WHITE PAPER - This white paper focuses on the unique characteristics of the SaaS business model, the convergence of enterprise business process and on-demand environments, and the resulting requirements IT teams must internalize.
Posted: March 19, 2010 | Published: March 19, 2010


Topics:  Access Control | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Cloud Computing | CRM | CRM Hosting | ERP | Grid Computing | Identity Management | ISVs | Software as a Service | Utility Computing

PODCAST - In this podcast, Ray Wang, a partner with Altimeter Group and former vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research, shares his five tips for negotiating better maintenance contracts, and discusses the types of deals SAP customers are getting and why some are opting for third-party maintenance.
Posted: March 19, 2010 | Premiered: March 19, 2010


Topics:  ERP | ERP Software | SAP (Product) | Software as a Service | Software Upgrades

WEBCAST - This webcast explores the top challenges of an SAP ERP 6.0 upgrade and provides must-know advice, real-world examples, technical tips and other tricks to help you solve them.
Posted: March 19, 2010 | Premiered: March 19, 2010


Topics:  ERP | ERP Software | SAP (Product) | Software as a Service | Software Upgrades

WHITE PAPER - With HP Integrity servers, you gain an adaptable infrastructure for growth that delivers the performance and reliability you need today – together with the scalability you will need to address tomorrow’s business challenges. If you are interested in upgrading to the latest version of SAP ERP, the time is now.
Posted: March 18, 2010 | Published: March 18, 2010


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Downtime | Enterprise Systems | ERP | Mainframe Computers | SAP (Product) | Server Virtualization | SOA | TCO | Workflow Software

WHITE PAPER - The SEC will likely require companies to report in both GAAP and IFRS formats during the first official IFRS transition year and for two years prior. Accordingly, our customers want to know how SAP supports parallel reporting.  Read this paper to learn which options SAP recommends and find out which is best for your organization.
Posted: March 18, 2010 | Published: March 16, 2010


Topics:  Compliance (Finance) | Compliance Best Practices | ERP | ERP Software | Financial Management | Financial Reporting | Financial Services | Regulatory Compliance | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Information consistency and reliability is essential for accurate business analysis. Yet, the lack of controls around the use of spreadsheets wreaks havoc on organizations every day, costing money and credibility. Read this report to learn how companies can benefit by migrating to Pentaho’s low-cost open source managed BI solution for spreadmarts.
Posted: March 17, 2010 | Published: March 17, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Content Management | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Management Software | ERP | Information Management | Information Management Software | Open Source | Reporting Software | Spreadsheets

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn about current market trends in Enterprise Performance Management solutions. There are many investment strategies organizations must evaluate in order to best take advantage of the technological innovations.
Posted: March 17, 2010 | Published: October 22, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Enterprise Resource Management | ERP | ERP Software | IT Management | IT Spending

CASE STUDY - This white paper presents a few selected case studies, illustrating real-life implementations of open source data integration and its associated benefits.
Posted: March 17, 2010 | Published: March 16, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence Software | Data Integration | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Quality | Data Warehouses | ERP | Interoperability | Open Source | Open Source Software

WHITE PAPER - You can't avoid it any longer: Developing a strategy for managing employees’ personal mobile devices. Get this paper and learn how to create a more secure and manageable mobile enterprise. It’s yours, compliments of Sybase.
Posted: March 16, 2010 | Published: March 16, 2010


Topics:  ERP | Handheld Device Security | Handheld Devices | Laptop Computers | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Workers | PDA | Security Best Practices | Wireless Computing | Wireless Messaging Security | Wireless Security

EBOOK - In this informative Guide, you'll learn why mobility management and security is vital to your business. Plus, we’ll introduce some of the best solutions available today. Get your guide now, compliments of Sybase.
Posted: March 16, 2010 | Published: March 16, 2010


Topics:  ERP | Handheld Device Security | Handheld Devices | Laptop Computers | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Workers | PDA | Security Best Practices | Wireless Computing | Wireless Messaging Security | Wireless Security

WHITE PAPER - When choosing a data integration solution, companies are confronted with many product choices, multiple sources of information and different vendors. This paper cuts through the confusion with the top 10 reasons companies choose open source for their data integration needs and 31 proof points from actual users of open source data integration.
Posted: March 16, 2010 | Published: March 16, 2010


Topics:  Connectors | Data Integration | Data Management | Data Management Software | Databases | ERP | ERP Software | Open Source | Open Source Software | Vendor Selection

SOFTWARE DEMO - Datactics automates data cleansing and matching saving 80% on manual cleansing labor costs. Integrate suppliers and products accurately and at speed into online catalogs and other ERP systems.
Posted: March 16, 2010 | Published: March 16, 2010


Topics:  CEOs | CIOs | Data Quality | Data Warehouse Architectures | Data Warehouses | Enterprise Architectures | ERP | Master Data Management | Product Management

WHITE PAPER - Processing very large data sets provides unique constraints, especially when time windows available for this processing are shrinking. This paper presents a variety of technologies available to accelerate the processing of large data volumes, including massive parallelization, optimized data-set-mode processing, grid deployment, and load balancing.
Posted: March 16, 2010 | Published: March 16, 2010


