January 20, 2012 - (Free Research) In this brief white paper, Jeff Martin, Station Casinos’ director of business intelligence (BI), provides specific examples of the types of problems that the company wanted to solve, and offers insight into the specific job scheduling solution it selected to overcome its challenges.
March 06, 2012 - (Free Research) Planning, budgeting and forecasting always will be crucial components to your organization. But choosing the right performance management software can be a tough task. This paper from IBM outlines the business challenges and drivers, as well as organizational and technological best practices to follow, and includes a software selection matrix.
March 01, 2012 - (Free Research) This paper covers many of the complications and complexities of managing a call center. It explores the various solutions available and offers pros and cons to each of the options. It shows the positive financial impact picking the right choice can have.
February 09, 2012 - (Free Research) The Economist Intelligence Unit reviews changing expectations for technology and assesses their implications for CIOs, the IT function and the business.
January 10, 2011 - (Free Research) This paper examines the benefits of Microsoft's BranchCache solution to allows branch office workers to cache content obtained from head office file and web servers locally.
May 31, 2010 - (Free Research) <p>Not long ago, the average executive’s idea of a business forecast was a simple, spreadsheet-based extrapolation of previous performance. Today, however, business executives are recognizing the need to use the billions of data records stored within their company’s IT systems for more advanced analytics.</p>
February 17, 2012 - (Free Research) Does your business rely on spreadsheets for performance management? Spreadsheets require labor-intensive manual processes and are highly error-prone. Learn how you can replace or augment your spreadsheets with planning applications that integrate easily with spreadsheets, leveraging the best of your existing investment.
December 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper describes a virtualized infrastructure that applies storage and server virtualization technologies to cost-effectively achieve a flexible, high-performance, dynamic IT infrastructure that is simple to manage and scale.
July 2011 - (Free Research) Desktop virtualization initiatives top the priorities of most IT managers and executives. Understanding your options for virtual desktops is essential for selecting the right solution. Read this white paper to learn more about this key strategic directive and the types of desktop and application delivery models that are critical for success.
May 2012 - (Free Research) This video examines how SAP leveraged mobile technology to foster a more productive, enabled workforce and drive performance across departments.
December 2011 - (Free Research) Grid computing has emerged as crucial go-to solution because it provides a cost-effective, flexible, and scalable IT infrastructure that does not require businesses to start from scratch. Read this resource to find out more about how this approach offers better performance through agility and flexibility.
March 2012 - (Free Research) This talk covers, through a series of examples, how data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) software tools can simplify operational processes, cut costs, and speed up information delivery.
May 2012 - (Free Research) Spreadsheets were once the only way for successful planning, analysis and forecasting. Not anymore. This webcast showcases an enterprise-wide, holistic solution that joins financial, operational and strategic planning with business analytics. Watch this now and learn how IBM Cognos can drive innovation and increase your profitability.
March 2012 - (Free Research) <p>View this webcast to learn how mobile, cloud and rich Internet applications (RIAs) are changing the importance and complexity of application performance management (APM) and application lifecycle management (ALM).</p>
October 2011 - (Free Research) See how a plastics manufacturing company improved its planning capabilities by integrating its sales, operations and financial forecasts.
July 2011 - (Free Research) Download a free trial of IBM Cognos Express and test its full range of features and capabilities for 30 days. See how Cognos Express delivers the essential reporting, analysis, dashboard, scorecard, planning, budgeting and forecasting capabilities that midsize companies need at a price they can afford.
February 2011 - (Free Research) This paper examines the reasons you might need secure, managed file transfer. It is directed specifically towards organizations that need to move data from place to place, and need to do so in a secure, auditable, managed fashion, no matter what kind of data they’re moving.
October 2010 - (Free Research) Benchmarking, or the analysis of operational costs, productivity, and service levels in a comparative context of market standards, is a firmly established management tool.
May 2006 - (Free Research) Global Knowledge keeps up to date with trends in IT careers, certifications, and compensation. In this, our inaugural quarterly report, we offer a look at salaries for the top 25 IT jobs, organized by region. We also offer a look at the top certifications and in-depth analysis from our resident market research analyst.
March 2012 - (Free Research) 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.
January 2012 - (Free Research) Access this white paper to learn how you can monitor and manage public cloud investments including Infrastructure as a service (IaaS), Platform as a service (PaaS), and Software as a service (SaaS), to validate and optimize service quality.
