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Squeezing More Value out of Data Warehouses through the Power of Database Compression sponsored by Vertica Systems WHITE PAPER: Data compression features in data warehouse databases are the current trend, and this paper explains the benefits of compression in data warehousing and differentiates compression approaches taken by different databases. Posted: 03 Dec 2008 \| Published: 03 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Cost Benefit Analysis \| Data Storage \| Data Warehouses \| Database Management \| Operational Support Systems \| SQL \| Storage Infrastructure \| TCO

IBM Software: A Green Strategy for Your Entire Organization sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper explores optimization strategies and demonstrated benefits being achieved today with IBM Software solutions. Utilization of these capabilities can help you meet the increasing challenges of energy efficiency, cost containment and compliance. Posted: 06 Oct 2008 \| Published: 04 Oct 2008 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Cooling Capacity \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Infrastructure Management \| Power Supplies \| Regulatory Compliance \| Software Development Methodologies

Becoming Value-driven: Focusing on What Matters Most sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides insight into the six key areas essential for becoming a value-driven organization. Discover how to gain the visibility and control essential to meet and exceed customer needs. Posted: 20 Aug 2008 \| Published: 20 Aug 2008 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Competition \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Customer Satisfaction \| Market Trends \| Portfolio Management (Finance) \| Product Management \| Project Management \| Regulations \| Revenue Projections

Thinking through Uncertainty: CFOs Scrutinize Non-Financial Risk sponsored by IBM Line of Business WHITE PAPER: Risks can impact the top and bottom line and eventually every risk is expressed in the company's share price. Posted: 12 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2007 TOPICS: CFOs \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Enterprise \| Financial Management \| Leadership \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management

Leading Energy Utility Company Increases Efficiency Through PeopleSoft Financials and HRMS Systems Upgrades sponsored by Hexaware Technologies WHITE PAPER: Explore the four phases of the lifecycle for the upgrade methodology of an on-site delivery model that provides upgrade services to enable one organization to achieve its business objects. Posted: 10 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 TOPICS: Change Management \| Configuration Management \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Human Resources Software \| Oracle (Product) \| Software Implementation \| Software Upgrades \| Utilities Industry

Converting Service Calls into Sales with Real-Time Offer Management sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Banks, utilities, retailers, and the like are taking advantage of incoming calls and Web visits to make offers to existing customers. In this paper learn how with real-time offer management applications, can help leverage customer information. Posted: 16 Sep 2008 \| Published: 16 Sep 2008 TOPICS: Call Center Management \| Change Management \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Customer Satisfaction \| Data Management \| Real Time Operating Systems \| SAP (Product)

The Total Economic Impact™ of Oracle Enterprise Manager Configuration Management Pack, and Provisioning and Patch Automation Pack sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Learn how Oracle's comprehensive industry leading configuration management and provisioning automation solutions help you reduce application management costs while delivering greater control and compliance. Posted: 15 May 2009 \| Published: 01 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Configuration Management \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Enterprise \| Enterprise Content Management \| Enterprise Resource Management \| Enterprise Systems \| Oracle (Product) \| Spend Management

Deduplication: Effectively Reducing the Cost of Backup and Storage sponsored by AppAssure Software, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Organizations have to backup and store data. Compliance requirements demand that data be stored for periods of time. Reducing the cost of backup and storage starts with reducing the amount of data that is backed up and stored. Learn how deduplication, along with server-based backup processes can reduce your storage management costs. Posted: 18 Aug 2009 \| Published: 18 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Backup Software \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Data Compression \| Data Deduplication \| Data Replication \| Data Storage \| Database Management \| Disaster Recovery \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Management

Integrating Corporate Travel, Procurement and Meetings Management: A Best Practices Roadmap to Strategic Meetings Management Success sponsored by StarCite WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, StarCite presents its latest industry research about where corporations stand when it comes to travel and meetings integration - and a roadmap for companies ready to reap the rewards of an integrated approach. Posted: 10 Mar 2009 \| Published: 09 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Cost Benefit Analysis \| Enterprise Resource Management \| Procurement \| Strategic Planning \| Teleconferencing Services \| Travel and Expense Management Software \| Videoconferencing Services \| Web Conferencing Services

Lab Test: AppZero Turbo-Charges Server Consolidation sponsored by AppZero WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the impact of application virtualization technology on overall system performance. It documents a simple performance evaluation of application virtualization using AppZero virtual application appliance (VAA) compared to a VMware ESXbased system using virtual machines (VM). Posted: 04 Mar 2009 \| Published: 04 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Operating Systems \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Virtualization \| Systems Management Services \| VMware