strategic decision
Best Practices in Creating a Strategic Finance Function
White Paper According to the results of a recent APQC study, finance organizations, no matter what their size, are still spending almost two-thirds of their time on transaction processing, to the detriment of more strategic functions such as decision support... [12 Aug 2008]
ITIL v2 to v3 - is it worth it?
White Paper V3 has prompted IT organisations to look at existing processes, ITIL maturity and future strategic plans, including ISO/IEC 20000 accreditation. The decision to embrace V3 is also dependent on the overall business strategy, which may not... [11 Aug 2008]
Choosing the Right CMDB: Smart Considerations for Strategic Decision Makers
White Paper A forward-looking CMDB does more than keep an organization's IT operations running. It draws clear connections between IT components and business services, which is the core of Business Service Management (BSM). [04 Aug 2008]
Aker Kvaerner Secures Many Businesses With VPN-1 Power VSX
White Paper One important strategic decision resulting from this is the NewIT initiative. Aker Kvaerner is a leading global provider of engineering and construction services, technology products and integrated solutions. [04 Aug 2008]
Microsoft Business Solutions Webcast: Getting Value From My CRM Investment - It Shouldn't Be This Hard! - Level 100
White Paper Success requires bringing strategic vision, solid planning and enabling technology together to create customer-focused processes that drive ROI. How to improve decision making to achieve short- and long-term results? [04 Aug 2008]
5 Steps to Successful IT Consolidation
White Paper Has your Enterprise made the strategic decision to consolidate remote site IT infrastructure into central data centers? Then you have probably discovered that consolidation projects are fraught with technical, organization, and implementation... [28 Jul 2008]
White Paper - IBM Master Data Management: Effective Data Governance
White Paper Challenges like these illustrate why data governance has emerged as a strategic priority for organizations of all sizes. Organizations with data-sharing environments, complex information and systems hinder business responsiveness and decision... [14 Jul 2008]
The outsourcing decision for a globally integrated enterprise: from commodity outsourcing to value creation.
White Paper And the decision-making process for outsourcing is changing -- with CIOs playing a more strategic role. Globalization and advances in technology have changed the way business gets done. Today, outsourcing helps make the globally integrated... [10 Jul 2008]
Fusion of Multiple Classifiers for Intrusion Detection in Computer Networks
White Paper The security of computer networks plays a strategic role in modern computer systems. Five decision fusion methods are assessed by experiments and their performances compared. In order to enforce high protection levels against threats, a number of... [10 Jul 2008]
Woolworths Takes a Strategic Path to Future Growth With IBM eServer iSeries and IBM eServer xSeries
White Paper Having made the strategic decision to move core systems over to SAP, Woolworths faced the challenge of creating a cost-effective platform for the solution. Founded in 1909, Woolworths is one of the UK's leading retailers, with more than 800 stores... [03 Jul 2008]
The Five Levels in Problem Analysis
White Paper As teams are forced to deliver faster time to market with few resources, it's important to be strategic about which battles you take on. Whenever such decisions are made, management will be looking for assurance that the decision to focus resources... [03 Jul 2008]
SAS Stored Processes: An Introduction and Overview
White Paper Business Intelligence (BI) software plays a strategic role helping companies quickly adapt to ever-changing regulations and conditions and empowering decision makers with the intelligence needed to make critical decisions. [03 Jul 2008]
Robust Incentive Techniques for Peer-to-Peer Networks
White Paper Through simulation, the author shows that these techniques can drive a system of strategic users to nearly optimal levels of cooperation. To tackle these challenges the authors' model the P2P system using the Generalized Prisoner's Dilemma (GPD... [03 Jul 2008]
Are Passwords Really Free? - A Closer Look at the Hidden Costs of Password Security
White Paper In this paper, RSA Security explores the total cost of ownership (TCO) associated with password security, helping enterprises to make an informed decision when contemplating their strategic move toward stronger security. [03 Jul 2008]
National Procurement Reform Principles
White Paper The strategic focus of government procurement is to build an effective operating environment that is both responsive and successful in meeting the challenges of an increasingly complex and competitive market place. [03 Jul 2008]
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