Topics:  Data Integration | Data Management | Data Management Software | ERP | ERP Software | Load Balancing | Open Source | Open Source Software | Parallel Processing | Processor Architectures

EBOOK - Read this e-book to learn about MES trends today, find advice and analysis from leading manufacturing experts, learn what top performers are doing with their MES systems, and get insight into creating or updating a successful strategy for MES at your organization.
Posted: March 15, 2010 | Published: March 15, 2010


Topics:  ERP | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Execution Systems | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Systems | Supply Chain Management

WHITE PAPER - From initial identification of a business need to actual engagement, The SAP Services Organization helps you realize maximum value from your technology investments. Our mission is to help your business become a clear enterprise, prepared for risk and uncertainty and able to adjust operations as market conditions change.
Posted: March 15, 2010 | Published: March 15, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | Enterprise Content Management | ERP | ERP Software | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | NetWeaver | SAP (Product) | SOA

WHITE PAPER - Across SAP's global customer base, there is a continuum of sustainability approaches – spanning from misguided to opportunistic and strategic. Find out where you rank in this special report from SAP. (Full article)
Posted: March 15, 2010 | Published: March 15, 2010


Topics:  Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Compliance Best Practices | ERP | Regulatory Compliance | SAP (Product) | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - SAP provides a comprehensive product offering to support you in your Information Lifecycle Management strategy. Learn more about the three cornerstones of ILM, including data archiving/data management, retention management, and retention warehouse. 
Posted: March 15, 2010 | Published: March 15, 2010


Topics:  Business Process Management | Business Processes | ERP | ERP Software | Information Management | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | NetWeaver | SAP (Product) | Tiered Storage

WHITE PAPER - The focus of this paper will be in helping organizations understand how the Best-in-Class are reducing the impact of food safety incidents; ultimately decreasing the number of product recalls and improving the customer experience.
Posted: March 12, 2010 | Published: March 12, 2010


Topics:  Business Process Management | Business Processes | ERP | FDA Compliance | Food and Beverage Industry | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Manufacturing Industry | PLM | Quality Control | Supply Chain Management

WHITE PAPER - This primer will serve to provide an understanding of the key concepts of Lean as they apply to the process sectors, including the steps for implementation and the benefits that may be realised.
Posted: March 12, 2010 | Published: December 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Management | ERP | ERP Software | Lean Production | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Systems | Software Implementation | Systems Implementation

WHITE PAPER - Knowing the common reasons ERP implementations fall short and how to avoid them can save you valuable time and money and help make your project a success. This white paper presents the eight deadly sins associated with ERP system implementation and provides best practices for how to prevent them.
Posted: March 12, 2010 | Published: December 1, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Management | Change Management | ERP | ERP Software | IT Managers | ROI | Software Best Practices | Systems Implementation | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - Faced with increasing complexity, Best-in-Class mid-size companies look to ERP solutions to drive more value by standardizing, streamlining, and automating business processes while providing the visibility they need to make well-informed decisions quickly and efficiently.
Posted: March 12, 2010 | Published: March 12, 2010


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Automation Software | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | Cloud Computing | ERP | ERP Software | Software as a Service | Workflow Software

WHITE PAPER - As enterprises continue to produce, store, and make use of business content, volume grows and the investment needed to manage complexity increases. Yet much of this content remains difficult to manage and access. Read this white paper to learn how Google search solutions can boost your bottom line in today's business climate.
Posted: March 11, 2010 | Published: March 11, 2010


Topics:  Applications Management | CRM | Data Storage | Enterprise Content Management | ERP | Information Management | ROI | TCO | Unstructured Data | User Experience

WEBCAST - As IT infrastructures grow more complex there is a need for data to be synchronized, integrated, consolidated, and migrated. Watch this webcast to learn about the critical issue of data integration environments in the enterprise and how Sybase can help your organization meet its data replication, data movement and real-time reporting needs.
Posted: March 11, 2010 | Premiered: March 11, 2010


Topics:  Data Centers | Data Integration | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Migration | Data Replication | Database Management | Database Management Software | Databases | ERP | Sybase (Product)

BROCHURE - As IT infrastructures grow more complex there is a need for data to be synchronized, integrated, consolidated, and migrated. Sybase Replication Server, an enterprise class product, can help by offering real-time replication, data access with support for multiple databases and a data modeling tool while maintaining full transactional integrity.
Posted: March 11, 2010 | Published: March 11, 2010


Topics:  Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Migration | Data Modeling | Data Replication | Data Synchronization | Database Administration | Disaster Recovery | ERP | High Availability | Reporting Software | Sybase (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Rising data and query volumes take a toll on data warehouse hardware, software and administration. To maintain service levels, IT must perform constant tweaking or commit more of the IT budget to adding more storage. Read this paper to find out how SAP NetWeaver BW optimizes for both cost and performance, while reducing the administrative load.
Posted: March 11, 2010 | Published: March 10, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence Software | Data Storage | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Database Administration | Database Architectures | ERP | Information Management | Information Management Software | Information Retrieval Software | NetWeaver | Query Tools | SAP (Product)