Outsourcing Research
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E-Zine: Enterprise CIO Decisions: Running Lean in 2010
Sponsored by: TechTarget CIOTechnology decision makers in the enterprise are under pressure to deliver results on tight budgets while streamlining efficiency, cutting costs, and reducing risk for their organizations. Read this E-Zine from Enterprise CIO Decisions to find out how ITSM, outsourcing and technology are combining to make IT a lean, mean fighting machine in 2010.
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Maximizing ERP Return on Investment with On-Demand Support Services
Sponsored by: itelligence, Inc.The current economic environment challenges manufacturers seeking to capitalize on their enterprise resource planning (ERP) software: How can a company increase ERP functionality while reducing operating costs and even head counts? To achieve this difficult balance, many manufacturers have turned to on-demand ERP-support services.
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Presentation Transcript: Virtual Private Cloud
Sponsored by: SurgientIn this transcript, cloud computing pioneer Randy Bias discusses virtual private clouds and how they work. Learn about general adoption policies for the virtual private cloud and why they are or are not being used today. Find out how this technology could develop in the future and how to enhance your cloud infrastructure.
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Information Security Magazine - December 2009 / January 2010: Basic Database Security
Sponsored by: Information Security MagazineThis issue of information security magazine provides a step-by-step guide to securing database systems, explores the important factors in selecting a SaaS provider, presents a whole new approach to security management that has nothing to do with structure-driven policy architecture, and more.
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E-book: Key trends in SAP managed hosting environments - is your provider keeping pace?
Sponsored by: Freudenberg ITIn this e-book, learn more about key trends affecting SAP managed hosting environments. Find out how the emergence of cloud computing is impacting the managed hosting market. Learn more about virtualization and find out important considerations when assessing managed hosting providers.
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What are the challenges of backing up remote sites?
Sponsored by: 3X SystemsThis is a presentation transcript of the SearchStorage.com expert videocast on Remote Backup. Dave Raffo, Senior News Director at TechTarget’s storage sites, discusses remote backup with Curtis Preston, Executive Editor at TechTarget. The transcript will address the challenges of backing up remote sites.
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eBook - Chapter 4: Pay-Per-Use in the Cloud – Cutting Infrastructure Costs
Sponsored by: TechTarget Cloud ComputingBuying Infrastructure as a Service is a mouth-watering prospect for CIOs and IT departments eager to drive down costs and speed up provisioning. But once IT is outsourced, keeping control of it is a major challenge.
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Allied Solutions Moves IP Telephony System to CDW Data Center
Sponsored by: CDW CorporationAs part of a larger outsourcing project, Allied Solutions decided to outsource their IP Telephony infrastructure to take advantage of the stability, security, and redundancy that a data center could offer. To achieve this goal, they turned to CDW’s Hosting and Managed Services solutions.
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Tightening the Chain - Supply Chain Cost-Cutting Strategies
Sponsored by: SAP America, Inc.Maintain operational efficiency while cutting supply chain costs with new approaches, technologies, and methodologies. Third party logistics providers, radio frequency identification rentals, and attribute-based demand planning can help you reduce supply chain costs and boost customer satisfaction.
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SearchCIO.com eBook: Unlock Outsourcing Potential and Change
Sponsored by: TechTarget CIOThe key to unlocking outsourcing potential lies in targeting the right projects, choosing your suppliers wisely and then managing them with an eye on economic conditions at that global site. Here's a step-by-step plan for optimizing savings.
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Using Code Quality Metrics in Management of Outsourced Development and Maintenance
Sponsored by: McCabe Software, Inc.This paper provides answers to basic questions relating to the management of outsourced development and maintenance. What is the metrics approach to managing sub-contractors? What is the quality of the code expected to be that has been developed by the sub-contractor? Read on for the answers to these and other important considerations.
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Multi Process HR Outsourcing for Large US Retailer
Sponsored by: WiproLearn from the success one of the largest U.S. retailers who implemented an integrated global HR outsourcing solution that combined process, technology, domain, and service delivery expertise.
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Managing Risk in Outsourced Manufacturing
Sponsored by: E2openThis white paper looks at some of the management risks and challenges associated with outsourced manufacturing strategies and summarizes the proven ways used by companies that have successfully resolved or mitigated these risks.
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Managing the Information That Drives the Enterprise STORAGE
Sponsored by: TechTarget StorageThis magazine issue covers several topics, including industry salary trends, information about backups, storage consolidation tips, and data migration tips.
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Presentation Transcript: Selling the CIO on Business Services
Sponsored by: Alcatel-LucentThis transcript is a printable version of the video presented by enterprise expert Gary Audin which is designed to help service providers sell beyond connectivity.
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HRO Innovation: Building Blocks to Derive Full Value
Sponsored by: SAP America, Inc.In this report, BusinessWeek Research Services (BWRS) launched a research program to determine the views of C-level managers—at large companies on how to improve the value derived from human resources outsourcing.
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Taming Transactional Email: Tips to Gain Control and Determine If Outsourcing Makes Sense
Sponsored by: Silverpop Systems Inc. an IBM CompanyThis white paper reviews the key steps necessary to implement a transactional email marketing campaign. It also recommends methods to ease the pain of implementation while improving the results.
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Enable Project-Centric Manufacturing with Business Software
Sponsored by: IFSProject-centric manufacturing business models that involve outsourcing and short product lifecycles expose manufacturers to a number of risks they were not vulnerable to previously.
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Pharma's New Worldview: Transforming R&D through Emerging Markets
Sponsored by: IBM Line of BusinessThis paper addresses new market forces that are compelling them to consider a range of alternatives, including outsourcing and offshore opportunities.
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The Outsourcing Decision for a Globally Integrated Enterprise: From Commodity Outsourcing to Value Creation
Sponsored by: IBMThe ability to manage operations, expertise and resources more fluidly enables globally integrated enterprises to enter new markets and seize new business opportunities wherever they happen to arise.
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Seven IT Strategies to Help Survive the Downturn
Sponsored by: CompuCom Systems, Inc.The document describes the seven IT strategies worth taking a closer look at that can make a difference and have an impact.
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Safe, Realistic Test Data: The Case for RowGen
Sponsored by: Innovative Routines International, Inc.RowGen provides a cost-effective alternative to the practice of production data replication. This is accomplished by providing data content that requires no additional security measures.
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Pharma's New Worldview: Transforming R&D through Emerging Markets
Sponsored by: IBM Line of BusinessThis paper addresses new market forces that are compelling them to consider a range of alternatives, including outsourcing and offshore opportunities.
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Information Security Roles and Responsibilities Made Easy
Sponsored by: Information Shield, Inc.Reducing the total cost of information security services by properly documented roles and responsibilities.
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The Match Game: Is Offshoring a Fit for Your Help Desk Outsourcing Strategy?
Sponsored by: ABS Associates, Inc.Let's examine the pros and cons of each as well as different situations where one or the other is the ideal match for your service desk strategy.