Discover innovative commerce technologies designed to enable businesses to sell smarter and transform buyers into loyal, returning customers. Uncover the 6 key selling areas these strategies target, including cross-channel selling, payments and settlements, store solutions, distributed order management, and more. Published by: IBM

In this e-book, SearchDataManagement.com editor, Mark Brunelli, discusses the ins-and-outs of developing a solid MDM plan for ensuring accurate and consistent data across all your company's systems. Read on to learn best practices, tips and advice from experts on how to structure and manage a MDM program Published by: DataFlux Corporation

This paper discusses content management, in specific process-centric information management, and the business benefits of this approach. Published by: SAP America, Inc.

This paper discusses the outcomes of narrow, departmental approaches to ECM and provides tips for how IT managers can work with other departments to create a more holistic strategy. Published by: SAP America, Inc.

What do you need to consider before purchasing and implementing an application performance monitoring (APM) solution? Read this paper to gain insight into the many considerations you should be aware of before selecting an APM option. Also discover details on solution in particular and how it is designed to fit the needs of any size organization. Published by: Quest Software

This paper outlines the findings of a survey of ECM decision makers as well as the implications and recommendations for compliance and records managers. Published by: SAP America, Inc.

This white paper discusses the enterprise content management decision process and provides recommendations for line-of-business managers. Published by: SAP America, Inc.

About 50% of companies have an application performance monitoring (APM) system in place, and those that don't are likely losing customers and revenue. Quest Software has made vast improvements to its Foglight APM line, including supreme simplicity and virtualization capabilities. Read this and learn about the research behind these advancements. Published by: Quest Software

This paper examines the ECM decision process, how different organizations handle it, and recommendations for improving your strategy. Published by: SAP America, Inc.

Business intelligence (BI) tools can now provide deeper analytical capability, easier use, and faster speed than ever. But exploiting this power isn't as simple as you might think. Read this white paper to learn best practices for setting up a successful BI strategy within your organization. Published by: SAP America, Inc.

How can you adapt your enterprise information management to the lightning-fast pace created by big data, social media and mobile devices? View this presentation to learn why Gartner Research predicts that standardizing on a common and unified information management infrastructure will help organizations outperform their peers by 20% through 2015. Published by: SAP America, Inc.

The right Executive Dashboard can be one of the most catalytic investments an enterprise makes, if you chose the right one. Access this informative white paper to discover who is using Executive Dashboard and why, what design points every CIO should consider, the financial benefits those using Executive Dashboard are witnessing, and more. Published by: CA Technologies.

Access this expert e-book to discover all the different components that make up a comprehensive risk management policy. Uncover the importance of accurate risk management metrics, why governance, risk, and compliance are a unified framework, 4 components your risk management strategy may be missing, and more. Published by: HP Enterprise Security

This case study examines how one major telecommunications company implemented an application performance monitoring solution and gained a 63% ROI in just 1.6 years, saving an annual average of more than $5 million. Read this and learn how such an option can lower the cost of managing IT, reduce downtime risks, improve compliance and more. Published by: Quest Software

Take a close look at the factors that drive total cost of ownership (TCO) for business intelligence. Learn how your organization can position itself to deliver a cost-effective business intelligence solution that meets your user community’s thirst for information, addresses new data sources, and offers the lowest TCO. Published by: SAP America, Inc.

This expert content reviews the findings of a survey on information governance as well as providing best practices for creating a successful governance strategy. Published by: OpenText

The need to access and evaluate key performance indicators (KPIs) to enable revenue growth, cost cutting and containment, product and service innovation, and risk management is driving organizations of all sizes to continue to adopt BI and analytics solutions at a rapid pace. Published by: SAP America, Inc.

Explore the growing body of evidence suggesting a direct link between investment in business analytics solutions and organizational performance. This IDC white paper highlights market trends that point toward more pervasive use of BI solutions. Published by: SAP America, Inc.

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. Published by: SAP America, Inc.

USA Technologies sought a solution that offered better QA and testing to meet the expanding demand of transactions at its 48,000 point-of-sale, cashless micro-transaction machines. This paper outlines the solution it chose and how it offers an automated software load and elevated performance testing. Read this to learn more about its benefits. Published by: Micro Focus

Read this informative white paper to learn how a data archiving strategy can, reduce storage costs, improve performance, streamline your system operations, and ensure transparent data access, retrieval, and maintenance. Published by: Dolphin

Access this resource to calculate how much insufficient data governance could be costing your business. Published by: SAP America, Inc.

Insurance organizations are turning to advanced case management solutions to overcome challenges from manual processes and legacy systems no longer equipped to handle today's influx of info. This paper outlines how one advanced case management option can facilitate better collaboration and analytics, both of which can help detect fraud quicker. Published by: IBM

Social service agencies are experiencing challenges with manual processes. Advanced case management strategies are being implemented to streamline these processes and foster greater insight, collaboration and decision-making capabilities. This white paper explains how one such solution allows you automate these processes to elevate processing. Published by: IBM

This paper examines how analytics and BI can be used to get speedy insight, decisions and action at critical business moments. Published by: SAP America, Inc.

