IT BRIEFING - CIOs are more confident of securing technology budget increases than at any time in the last five years, according to the CIO Technology Survey 2012.
Posted: May 17, 2012 | Published: May 14, 2012


Topics:  Boards of Directors | Careers | CEOs | CIOs | Compliance Audits | Data Centers | Management Training | Mergers and Acquisitions | Mobile Device Management | Outsourcing | Security | Social Computing | Social Networking | Strategic Planning | Surveys

EGUIDE - Choosing sourcing and procurement software can be overwhelming. Should you go with an enterprise resource planning (ERP) or best-of-breed vendor? Is the cloud or on-premise the best place to run your app? What functionality should the software provide? Read this expert e-guide to learn how to select a useful, cost-effective procurement system.
Posted: May 9, 2012 | Published: May 7, 2012


Topics:  Cloud Computing | ERP | Inventory Management Software | Procurement | SaaS business intelligence | Strategic Planning | Supplier Management | Supplier Relationship Management | Supply Chain Automation | Supply Chain Event Management | Supply Chain Intelligence | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chain Software

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses strategic workforce planning for a changing business environment and methods for improving your business strategy.
Posted: April 27, 2012 | Published: April 27, 2012


Topics:  Business Process Management | Employee Performance Management (EPM) | Human Resources Management | Risk Management | Strategic Planning | Talent Management | Workforce Planning

ANALYST REPORT - This Gartner Magic Quadrant for Corporate Performance Management looks at the current market trends as well as the top vendor offerings in the CPM market for 2012.
Posted: April 13, 2012 | Published: March 19, 2012


Topics:  Budgeting | Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software | Financial Management | Financial Reporting | Financial reporting software | Reporting Software | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses the convergence of dashboards, scorecards and business intelligence (BI) tools and the emergence of systems that incorporate these into a single, unified solution.
Posted: March 26, 2012 | Published: March 26, 2012


Topics:  Application Integration | Business Intelligence | Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software | Business Process Management | Dashboards | Operational Metrics (Systems) | Strategic Planning

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - This is an outline of the features and benefits of a portfolio of management products to help your IT department more effectively manage their networks and the services delivered.
Posted: January 25, 2012 | Published: January 25, 2012


Topics:  Application Monitoring | Application Performance Management | Network Architectures | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Network Management Software | Network Managers | Network Monitoring | Network Monitoring Software | Network Performance | Network Performance Management Software | Networking | Strategic Planning | Wireless Networks

ANALYST REPORT - This report from Oxford Economics and AT&T shows ICT investment and productivity growth are closely linked - and European countries are lagging behind other parts of the world in both areas.
Posted: December 1, 2011 | Published: December 1, 2011


Topics:  CIOs | Economic Environment | Governments | Investments | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - Advances in mobility and client computing technology combined with the ubiquity of social media are creating a culture of constant connectivity and anywhere access to information. This paper provides best practices for creating end user computing strategies that respond to an evolving workforce.
Posted: October 4, 2011 | Published: October 3, 2011


Topics:  CIOs | Data Security | Endpoint Security | Mobile Workers | Risk Management | Security Management | Security Threats | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - In this article, Kaplan, of Harvard Business School, and Norton, founder and director of the Palladium Group, explain how to effectively manage both strategy and operations by linking them tightly in a closed-loop management system, which comprises five stages.
Posted: August 29, 2011 | Published: September 1, 2011


Topics:  Balanced Scorecards | Business Process Management | Dashboards | Data Management | Strategic Planning | Systems Management

EBOOK - Clinical decision support technology takes business intelligence (BI) to the next level by offering caregivers evidence-based, best-practice information, providing automated responses in response to patient data and much more. Inside this e-book, learn how your healthcare facility can benefit from clinical BI tools.
Posted: August 18, 2011 | Published: August 17, 2011


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Analytics | Data Management | EHR (Electronic Health Records) | Health Care Compliance | Health Care Industry | Strategic Planning

EBOOK - Analyzing clinical data can accomplish many goals: Improving patient care through understanding trends and showing paths to improvement, enhancing research and creating business efficiencies and cutting operational costs. Inside this expert e-book, learn how to take advantage of business intelligence and data analytics at your healthcare facility.
Posted: August 18, 2011 | Published: August 17, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Analytics | Data Management | EHR (Electronic Health Records) | Health Care Compliance | Health Care Industry | HITECH | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - IBM Business Process Manager provides the simplicity, efficiency, visibility and collaboration needed to manage highly dynamic and networked business environments. IBM Business Process Manager is easy to deploy and use straight out of the box or in an easily customizable configuration - providing rapid time to value and improved user productivity.
Posted: July 7, 2011 | Published: July 7, 2011


Topics:  Applications Management | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | Collaboration | Data Warehouses | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - This paper describes how the movement toward broad BPM Programs has changed what companies need in terms of BPM technology and “know how.” We describe 3 steps for establishing a solid foundation for a BPM Program that will enable your organization to scale its process improvement capability in a way that will deliver maximum value to the business.
Posted: July 7, 2011 | Published: July 7, 2011


Topics:  Business Communications | Business Management | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | Collaboration | Enterprise Applications Software | Project Management | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - This data sheet details how Oracle Scorecard and Strategy Management extends the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition with capabilities that enable strategic goals to be communicated across the organization and monitoring progress over time.
Posted: June 21, 2011 | Published: June 21, 2011


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Performance Management | Dashboards | Quality Control | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - During past economic slowdowns companies didn’t plan ahead to safeguard the ability to grow profitably. While the current economic downturn shows a need to reduce costs, many SMMs are also pursuing growth. They’re responding to market pressures and rising costs by targeting IT solutions like industry-specific ERP to set the stage for future growth.
Posted: January 6, 2011 | Published: January 6, 2011


Topics:  Cost Benefit Analysis | Economic Environment | Enterprise Resource Management | ERP | ROI | Small Businesses | SMBs | Software Implementation | Strategic Planning | Vendor Selection