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• Avoiding ERP Implementation Pitfalls

  Implementing a new ERP system can be the answer to your prayers, or your worst nightmare. Consider the possible pitfalls before the purchase with this free white paper. Read on.

• A Smarter Path to ERP Selection

  This is a must-read for any business in the manufacturing and/or distribution industries. ERP expert Jonathan Gross taps into his broad and deep knowledge of ERP implementation in the manufacturing and distribution industries to give you the secrets to your company's success. Learn more.

• Enterprise ERP Vendors Comparison Chart

  Selecting an ERP system is no easy undertaking. This new Comparison Chart gives you the data you need to make an informed decision. Learn more.

• SMB-Midsize ERP Vendor Comparison Chart

  Learn how growing businesses can get big-business benefits from an ERP system. The right system can make operations more streamlined, efficient and agile. Read more.

• Manage Test Data to Accelerate and Enhance Data Integration Projects

  This white paper examines how data integration solutions together with innovative test data management capabilities can help deliver reliable applications to achieve maximum business outcomes from investments in BI platforms. Read on.

• Deploying Enterprise Changes With Confidence

  This white paper describes the pitfalls associated with poor change execution, outlines the benefits of capture and replay capabilities during testing, and details how IBM® InfoSphere® Optim™ Query Capture and Replay helps organizations create realistic testing environments based on actual workload. Read on.

• Back to Basics: Fundamentals of Test Data Management eBook

  Business moves fast—which means that software development teams need to move even faster. IT departments often lack confidence about test data preparation and data usage within the testing discipline, and it may not be clear how to use and administer data efficiently. That’s where test data management comes in. Learn how InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management Solution can help! Learn more.

• Testing the Bounds of Data Governance

  Thanks to relentless global competition and an unforgiving economy, organizations have been under non-stop pressure to deliver products and services. For many, the lifeblood, and opportunity, has been to mine the data assets being gathered from all corners of their enterprise and beyond— transactions, customer data, employee input, and information about market conditions. Read on.

• Application Consolidation and Retirement Projects: Strategies That Deliver ROI

  This white paper explains how an information governance strategy that includes the database archiving capabilities of the IBM® InfoSphere™ Optim™ Data Growth Solution can help increase the business value of your enterprise applications and simplify your IT infrastructure to garner significant savings. Learn more.

• Streamline Enterprise Application Upgrades

  The enterprise applications that you rely on to run your business must remain current if you want them to deliver competitive advantage consistently. In view of a number of business drivers—including changing processes and requirements, upgrade deadlines issued by vendors and new and emerging technology—many companies are facing an enterprise application upgrade in the near future. Read on.

• Proven Strategies for Archiving Complex Relational Data

  This white paper explains how to make archiving complex relational data both practical and desirable. Read on.

• Control Application Data Growth Before it Controls Your Business

  Application databases continue to collect more and more data at an unprecedented rate. If allowed to continue, uncontrolled data growth can slow application performance, limit availability and seriously impact your profitability. How can you take control of runaway data growth, while increasing the business value of your enterprise applications? Learn more.

• The Top 5 IT Budget Killers

  Many of the largest IT budget problems can be traced back to five big money drains, storage expansion, system complexity, hardware sprawl, the need for high availability, and over- or under-provisioning. If any of this sounds familiar, you're not alone. This white paper, provided by IBM, will introduce you to the five big IT budget killers - and some of the best ways to knock them out. Read on.

• Who Moved My Oracle? Learnings From IBM DB2 Implementations In SAP Environments

  In this white paper read through eight in-depth customer interviews in which Springboard Research examines DB2 SAP implementations across the Asia Pacific region. Learn more.

• Business Phone System Buyers Guide

  Selecting the right business phone system for your company requires much technology research, brand evaluations and local vendor information. In this white paper compare phone systems and save tens of hours researching the matter with our free guide. Read on.

• Business VoIP Comparison Guide – The Best of the Best

  Find out which Business VoIP provider is right for you. Compare the top companies like Allworx, NEC Sphere, TalkSwitch, Nortel and Avaya. This white paper can help you find the right provider for your unique needs. To learn more get your free white paper now.

• 10 Mistakes When Buying a Business Phone System

  Phone systems are a critical part of any business infrastructure. While phone system buyers read the buyers guides, research the different brands, and create elaborate RFPs, there is no substitute for learning from other phone system buyers’ mistakes. Here is a list of 10 regrettable mistakes businesses have made when buying a phone systems. Read on.

• Checklist for Phone System Buyers

  In the market for a business phone system? Here is a “must read” checklist to ensure you got all aspects phone system buying covered. Read this white paper now!

• Insider’s Guide to Buying a Business Phone System

  Are you shopping for a phone system for your business? Get to know the leading phone system brands and why they are the leaders in their category while learning the differences between on premises and hosted solutions. Read this white paper now!

• Signs You Need to Buy a New Phone System

  This white paper highlights specific situations that a business should evaluate before purchasing a new phone system, how the new system can save money, increase efficiency and decrease downtime. Learn more.

• Hosted VoIP Buyer Guide

  This white paper discusses the benefits of Hosted VoIP systems, the factors to consider in purchasing such a phone system option for your business and the steps you must go through in buying a Hosted VoIP Phone System. Learn more.

• Top 10 Must Have Business Phone Features

  Small Business or Enterprise, some phone system features are a must have. Not all phone systems are made equal. This white paper details top 10 phone system features, and explains why they are indispensable. Learn more.

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