This paper outlines the common myths related to outsourcing as it related to project managers. Reviewing these myths will help in making informed decision for the next outsourced project.
Missing The Mark In Middle Market Outsourcing
[ Source: Novus Origo ]
June 2009-
Middle market organizations' business processes are complex, dynamic, and at times undefined, and as such require a business process outsourcing vendor that can provide a complex and dynamic solution. The cookie cutter "one to many" outsourcing model being marketed by several large outsourcing vendors is not the solution for most middle market organizations and requires close scrutiny by organizations.
State of Business Process Outsourcing
[ Source: Transformation Enablers ]
July 2008-
Saving Costs and Adding Value: Companies increasingly are considering how business process outsourcing can help them not only decrease costs, but also increase profits and help them transform their business.
HP Business Process Outsourcing For Discrete Manufacturing Companies
[ Source: Hewlett-Packard ]
January 2008-
Discrete manufacturing companies in the aerospace, automotive, engineering and construction, industrial, high tech, and electronics industries are grappling with an accelerated pace of business change and increasingly demanding customers. With companies facing pressures to grow and increase profitability, their focus should be on strengthening core capabilities product development and lifecycle management, sales and marketing, and supply-chain optimization. HP offers a strategic assessment solution to help one address the problems so that one can embark on ....
Who Benefits From Outsourcing?
[ Source: Intetics Co. ]
August 2009-
Over the last year, the global financial crisis and recession have resulted in accelerated adoption of outsourcing and offshoring as essential business tools. Companies of all sizes are turning to outsourcing and offshoring to weather the severe economic downturn by reducing costs and overhead and gaining more flexibility in order to ride out the storm. Of course, this raises some key questions: Is outsourcing a good business decision during recessions and other times of crisis? ....
Ukraine Offshore Outsourcing: The Hidden Advantage
[ Source: Team International ]
May 2008-
This research report addresses the issue of a new alternative offshore outsourcing destination, and namely Ukraine (Eastern Europe). The paper explores the declining attraction of traditional "hot spots" as well as the value of multi-national offshore approaches. It generally resumes with the supposition that Ukraine is worth considering due to lower costs, educational excellence and geographic proximity to the Western Europe and US marketplace.
Using Simulations to Bridge the Gap between Business, IT and Users
[ Source: Capgemini ]
November 2009-
In today’s business world, where new products and technologies are being quickly developed and brought to market, speed is an essential part of success. Rapid Design and Visualization (RDV), a first-of-its-kind design centered approach that can help companies cut software development costs, solves complex problems and accelerates development. By bringing together a fully functional team of designers, prototypers, information architects, multimedia experts, user experience professionals, analysts and strategists we can help to accelerate innovation and ....
Rapid Design & Visualization
[ Source: Capgemini ]
November 2009-
It starts with an idea. This idea is nurtured and developed. It is tested and challenged and in the end, it is realized. Ideate. Create. Iterate. Innovate. That’s the idea behind Rapid Design and Visualization, the innovative solution offering from Capgemini’s global transformation consulting practice. With RDV guiding your project you can expect reduced risks, enhanced user adoption, stronger requirements definition and increased opportunities for innovation.
Making Testing Results: Repeatable, Reliable, and Measurable
[ Source: Capgemini ]
November 2009-
Why engage testing services? In today’s increasingly competitive marketplace the growing complexity of software coupled with a shortening of the average product lifespan has increased the economic cost of errors for both consumers and suppliers. The utilization of a competent testing services organization allows your business to reap the long-term benefits of testing, while experiencing a myriad of benefits immediately—from lower costs to shorter time-to-market. Capgemini is a global organization with the essential resources necessary ....
Six Myths About Cloud Computing
[ Source: Advanced Systems Group ]
November 2009-
When it comes to technology these days, the cloud is the place to be. Cloud computing has emerged as a hot trend, right alongside virtualization and service-oriented architecture (SOA). Vendors are racing to cash in.
As a result, market misinformation abounds, creating confusion among organizations that might otherwise benefit from the new technology. And as with any emerging technology, much remains in flux. Standards are still evolving, prices and pricing models vary widely, and ....
Realizing Business Value through Collaborative Document Development
[ Source: Value Prism Consulting ]
October 2009-
Collaborative Document Development is a business process that is common to organizations across all industries and all functional areas. In every business, information is communicated through reports and presentations - documents which are used in decision making at every level within an organization.
Collaborative Document Development describes how process stakeholders collaborate, create content, review content, revise content, publish final drafts, and archive important business documents. This paper describes how groups from a variety of industries ....
Oracle In Hi-Def: Unique iStore Implementation Enables Intellectual Property Marketplace
[ Source: Trianz ]
September 2009-
Silicon Image, HDMI co-founder, and HDMI LLC, administrator of annual fees and royalties for the industry standard, faced the daunting task of automating the processes for calculating, tracking, invoicing, and receiving annual fee and royalty payments from HDMI adopters. After toying with the idea of a custom application, Silicon Image teamed up with Oracle to generate ideas on how its applications could be leveraged to address this business issue. After coming up with the initial ....
Oracle Service Agreements Conversion
[ Source: Trianz ]
September 2009-
In today’s business world, change is inevitable. Whether due to changes in the business or in business applications, systems are continuously being upgraded. Oracle Enterprise Application solutions are the most widely used applications to manage various business needs. The Oracle Service Contracts (“Oracle SC” or “OSC”) module provides a complete contract authoring execution solution to manage warranties, extended warranties, usage, subscription services, and complex service agreements. With OSC one can sell multiple types of services; ....
Oracle Data Sharing And Security
[ Source: Trianz ]
September 2009-
In today’s business environment, where division of labor is present all around and tasks are highly specialized, it becomes imperative for any organization to make sure that users have access to data that is relevant only to them to carry out their specified task. Businesses have to make sure that not only the relevant data is available to the users but the data is also secure. This can become quite a challenging and complex job ....
Unleash The Power Of Oracle Configurator
[ Source: Trianz ]
September 2009-
Oracle’s E-Business Suite changes the way complex configuration rules are written to fulfill the customer needs through Oracle Configurator. For many years, Oracle Applications has provided a VB-based configurator developer for creating configuration rules and java based rules through functional companions but this functionality is limited. With the latest release, 11.5.10, more complex rules can be written through Constraint Definition Language (CDL), and more options are available for running the Configurator Extensions, popularly referred ....
Establishing Home Interoperability With Universal Plug And Play
[ Source: Trianz ]
September 2009-
The Universal Plug and Play protocol extends the simplicity of the Plug and Play peripheral model to include the entire network, enabling discovery and control of devices, including networked devices and services, such as network attached printers, Internet gateways, and consumer electronics equipment. It is designed to support zero-configuration “invisible” networking, so a device can dynamically join a network, obtain an IP address, convey its capabilities and learn about the presence and capabilities of other ....
The Basics On Handling E-mail Attachments In e-Discovery
In the last few years, courts have become more familiar with the underlying technology of e-mail attachments. Arguments courts accepted only three...
Survive and Thrive in 2009
Virtually any IT or engineering department can find ways to reduce not only operating costs but also capital investment while maintaining and even improving service levels. Technology executives can drive...
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