WHITE PAPER - IT organizations are under pressure to reduce the cost of IT and to use IT to reduce the operating costs of the enterprise. This report compiles a list of common IT-related budget-cutting ideas with links to specific research currently available.
Posted: July 1, 2008 | Published: March 5, 2008


Topics:  Application Development | Call Centers | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Management | Enterprise Content Management | Project Management | TCO

WHITE PAPER - This white paper examines the control plane strategy, interoperability success and networking dividends delivered by Ciena’s CoreDirector intelligent networks.
Posted: July 1, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2008


Topics:  Cost Benefit Analysis | Customer Satisfaction | Network Management | Optical Switches | Switching | Telecommunications Services | VPN

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes the costs associated with VMs, the effect of sprawl on these costs, and it also suggests a way to roughly estimate the cost of sprawl in your environment.
Posted: June 10, 2008 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Cost Benefit Analysis | Server Software

WHITE PAPER - Wellness programs can play a vital role in lowering costs, improving the employee's health, reducing risks, and increasing productivity.
Posted: June 9, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Cost Benefit Analysis | Health Care Industry | Human Resources Services | Human Resources Software | Productivity | Program Management | Risk Assessment | Succession Planning

WEBCAST - View this Webcast to learn how to build a business mashup, what types of users typically build them and advice for putting together a business case. Explore the many benefits a business mashup can bring to your company.
Posted: June 5, 2008 | Premiered: May 29, 2008


Topics:  Application Development and Integration Services | Business Process Automation | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Visualization | ROI | User Experience | Web Applications Management

WEBCAST - In this Webcast, learn how to incorporate archiving into your upgrade project to ensure success from day one. Explore how to reduce time to upgrade, control cots and satisfy compliance requirements.
Posted: June 3, 2008 | Premiered: June 17, 2008


Topics:  Applications Management | Business Performance Management | CAS | Content Archiving | Content Archiving Software | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Management | eBusiness | eBusiness Software | Human Resources Software | Oracle (Product) | PeopleSoft (Product) | Regulatory Compliance | Software Upgrades

WEBCAST - In this Webcast, learn how to incorporate archiving into your upgrade project to ensure success from day one. Explore how to reduce time to upgrade, control costs and satisfy compliance requirements.
Posted: June 3, 2008 | Premiered: June 10, 2008


Topics:  Applications Management | Business Performance Management | CAS | Content Archiving | Content Archiving Software | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Management | eBusiness | eBusiness Software | Oracle (Product) | Regulatory Compliance | Software Upgrades

WHITE PAPER - This IDC white paper explores the benefits of employing a vertical CRM application based on industry best practices. Learn challenges, opportunities and benefits of vertical applications as well as advice for industry-specific solutions.
Posted: June 2, 2008 | Published: March 1, 2008


Topics:  Application Deployment | Business Process Management | Cost Benefit Analysis | CRM Software | Oracle (Product) | ROI | Sales | Vendor Selection | Vertical Industries

WEBCAST - In this Webcast, explore the value of e-invoicing as a best practice to help your company improve performance in the order-to-cash cycle.
Posted: May 21, 2008 | Premiered: June 10, 2008


Topics:  Billing Services | Billing Software | Billing Systems | Business Process Automation | Business Process Automation Software | Cost Benefit Analysis | Sales Force Automation | Sales Representatives | SAP (Product)

WEBCAST - What is hype and what is real, when web 2.0 technologies get implemented by large enterprises? This webcast challenges experts from Forrester Research and Forum One to answer questions on how companies are successfully leveraging online communities.
Posted: May 20, 2008 | Premiered: May 28, 2008


Topics:  Collaboration | Cost Benefit Analysis | Customer Loyalty | Partnerships | Product Development | Product Management | ROI | Sales | Social Computing | Social Networking | Software Implementation | Virtual Communities

WEBCAST - Savvy industry-leading companies are leveraging online communities to attract customers, support users, and build brand loyalty. In this Webcast, learn about successful initiatives and share discoveries from VMware's thriving B2B user community.
Posted: May 20, 2008 | Premiered: May 14, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Collaboration | Cost Benefit Analysis | Customer Loyalty | Product Development | Real Time Enterprise | Sales | Social Computing | Social Networking | Virtual Communities | VMware

WEBCAST - Please join Forrester analyst Alex Cullen and Centennial Software as they discuss best practices for managing your IT operations.
Posted: May 15, 2008 | Premiered: April 25, 2008


Topics:  Adaptive Enterprise | Budgeting | Business Processes | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Center Consolidation | Data Centers | Economic Environment | IT Governance | Portfolio Management (IT Management) | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - This paper will explore the benefits and challenges of IT cost transparency as well as offer some practical guidance based on case study experience.
Posted: May 10, 2008 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Processes | Change Management | Configuration Management | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Center Management | IT Infrastructure | Software Inventory

WHITE PAPER - Learn how the direction of the right executive within a company leads to the creation of a business intelligence (BI) system, enabling you to increase revenue and gain access to the information to make better business decisions.
Posted: May 10, 2008 | Published: May 10, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | CIOs | Cost Benefit Analysis | Decision Support Systems | Project Management | Software Implementation | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - Explore business process pain points with which many organizations struggle and how you can combat them with a system that provides end to end automation, greatly reducing the need for internal IT support.
Posted: May 7, 2008 | Published: May 7, 2008


Topics:  Audit Trails | Business Process Automation | Compensation | Cost Benefit Analysis | Customer Service | Enterprise | Incentive Management Software | Insurance Industry | Reporting Software | Return On Investment | ROI