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