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How to prepare for the CISSP

Posted October 6, 2013 - 4:12 pm

The CISSP is a valuable certification, but it takes a lot more than just your many years of experience to prepare for it. You will likely have to learn about a lot of technology and processes that you’ve never worked with, some of it not especially current and all of it a lot less vendor-specific than you’ve ever imagined.
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Experience Truly Connected Intelligence with Toad for Oracle

Posted October 3, 2013 - 5:15 pm

Dell's Toad for Oracle is the most user-savvy, user-driven database management solution on the market. Check out Toad for Oracle's latest releases, and see how Toad can simplify your daily tasks.
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Success with UC: Integrated Solutions with a Forward-Looking Partner

Posted October 3, 2013 - 11:01 am

Read this white paper to see how 8x8's powerful enterprise-class UC solutions can help you obtain real strategic business benefits.
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Executive Brief: 3 Myths About VoIP Phone Service That May Be Holding Back Your Business

Posted October 3, 2013 - 11:00 am

What You Don't Know About Hosted VoIP Can Hurt Your Business
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Enterprise Resource Planning Systems Drive Cost Reduction and Efficiency in Finance and Accounting Operations

Posted October 2, 2013 - 5:00 pm

Benchmarking data shows that Finance organizations that have adopted ERPs experienced as much as 300% material improvements in efficiency, and as much as 65% reduction in costs associated with performing Finance and Accounting operations.
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Maximizing Enterprise Resource Planning ROI: A Guide for Midsize Companies

Posted October 2, 2013 - 5:00 pm

In this paper, we highlight the common reasons why midsize companies often do not realize significant ROI with their ERP system implementations and suggest solutions for getting the most value from their applications.
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Microsoft Dynamics AX Solutions from IBM: Powerful, Agile and Simple Enterprise Resource Planning

Posted October 2, 2013 - 5:00 pm

IBM provides consulting, implementation and application management services for Microsoft Dynamics AX, a comprehensive ERP solution for midsize and larger organizations that empowers people to work effectively, manage change, and compete globally.
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The Competitive Edge: Powerful Application Solutions for CRM & ERP

Posted October 2, 2013 - 5:00 pm

This white paper examines how you can get the most from CRM and ERP, find the best system for your business and how IBM can help.
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IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration: Integrate Microsoft Dynamics in Days

Posted October 2, 2013 - 5:00 pm

IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration is a low-cost, plug-and-play solution that enables system-to-system and B2B communication with no coding.
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More than "Just CRM" : 4 Keys to Optimizing Long-Term Loyalty and Revenue

Posted October 2, 2013 - 2:45 pm

Today, implementing a customer relationship management (CRM) application may not be enough to remain competitive. To gain market share and grow revenue, many companies complement a CRM application with other technologies...
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The Top 10 Secrets to Using Data Mining to Succeed at CRM: Discover Proven Strategies and Best Practices

Posted October 2, 2013 - 2:45 pm

This white paper addresses how data mining is used to get more value from CRM systems -- particularly focused on application of predictive analytics to the customer lifecycle (acquire, grow, retain.)
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Gaining and Executing a Smarter Understanding of Customers

Posted October 2, 2013 - 2:45 pm

This article discusses the urgent need for firms to successfully engage with customers, including handling issues such as social media and mobility, and at accomplishing this goal with smarter IBM collaboration and CRM solutions.
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10 Ways to Build Better CRM Processes

Posted October 2, 2013 - 2:45 pm

When implemented properly, CRM and ERP can enable better sales, more efficient marketing, and drive both top line and bottom line revenue growth. Read this ITMJ and discover how IT and business management can work together to realize ROI.
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Customer Analytics: A Powerful Source of Competitive Advantage for Midsize Organizations

Posted October 2, 2013 - 2:45 pm

Organizations that adopt customer analytics can provide a higher level of service and build strong customer relationships. Learn how in this newsletter, featuring new research from Gartner.
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Who's training the next generation of data scientists?

Posted October 2, 2013 - 11:54 am

A projected shortage of qualified data scientists could leave U.S. businesses unable to tap the value of big data. To help meet that demand, the University of California at Berkeley has developed a master's degree program to train new data scientists.
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Monsanto bets nearly $1 billion on big data analytics

Posted October 2, 2013 - 11:21 am

Agribusiness giant Monsanto is paying US$930 million to acquire the Climate Corporation, maker of a software platform that crunches weather-related data in order to help farmers more effectively grow crops.
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EMA Radar for Private Cloud Platforms: Q1 2013

Posted October 1, 2013 - 5:30 pm

Read Enterprise Management Associates' 2013 Private Cloud Platforms Radar Report to see how EMA evaluated BMC's cloud management solutions.
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Frost & Sullivan: Leveraging Technology for Innovation and Success: Embracing IaaS to Bridge the Divide between IT and the Lines of Business

Posted October 1, 2013 - 3:02 pm

This Frost & Sullivan paper presents the many opportunities for C-level management, IT, other services lines and the LOBs to align and unite behind common goals to embrace Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and to ensure growth and sustained revenue.
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Zetta Raises Series B Funding, Gains Momentum in Hybrid Cloud Backup/Recovery Fray

Posted October 1, 2013 - 10:15 am

This independent report by 451 Research explores the offerings by Zetta highlighting its differentiation particularly in the areas of high performance and a plug-in for backing up NetApp systems.
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Mobile Solutions: Increasing Staff Productivity while lowering costs tied to this growing enterprise resource

Posted September 30, 2013 - 5:30 pm

Digital technology continues to innovate. Mobile devices and the infrastructure supporting them have ushered in a third wave of end-user computing. First, the desktop PC revolutionized who could use computers (nearly everyone).
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Mobile Expense Management: Integrating and managing mobile communications costs for savings and improved organizational decision making

Posted September 30, 2013 - 5:30 pm

By any measure, the workplace is becoming increasingly mobile -- and not just in a telework, office-or-home way. More broadly, mobility is defined as computing that takes place anywhere at any time using smartphones and tablets
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Software Lifecycle Management: Managing Essential tools for greater productivity and cost savings

Posted September 30, 2013 - 10:46 am

People are interacting with software from the moment they wake up (hearing an alarm on a smartphone) to the time they relax in the evening (reading or shopping online).
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30 Tips and Tricks for Toad for Oracle You Need to Know

Posted September 30, 2013 - 10:46 am

See Why Toad for Oracle is the IT Community's Tool of Choice
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Foster Better Decisions with Big Data Visualization

Posted September 30, 2013 - 10:46 am

Read this paper to learn how strong visualization tools are providing better, simplified business intelligence from a variety of sources, whether real-time or industry-specific - to allow your organization to make better business decisions faster.
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Why CBT Nuggets Works: Theoretical Foundations for a Unique Training Style

Posted September 27, 2013 - 4:00 pm

This paper provides an academic approach to research spanning multiple fields, to explain how various training methods can optimize learning experiences.
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