WHITE PAPER - Choosing the right ERP solution for your manufacturing operations is a very important decision, one that you will be forced to live with for years to come. Learn the key elements that need to be evaluated.
Posted: March 31, 2009 | Published: October 19, 2010


Topics:  Backups | Database Management | Enterprise Applications Software | ERP Software | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Software | ROI | Shop Floor Control | Software as a Service | Software Selection | Supply Chain Management | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Changing or consolidating job schedulers may seem daunting. However, the benefits of switching to enterprise workload automation outweigh the risks. Read how BMC can help realize goals like reduced cost, top-down visibility, improved SLAs, and a single enterprise view across all platforms.
Posted: October 20, 2011 | Published: October 20, 2011


Topics:  Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Computing | Enterprise Systems | IT Management | Systems Management | Systems Management Software | Workload Automation

WHITE PAPER - In this white paper, uncover the three most important things you should know about service-oriented architecture (SOA) in order to be sure you are getting the most efficient and effective performance out of your enterprise application architecture.
Posted: January 18, 2012 | Published: January 18, 2012


Topics:  Application Integration | Architectures | Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Architectures | Enterprise Systems | ERP | ERP Software | Manufacturing Execution Systems | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Industry Organizations | Manufacturing Systems | SOA

WHITE PAPER - In this paper, gain a better understanding of how branching and merging patterns work and how applying them to your projects can have a profound effect on how your development team handles change management and delivers software.
Posted: January 6, 2012 | Published: January 5, 2012


Topics:  Change Management | Configuration Management | Software | Software Configuration Management | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools

WHITE PAPER - Typical IT departments feature islands of isolated infrastructure, leading to inefficient use of servers. The "application grid" concept allows data centres to run more efficiently, using less hardware and less software. This paper explains.
Posted: September 9, 2009 | Published: December 19, 2008


Topics:  Application Development | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Applications Management | Applications Software | Grid Computing | Utility Computing

ANALYST BRIEF - In this paper, IDC Insight highlights the important elements of the IBM Smarter Commerce announcement and looks at the implications of the announcement in the context of a powerful movement that is occurring in the commerce solutions marketplace, both business to business (B2B) and business to consumer (B2C).
Posted: November 17, 2011 | Published: March 31, 2011


Topics:  B2B | B2C | Cloud Computing | Cloud CRM | CRM | CRM Analytics | CRM Software | eCommerce | eCommerce Services | eCommerce Software | Manufacturing Software | Web 2.0

WHITE PAPER - Nucleus analyzed existing Force.com application deployments and found an average of 4.9 times faster development.  End customers, developers, and ISVs experience more rapid time to value, lower cost, and greater ongoing flexibility.
Posted: October 21, 2011 | Published: February 18, 2011


Topics:  Software | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools | Web Applications Architectures | Web Applications Management | Web Applications Software

CASE STUDY - This essential case study explores how one organization replaced their old green screens to an enhanced user interface with ASNA wings, an application modernization strategy. Learn about the unique advantages your business can gain inside.
Posted: January 4, 2012 | Published: January 4, 2012


Topics:  Applications Management | Applications Management Services | Applications Management Software | Applications Software | Systems Management | Systems Management Software

WHITE PAPER - View this whitepaper and learn how Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3 adds support to the WLS Clustering infrastructure by eliminating the need for human intervention through the use of automatic migration. 
Posted: March 11, 2011 | Published: July 1, 2008


Topics:  Application Development | Application Development and Integration Services | Cluster Management | Enterprise Applications Software | Oracle (Product) | Server Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses a Grid reference configuration based on Dell PowerEdge™ blade servers and Dell EqualLogic™ iSCSI storage. This Grid implementation is comprised of the physical Grid based on physical servers and the virtual Grid based upon Oracle virtual machines.
Posted: June 24, 2011 | Published: October 30, 2009


Topics:  Data Integration | Enterprise Applications Software | Grid Computing | Hardware | Oracle (Product) | Server Virtualization

CASE STUDY - NuVasive needed a shared storage solution to take full advantage of the high-availability and disaster-recovery benefits of server virtualization. Read this case study to learn more.
Posted: June 29, 2011 | Published: June 29, 2011


Topics:  Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments | Enterprise Applications Software | High Availability | IT Infrastructure | SAN and Virtualization | SAP (Product) | Server Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Dolphin’s Content Archive Service for Cloud lets SAP users use Storage as a Service as an ArchiveLink repository. The service allows a direct connection from the SAP archiving layer to major public cloud provider. It’s an option that makes sense for any organization, whether or not you are running other SAP solutions in the cloud.
Posted: January 10, 2011 | Published: January 10, 2011


Topics:  Architectures | Cloud Computing | Cost Benefit Analysis | Document Management | Document Management Software | Enterprise Applications Software | SaaS ERP | SAP (Product) | Storage Management | Storage Management Software

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains how ERP systems based on the SaaS model meet manufacturers’ financial goals: low initial capital expense, reduced ongoing operating costs, and a short time to value. Continue reading to learn the five advantages of on-demand ERP systems, commonly referred to as SaaS.
Posted: November 7, 2010 | Published: November 7, 2010


Topics:  Business Processes | Cloud Computing | ERP | ERP Software | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Industry Organizations | Manufacturing Software | Software as a Service

EZINE - In this week's Computer Weekly, we hear from Visa Europe CIO Steve Chambers on the technology behind the credit card transactions that retailers rely on. We examine the challenges facing the government's G-Cloud project; and we ask how Microsoft will cope when customers no longer want to purchase software licences. Download the new issue now.
Posted: November 14, 2011 | Published: November 11, 2011


Topics:  Cloud Computing | eCommerce | Enterprise Applications Software | IT Services | Operating Systems | Security | Server Virtualization | Windows

EZINE - In this week’s Computer Weekly, we mark the 10th anniversary of Microsoft’s Bill Gates announcing the Trustworthy Computing initiative, and ask if it has made IT more secure. We look at what Oracle’s latest developments mean for its software users running rivals’ servers, and conclude our Buyer’s Guide to IT consumerisation. Download the issue now.
Posted: January 23, 2012 | Published: January 24, 2012


Topics:  Business Development | Operating Systems | Risk Management | Security | Server Management | Software | Web Development