Decision Cost Analysis Reports

JBoss Operations Network: Measuring Business Impact and ROI
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: In today's economic climate, IT organizations are looking for ways to achieve cost savings in the short term. Based on this study, the IT organizations achieved this goal by realizing an average payback period for JBoss Operations Network of a short 5.3 months - recovering their initial investments well within the first half-year of deployment.
Posted: 16 Feb 2011 | Published: 16 Feb 2011

Red Hat

Lowering the Cost of Business Intelligence With Open Source: A Comparison of Open Source and Traditional Vendor Costs
sponsored by Pentaho Corporation
ANALYST REPORT: Many of the top reasons given for the use of open source BI software is "lower costs." The question is whether commercial open source actually matters when it comes to lowering license and support costs. Read this analyst report for comparison of the software and support costs of traditional BI vendors versus commercial open source BI from Pentaho.
Posted: 03 Jun 2010 | Published: 03 Jun 2010

Pentaho Corporation

WebSphere Application Server v7 vs. Oracle WebLogic 11g
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This document briefly covers key differences between IBM® WebSphere® Application Server and Oracle WebLogic Server. While both products are of high quality and will perform well even in demanding mission-critical environments, there are still some differences in their efficiency and resulting total cost of ownership.
Posted: 02 Sep 2011 | Published: 02 Sep 2011

IBM

Computer Weekly 19 July 2011: A Conversation with the CIO of one of the UK government’s biggest IT estates
sponsored by TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
EBOOK: In this week's issue of Computer Weekly we talk exclusively to one of the top CIOs in UK government about the challenges of innovating with IT at a time when the public sector is forced to make huge cuts in spending. An informative buyer's guide on desktop virtualisation is also featured, plus much more. Download this issue now.
Posted: 18 Jul 2011 | Published: 18 Jul 2011

TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com

SQL Server Insider E-Zine - Volume 1: Is Self-service BI the Answer?
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
EZINE: Business intelligence is a hot topic in 2010, especially with the upcoming release of Microsoft's SQL Server 2008 R2 being dubbed as the "BI release." In this e-zine, one SQL Server expert breaks down exactly what goes into self-service BI, where it works and where it falls short.
Posted: 16 Feb 2010 | Published: 16 Feb 2010

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

Presentation Transcript: How Dallas Cowboys Merchandising Scored Big with Rapid-fire BI
sponsored by Tableau Software
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this presentation transcript, discover how the Dallas Cowboys adopted BI strategies that optimized their tracking of manufacturing, distribution and sales. Hear from Bill Priakos, Cowboys' COO, as he explains the steps that the team took in order to get a real-time look into the distribution chain as well as seeing trends over time.
Posted: 09 Dec 2009 | Published: 08 Dec 2009

Tableau Software

Journal of Management Excellence - Enterprise Performance Management Innovations
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This collection of journal articles focuses on the many facets of enterprise performance management that can help organizations thrive through the recovery, including; integrating the financial close and reporting process, managing the transition to IFRS, centralized enterprise dimension management.
Posted: 01 Oct 2010 | Published: 01 Apr 2010

Oracle Corporation

H.264 High Profile Calculator
sponsored by Polycom, Inc.
PRODUCT DEMO: With the first and only H.264 High Profile implementation for real-time video, customers can immediately begin saving on bandwidth costs—up to 50%! Use the Quick Savings Calculators below to see how High Profile can reduce your bandwidth requirements and lower costs on your telepresence network.
Posted: 10 Aug 2010 | Premiered: 10 Aug 2010

Polycom, Inc.

Techfocus SQL Server 2008 Migration: Evaluate the Value of a SQL Server Upgrade
sponsored by SHI International Corporation
EBOOK: SQL Server 2008 has many compelling features, but not all of them are necessary. See what's a good fit for your enterprise and what can wait.
Posted: 24 Nov 2009 | Published: 23 Nov 2009

SHI International Corporation

7 Success Factors for Today's Supply Chain Projects
sponsored by Kinaxis
WHITE PAPER: In today’s economic climate, no manufacturer can afford to fund any supply chain management (SCM) project that fails to deliver results. This white paper describes seven success factors for today’s SCM projects, which have been identified by seasoned executives with decades of experience in the field.
Posted: 14 Feb 2011 | Published: 14 Feb 2011

Kinaxis