This paper outlines some of the most common questions regarding BI and analytics and provides recommendations and best practices for improving your strategy. Published by: SAP America, Inc.

It is becoming increasingly difficult for IT professionals to manage the substantial amount of information their enterprises are generating today. This white paper discusses how to combat this challenge with a converged infrastructure. Discover a system that can help you leverage this strategy and review the benefits it offers. Published by: HP & Intel

This essential white paper presents a data management system that bridges the gap between your physical and virtual IT environments. Learn how your organisation can protect its virtual servers and applications, create a reliable cloud and more. Published by: CommVault Systems, Inc.

This analytical costs calculator helps you determine how much unreliable, inaccurate data is costing your business. Published by: SAP America, Inc.

This operational costs calculator can show you just how much unreliable data is costing your business. Published by: SAP America, Inc.

A themed issue of the ezine looking at the opportunities for the channel in the business intelligence market Published by: MicroScope

By now you've heard all about what the can cloud offer, but before you jump the gun, you must also consider the risks that this infrastructure model can introduce. This white paper examines a new cloud system that enables a hybrid approach so you can enjoy the cloud without compromise. Published by: HP & Intel

This paper discusses the importance of data governance and how it can help your employees be more productive while also relieving burdens from IT personnel. Published by: SAP America, Inc.

This paper discusses the importance of information governance and how you can make it a reality within your organization. Published by: SAP America, Inc.

Read this paper to learn how the new SAP Trade Promotion Optimization application can help you optimize your trade promotions with smart, data-driven decisions, improve your trade spend, increase sales performance, and speed return on investment. Published by: SAP America, Inc.

Enabling Strategic Information Management (SIM) during a new implementation of the SAP ERP application requires an effective data migration strategy and methodology to provide a stable foundation for your business processes, reports, and analytics. Published by: SAP America, Inc.

Read this white paper to learn how a business intelligence competency center (BICC) provides essential support for collaboration between IT and business managers to help ensure the quality and integrity of your data and properly deploy your business intelligence resources. Published by: SAP America, Inc.

Read this white paper to learn how to integrate your operations into a new structure acquired through mergers and acquisitions; align your IT operations into a single platform; enhance customer service; increase the productivity of your global workforce; and bolster supply chain efficiency. Published by: SAP America, Inc.

Check out this brief video to discover a comprehensive data and information management solution with individually licensed modules built on a singular platform. Published by: CommVault Systems, Inc.

Are your decision-support systems and servers up to date, equipped to handle today's onslaught of data? Legacy systems are no longer viable. This paper explores the results of a research report about decision-support systems, highlighting how Dell's 12th-generation servers and solutions meet these evolving requirements based on users' responses. Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel

Watch this webcast now to gain insight on a new strategic extract, transform and load (ETL) tools that assist with vital tasks including data services to applications and business users. Published by: Syncsort

This product overview looks at the features and benefits of Esri Maps for IBM Cognos. Published by: Esri

Listen to this podcast and learn about IBM InfoSphere Optim Data Growth for the System z platform that can turn chaos into a set of controlled processes. Discover its ability to store, manage, process and secure vast amounts of data, preventing you from re-architecting your information management solution. Published by: IBM

Watch this webcast and learn about an information management system that can turn chaos into a set of managed processes. More than 95% of Fortune 1000 companies store their data on this platform because of its ability to store, manage, process and secure vast amounts of data without having to re-architect your information management solution. Published by: IBM

Read this case study and learn how Mitsubishi Corporation's European subsidiaries sought a system capable of automating planning and providing managers with the required information to make better-informed decisions. Discover how IBM Cognos offers them access to a centralised system, creates budget plans, reports and individual analysis. Published by: IBM

Forecasting has never been more important, or more challenging. More than ever, finance organizations need new tools and disciplines that will transform their forecasting process into a dynamic, reliable system. Watch this webcast now and see how to automate and sustain a renewed forecasting process with IBM Cognos TM1. Published by: IBM

Legacy enterprise content management (ECM) systems are no longer functionally viable, meaning it's time to adopt a new solution. Read this paper and learn about a modern, innovative ECM solution that seamlessly integrates advanced case management and compliance capabilities to address today's business, reduce risk and costs and increase revenue. Published by: IBM

Financial institutions are under pressure to make better decisions. Real-time decisions depend on access to information and the technology available to analyze it. This paper outlines an option that aggregates all of the content from across the entire organization to enable a holistic view of each case, reduce risk and support accurate decisions. Published by: IBM

Read this paper to gain an approach to unifying utility company's information, processes and people to gain a 360-degree view of contracts, work orders and so much more, effectively enabling employees to make better-informed decisions which then reduce costs and elevate efficiency. Learn how case management can make your business smarter. Published by: IBM

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. Published by: IBM