Archive for the ‘Information Technology’ Category
Revolutionizing IT - Free Book Summary
Monday, July 13th, 2009
In jargon-free language, Andrews and Johnson explain how managers can get the most out of their IT investment. The authors focus on successfully managing IT projects, including controlling project scope.
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ROI Case Study: Johnson Controls Power Solutions
Monday, July 13th, 2009
A key component of Johnson Controls’s consistent growth has been the creation of efficiencies and economies of scale that add value to the companies it has acquired. In order to achieve this, senior management gives its division managers aggressive goals regarding the rapid integration of acquisitions, as well as the levels of revenue growth and [...]
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SaaS Secures in Uncertain Times
Monday, July 13th, 2009
In a tight economy, IT managers are faced with more challenges than ever. Budgets are shrinking, Web and email threats are increasing, and administrators are tasked with providing more support with fewer people. As organizations rethink how they manage critical functions like Web and email security, industry experts are recommending the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model.
This informative [...]
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Scalability in Log Management
Monday, July 13th, 2009
In the last few years, log management has become increasingly relevant to multiple groups within any organization. Audit teams leverage logs to automate compliance reporting and detect policy breaches. Security teams monitor log data to detect internal and external threats as well as for forensic investigations. Logs are also widely used by IT operations or [...]
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Software Development Failures - Anatomy of Abandoned Projects
Monday, July 13th, 2009
In this summary you will learn:
What software development failure is
Why this problem is common, costly and hard to solve
How your company can avoid software development meltdowns
Why you should read Software Development FailuresHere’s a two-ingredient recipe for disaster: take a big organization and mix in ambitious plans for a state-of-the-art software system. The disaster already happened [...]
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T&E Expense Management: Leveraging Data to Drive Performance
Monday, July 13th, 2009
The latest Aberdeen Group research indicates that 80 percent of companies surveyed have seen T&E expenses jump by an average of 14 percent in the last year alone! Best-in-class organizations leverage key technologies and process to achieve:
95 percent compliance to corporate T&E policies
Online booking costs 40 percent lower than their competitors
62 percent lower processing costs [...]
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T&E Expense Management: Using Data to Drive Performance
Monday, July 13th, 2009
Travel and Entertainment (T&E) is an area of significant spending within a company and continues to grow, forcing companies to devote their attention to how best to manage a multi-million pound category of company spending. As a global economic slowdown looms, it is more important than ever to control T&E expenses, which is the top [...]
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Technology Investment and Growth Patterns: the Conditions and Trends Making Way for Mid-Market Success
Monday, July 13th, 2009
The study is based on extensive economic analysis, surveys, and in-depth supporting interviews with executives. At the macro level, it examines how investments in a country’s information infrastructure facilitate the growth of both the overall economy and mid-sized companies. At the micro level, the study outlines the common goals facing midsized businesses worldwide and identifies [...]
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Project Guide: ERP Implementation Best Practices, Tools Analysis, and Risk Assessment for Rapid Implementation
Monday, July 13th, 2009
Companies who implement Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software tend to be intimidated by the time and cost of an implementation and seek to accelerate the go-live date. Without the right strategy and tools, implementation acceleration carries the risk of abbreviated end user training and change management, over-engineering of business processes, and other problems that can [...]
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Processor
Monday, July 13th, 2009
If you’re in charge of buying or recommending products for a data center, you need to be receiving your own complimentary copy of Processor. See what thousands of others have discovered by reading Processor each week: They make it simple to keep up to date with the latest products available to meet your enterprise’s needs. [...]
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