Business Intelligence Network - The Vision for BI and Beyond

WHITE PAPER - Many manufacturers are focusing on the wrong issues when considering ERP solutions. The ERP industry has earned such a poor reputation for delivery in the last 20 years that users have learned to live within a very narrow set of constraints.
Posted: March 31, 2009 | Published: March 31, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Database Management | Enterprise Applications Software | ERP Software | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Software | ROI | Shop Floor Control | Software as a Service | Software Selection | Supply Chain Management | TCO

WHITE PAPER - This white paper gives four tips to help you bring lean supply chain improvements to your manufacturing operation. Additionally, it discusses six technology tools that help automate these lean supply chain practices.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Enterprise Resource Management | ERP | ERP Software | Lean Production | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Software | Manufacturing Systems | Procurement | Sales Order Management | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chain Software | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - From a manufacturing executive's perspective, focusing on an open and flexible Manufacturing Operations Management platform creates a competitive weapon. This research provides a roadmap for creating such a platform in a cost effective way that still delivers benefits, such as higher levels of profitability.
Posted: June 25, 2009 | Published: March 6, 2009


Topics:  ERP | ERP Software | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Execution Systems | Manufacturing Software | Manufacturing Systems | Supply Chain Automation | Supply Chain Event Management | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - Application grid brings the same type of efficiency, scalability, and quality of service to the application layer. Discover how to get greater efficiency, exceptional agility, and superior quality of service with an application grid.
Posted: September 9, 2009 | Published: December 19, 2008


Topics:  Application Development | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Applications Management | Applications Software | Grid Computing | Utility Computing

WHITE PAPER - In this paper we compare the major differences between three software deployment models: hardware appliances, virtual machine (VM) appliances and multitenant software‐as‐a‐service (Saas) – against a traditional software delivery model. The goal is to help independent software vendors (ISVs) make informed decisions about these deployment models.
Posted: February 17, 2010 | Published: February 17, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Infrastructure | Cloud Computing | Data Centers | Hardware | ISVs | Network Infrastructure | Server Virtualization | Software | Software as a Service | Systems Management | Virtual Appliance | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | Virtual Machine

WHITE PAPER - This paper reviews the best of the newest achievements in VSAT performance and utility and shows how these solutions could become part of the mainstream of corporate network deployment and an integral portion of commercial (and competitive) service provider offerings.
Posted: June 26, 2009 | Published: December 30, 2008


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Development | Applications Management | Caching | Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Systems | Network Management | Network Performance | Satellite Communications Systems | WAN

WHITE PAPER - This paper reviews multiple compelling issues of establishing and maintaining connectivity to manufacturing operations to achieve the Perfect Plant through an existing ERP system.
Posted: September 10, 2008 | Published: September 10, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Process Management | ERP | Manufacturing Execution Systems | Manufacturing Software | Master Data Management | SAP (Product) | SOA

WHITE PAPER - This reference document will provide you with detailed information on how to effectively manage your BlackBerry Enterprise Server architecture.
Posted: March 18, 2009 | Published: March 18, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Enterprise Applications Software | Handheld Device Security | Handheld Devices | Mobile Device Management | Server Management | Server Software | Wireless Applications Software | Wireless Computing

WHITE PAPER - This paper gives a brief overview of the SAP® solutions used by manufacturers of complex products and equipment to differentiate themselves from the competition through superior-value products and services against low-cost global providers.
Posted: January 26, 2009 | Published: January 23, 2009


Topics:  Customer Service | ERP | Inventory Management | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Software | Process Manufacturing Industry | SAP (Product) | Supply Chain Management

WHITE PAPER - This white paper contains advice on improving application performance. It also gives 10 tips for building and managing a performance center of excellence.
Posted: February 9, 2010 | Published: February 9, 2010


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Application Performance Management Software | Applications Management | Software | Software Best Practices | Software Quality Assurance

WHITE PAPER - Business Intelligence (BI) software takes the mass of information generated by a company's various operational data sources, integrates it, analyzes it, and presents findings in the form of reports, alerts, and dashboards. These reports, alerts, and dashboards provide a more accurate, actionable view of a business than is possible without BI.
Posted: January 1, 2010 | Published: December 31, 2009


Topics:  Business Integration Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Dashboards | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Warehouses | Enterprise Applications Software | ETL (Software) | Reporting Software | Software as a Service

WHITE PAPER - This paper examines three proven mainframe application modernization strategies and the business imperative in considering them.
Posted: March 4, 2010 | Published: March 4, 2010


Topics:  Application Development | Applications Management | Business IT Alignment | Data Migration | Enterprise Applications Software | IT Spending | Mainframe Computers | Testing

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper offers a thorough checklist that should enable potential ESSO implementers to deploy the right ESSO solution which should help eliminate sign-on problems, reduce helpdesk costs, maximize user productivity, strengthen security, simplify administration and accelerate regulatory compliance.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Access Control | Application Security | Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Architectures | Identity Management | Identity Management Software | Security | Security Best Practices | Security Infrastructure | Security Management

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses key issues surrounding configuration management and compliance, such as the IT department's need to lower costs, increase management flexibility and control, and increase responsiveness to business needs and requirements.
Posted: January 8, 2009 | Published: November 1, 2007


Topics:  Business Processes | Change Management | Configuration Management | Hardware | Infrastructure Management | IT Departments | ITIL | Risk Management | Software

WHITE PAPER - This document outlines step by step how to configure and access Lotus Sametime on a BlackBerry mobile device.
Posted: August 7, 2008 | Published: August 5, 2008


Topics:  Handheld Devices | Lotus Notes | Mobile Device Management | Software