How enabling Supply Chain visibility can improve the bottom line [ Source: IBM ]

August 2012- Virtually any supply chain inefficiency impacts the bottom line. Linking the operational benefits to the financial supply chain can help ensure that, overall, the organization reduces cost.

Capitalizing on the Power of the Smarter Consumer [ Source: IBM ]

August 2012- Today's consumers are more connected, vocal and demanding than ever. In fact, technology is a given in the smarter consumer's life. But what other forces are driving shoppers today? Findings from our survey of more than 30,000 consumers in 13 countries tell us that consumers want to be heard, known and empowered. Savvy retailers will listen to today's smarter, connected consumer and leverage what they learn to empower their customers to shop when and how they want.

IDC Business Resiliency Report IBM Power Systems and Their Support for Business Resiliency in Challenging IT Environments [ Source: IBM ]

July 2012- IBM Power Systems provide a comprehensive approach designed to protect the continuity and availability of business-critical applications and services. Deploying integrated disaster recovery allows companies to deliver new services faster, with higher quality, and with superior economics.

Downtime can be highly disruptive and expensive to an organization, with cost drivers including lost revenue, reduced employee productivity, reputational damage, and the cost of resources required to address and avoid outages. Most organizations in IDC ...

Competing on Analytics [ Source: Adaptive Planning ]

June 2012- We all know the power of the killer app. It's not just a support tool; it's a strategic weapon.

Companies questing for killer apps generally focus all their firepower on the one area that promises to create the greatest competitive advantage. But a new breed of organization has upped the stakes: Amazon, Harrah's, Capital One, and the Boston Red Sox have all dominated their fields by deploying industrial-strength analytics across a wide variety ...

CFO Analyst and Advisor [ Source: Adaptive Planning ]

June 2012- Surveys show that most CFOs want to upgrade their role from accounting specialists to strategic or business partners. But few CFOs have actually made the change, primarily because they have neither the time nor the necessary capabilities within the current finance team. But for those who do make the change, the rewards are tangible.

This chapter lays out a number of important steps that the CFO and the finance team need to take ...

Budgeting Seeing the Future [ Source: Adaptive Planning ]

June 2012- Budgeting can cause stress and conflict, eating up lots of hours. But a good budget can be the difference between financial success and insolvency. In this chapter, you'll learn about the many types of budgets that serve different purposes. You'll also learn how to determine which type most effectively helps you meet your business goals.

What Does Seamless Cross Channel Look Like? [ Source: IBM ]

April 2012- Seamless Cross Channel Execution, End to End.

You need a single view of the customer, inventory orders and shipments everywhere - across all channels, from order initiation through to fulfillment, including returns. So you know exactly what you need, where you need it and when. Access the perfect order briefcase to learn how you can achieve.

360-degree view of customers, inventory, orders, and shipments everywhere
Cross-channel order capture
Synchronized ...

Enterprise Video's Secret Problem, Distribution, and How to Solve It [ Source: Kontiki ]

March 2012- It's a video world. Companies are moving to communicate with their employees in video - for executive communication, training and employee orientation, among other uses. But most large companies find they have a problem delivering video across their enterprise. Most corporate networks were never designed to carry video. There is no single easy solution, but there are several ways to solve the problem and deliver high-quality video to employees - along with all the other ...

Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Middleware: A Strategic Decision for Stretching Public Sector IT Budgets [ Source: Red Hat ]

February 2012- Public-sector IT organizations are under intense pressure to do more with less. Diminished tax revenues and powerful political imperatives are putting the squeeze on budgets. Yet, at the same time, legislated mandates and the rising expectations of hyper-connected constituencies are relentlessly adding to IT's to-do list.

This white paper explains how public-sector IT executives can address this challenge and transform the economics of IT by upgrading to Red Hat's JBoss Enterprise Middleware. It ...

2011 DCIG Oracle Backup Buyer's Guide [ Source: Dell Software ]

January 2012- NetVault: #1 in the 2011 Oracle Backup Solutions Buyer’s Guide

Want to know how NetVault Backup compared against other Oracle backup software solutions - and why it's DCIG's #1 choice? In this 37-page report you'll get unbiased, third-party evaluations of Oracle backup software - and why NetVault Backup sits on the top of the list. Download your copy today.

Hadoop Challenges and Best Practices [ Source: Dell ]

September 2011- Hadoop is an ecosystem of components for implementing the Google MapReduce algorithms in a scalable fashion on commodity hardware. It enables organizations to store and process large volumes of data and analyze it in ways not previously possible with less scalable solutions or standard SQL-based approaches.

This white paper highlights common Hadoop challenges and uses and reveals a series of best practices to use when designing and implementing Hadoop solutions.

Establishing Investment Accounting and Reporting Best Practices [ Source: Clearwater Analytics ]

September 2011- The complexity and uncertainty of today's financial markets have put tremendous pressure on the teams responsible for managing investment portfolios and the functions associated with them. At the same time, Boards must be briefed and they expect all portfolio data to be accurate - at their convenience. With growing investment balances across the industry, it's imperative that the relevant stakeholders have access to automated, consolidated investment information that is actionable and timely.

"The ...

WebLogic to JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Migration Guide [ Source: Red Hat ]

September 2011- Developed by Red Hat's global team of architects and enterprise consultants, this comprehensive guide details the recommended process for moving from WebLogic to JBoss Enterprise Application Platform. It includes the planning steps that should be taken when preparing for such a migration as well as common implementation and training standards and best practices.