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Considering Leading Architectures for Specialty Analytic Servers sponsored by Sybase, an SAP company WHITE PAPER: Recent reports expose the monumental growth rate of data volumes. With increasing data volumes comes a need for computational power to absorb and analyze all this data in an attempt to gain a competitive edge. This paper attempts to shed some light on the decision process for selecting a specialty analytic server in today's business environments. Posted: 05 Aug 2010 \| Published: 05 Aug 2010 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Application Server Software \| Architectures \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Database Server Software \| ILM \| Multi-core Processor Architecture \| SAP (Product) \| Vendor Selection

ERP Assessment and Selection: Get It Right the First Time sponsored by Panorama Consulting Group WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper for several great tips for selecting the right ERP vendor for your organization. This paper breaks the process down into easy-to-follow steps, beginning with the basic questions decision-makers should ask. Posted: 14 Sep 2009 \| Published: 14 Sep 2009 TOPICS: CIOs \| Enterprise Resource Management \| Enterprise Systems \| ERP \| ERP Software \| ROI \| Vendor Selection \| Vendors

IBM Cloud Services: Balancing compute options: How IBM Smart Business Cloud can be a catalyst for IT transformation sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This IBM and TBR white paper examines the specific criteria CIOs and IT managers should be looking for from your cloud computing vendors, providing both quantitative and qualitative insights. Posted: 04 May 2011 \| Published: 04 May 2011 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Hybrid clouds \| Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) \| Platform as a service \| Private cloud computing \| Public cloud computing \| Software as a Service \| Vendor Selection

SAP Outsourcing for Mid-Market Companies: A Comparison of Three Leading Providers sponsored by itelligence, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Running a business on SAP requires that the application be available 7x24, data be secure, and that the application can grow with an organization. The decision to select an outsourcer goes far beyond finding a data center. Read this paper and learn what questions to ask in order to select an outstanding SAP outsourcing provider. Posted: 28 Mar 2011 \| Published: 28 Mar 2011 TOPICS: Application Monitoring \| Business Process Outsourcing \| Data Center Management \| Enterprise Applications Software \| SaaS ERP \| SAP (Product) \| SMBs \| Systems Management \| Systems Management Software \| Vendor Selection

Ten Critical Success Factors for CRM: Lessons Learned from Successful Implementations sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Customer relationship management (CRM) deployments can be complex and difficult. This white paper provides a checklist of the ten critical success factors for organizations to follow to avoid common pitfalls as they design and deploy their CRM system. Posted: 16 Jan 2007 \| Published: 01 Aug 2006 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| CRM \| CRM Best Practices \| Information Technology End Users \| ROI \| Systems Design and Development \| Vendor Selection

Stratecast: An SSL VPN Selection Framework: One Size Does Not Fit All sponsored by SonicWALL WHITE PAPER: SSL VPN is an important layer of protection for your company. This paper details an SSL VPN selection framework to help you evaluate the best option for your organization and how to save time and money when selecting your next SSL VPN. Posted: 14 Nov 2007 \| Published: 01 Nov 2007 TOPICS: Access Control \| Access Control Software \| Data Security \| Endpoint Security \| Information Security \| Malware \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| SSL VPN \| Vendor Selection \| Virus Protection \| VPN Appliances

Enterprise Resource Planning Software: Taking the Plunge sponsored by VAI, Vormittag Associates, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper to discover the many benefits of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. Posted: 20 Mar 2009 \| Published: 20 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Call Centers \| CRM \| Data Integration \| ERP \| Sales Force Automation \| SMBs \| Software Selection \| Systems Operations \| Vendor Selection

Magic Quadrant for Mobile Data Protection sponsored by Sophos WHITE PAPER: This Magic Quadrant is a snapshot of the overall market that ranks vendors against each other, according to competitive criteria. Vendors in any quadrant, as well as those not ranked on the Magic Quadrant, may be appropriate for your enterprise's needs and budget. Posted: 14 Apr 2011 \| Published: 13 Apr 2011 TOPICS: Data Security \| Encryption Standards \| Firewall Appliances \| Intrusion Prevention \| Regulatory Compliance \| Spyware \| Vendor Selection \| Virus Protection

Gartner Magic Quadrant: Selecting a vendor sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: The demand for greater ecommerce capabilities is growing leading CIOs and IT professionals concerned with choosing the perfect vendor. Through this in-depth vendor analysis by Gartner, uncover the top 6 questions you should ask and the strengths and weaknesses of the top 20 e-commerce vendors. Posted: 17 May 2012 \| Published: 03 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| CIOs \| eCommerce \| eCommerce Services \| Vendor Selection \| Vendors

Doing Business with Comstor sponsored by Comstor WHITE PAPER: Learn more about Comstor, a leader in Cisco product distribution and an established provider of networking and advanced technology solutions. Posted: 01 Feb 2012 \| Published: 27 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Certification Programs \| Channel Management \| Distribution \| Marketing \| Networking \| Vendor Selection \| Vendors