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Evaluating the Advantages and Pitfalls of SAP Managed Hosting by Freudenberg IT
how to evaluate potential providers. What is the impact of cloud computing? What are the advantages of managed hosting? What are the pitfalls? Should you consider an offshore hosting provider
Cloud Computing - Latest Buzzword or a Glimpse of the Future? by Google
embracing it? What does it mean to a business owner or executive? How does it affect the workplace? What are the payoffs and the pitfalls? Is it really ready for "prime time"? Cloud computing - or SaaS, if you prefer - frees up budget for companies hand
Operational Data Integration: A New Frontier for Data Management: TDWI Best Practices Report by Informatica
This report identifies best practices and common pitfalls involved in starting and sustaining a program for operational data integration. Along the way, we'll look at
IP Transformation and Stakeholder Engagement - Managing Stakeholders during Complex Change Programs by Alcatel-Lucent
programs have on working relations with external parties and discusses what strategies telecom companies can employ to avoid the pitfalls associated with transformation and migration. IP Transformation programs introduce significant
Implement Changes Faster While Minimizing Risks by Oracle Corporation
Join us in this webcast to hear industry expert Noel Yuhanna, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research discuss pitfalls and best practices for application testing in database environments. For many organizations, successful
Avoiding Data Quality Failure: Identifying Data Quality by Pitney Bowes Business Insight
services firm concentrating on enterprise data issues. This discussion is about data quality and some of the challenges and pitfalls that are seen during data quality implementation. This presentation transcript features speaker Evan
E-Guide: Connecting and leveraging VoIP islands by Orange Business Services
they can connect directly to other IP networks. However, there are challenges to skirting the PSTN altogether. This E-Guide covers the pitfalls of VoIP islands; the challenges associated with moving away from the PSTN; and ultimately how to get the most
eBook: Lean manufacturing and ERP: How to leverage ERP to get lean by IQMS
plant you should start with; the importance of simplifying the ERP system; how to balance the ERP system with lean principles; and what pitfalls to avoid. In order to simplify manufacturing and reduce inventory levels, some proponents of the lean
Avoiding Data Quality Failure: Identifying Data Quality Pitfalls Before They Happen by Pitney Bowes Business Insight
View this webcast and get expert advice for creating successful data quality management programs. Improving enterprise-wide information quality is not a cakewalk. To solve data quality issues
Hard Hat Area: Myths and Pitfalls of Data Mining by SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters
The intrepid data miner runs many risks, including being buried under mountains of data or disappearing along with the "mysterious disappearing terabyte." Myths and misconceptions create their own
Avoiding the Epic Fail: Improving Software Development Success by ActiveState
matter what the end product, many of the same stumbling blocks come up time and again and get in the way of project success. Some classic pitfalls include time restraints, insufficient in-house resources, scope creep, and spiraling development costs. So
Deduplication School: Reduce Storage Needs by Eliminating Redundant Data by Data Domain
is ready and the concept is a no-brainer, but there are several decisions to be made before you get started and numerous pitfalls to be avoided. This presentation from leading industry expert W. Curtis Preston will go in-depth into the
The Telecom Transformation E-Guide: Understanding Key Drivers by Alcatel-Lucent
plan. Read this E-Guide to learn more about what's driving the telecom industry to upgrade to the next generation and how you can avoid pitfalls and ensure a smooth transition to the future
Green IT Through Better Hardware Utilization by IBM
for Xcedex to discuss how you can help your company go green through better hardware utilization. David dives into some of the pitfalls you may encounter during virtualization and consolidation projects and offers some recommendations on
Podcast, BPM Survey Results: The Real-World Analysis by IBM
John Mancini, President, AIIM International, and Danny Pidutti, Program Director, IBM ECM. These experts discuss implementation pitfalls and how to avoid them, how BPM affects the relationship between IT and line-of-business teammates, and why BPM
Implement Changes Faster While Minimizing Risks IT Briefing by Oracle Corporation
burden by about half. Read this IT Briefing to learn industry expert Noel Yuhanna, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research discuss pitfalls and best practices for application testing in database environments. Mughees Minhas of Oracle will
How to control the risk and costs of e-discovery by Hewlett-Packard Company
In this webcast hear from leading analyst firm Gartner Research and Information Management solution providers HP on how to reduce the cost and risk of e-discovery, with a focus on Legal Hold best practice
Presentation Transcript: Best Practices in Selecting a SAP Managed Hosting Provider by Freudenberg IT
In this presentation transcript, Michael Dortch, Founder and Lead Analyst of DortchOnIT.com, explains what to look for in an SAP managed hosting provider including how to determine your organization's
What does Data Quality have to do with IT? Moving from Techno-Speak to Business Value by Pitney Bowes Business Insight
Listen to this podcast and learn to increase revenue, improve profitability, enhance operational efficiency and get a more accurate view of your customers. Operating as one division, Pitney Bowes Group 1
Presentation Transcript: Determining First Network Access Control (NAC) Deployments For Your Organization by Bradford Networks
NAC in today's environment. Forrester will provide a scenario-based approach to maximizing NAC's value and avoiding costly pitfalls. Key takeaways include:
  • The current economy and its impact on NAC deployments
  • How to identify the most
Determining First NAC Deployments for Your Organization by Bradford Networks
NAC in today's environment. Forrester will provide a scenario-based approach to maximizing NAC's value and avoiding costly pitfalls. Key takeaways include:

  • The current economy and its impact on NAC deployments
  • How to identify the most
Using virtualization for testing and development environments by Dell and Microsoft
In this podcast, virtualization expert Anil Desai talks with WhatIs.com's Alex Howard about the many ways virtualization can be used to improve software testing and development. In this podcast, you'll get
CRM: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE - Five Principles for CRM Success by Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution
foremost a strategy, and CRM technology enables and supports this unique business strategy--not the other way around. To avoid common pitfalls, it's important to be aware of this and other core CRM success principles discussed in this guide
Just Enough Early Architecture to Guide Development by TheServerSide.com
This session is designed to help you capture the best architecture/technical solutions and ensure that they are repeated by all developers. With the domain modeled, basic requirements gathered, a
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.NET Learning Guide by SearchWebServices.com Editorial Team

This SearchWebServices.com guide introduces you to .NET, explains best practices and pitfalls to avoid and provides troubleshooting help and advice. You'll find .NET articles, tutorials, tips, tools, white papers, expert advice and more to pump up your .NET know More...

Jul 27, 2004
Gartner: Efficiency, standardization real value of Web services by Michael S. Mimoso, Senior News Editor
balance information)," said a developer from the manufacturer. "They'd figure it out later. The Web service has brought the data closer."

SOA is a design principle the manufacturer hopes to achieve, but it's not without its pitfalls.

"It's tough because you have to invest in new skill sets and you are going against things that have worked in the past," the developer said.

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How to use your e-mail address as a branding tool
In this article Wanda Loskot introduces you to the techniques of advertising using your email address. Some of the pitfalls of old fashioned domain names are addressed and how you can avoid marketing pitfalls once and for all More...
Jul 20, 2001
Ajax Experience to cover dodging enterprise pitfalls
Avoiding pitfalls in developing enterprise Ajax and rich Internet applications (RIAs) is one of the sessions designed to help service-oriented architecture (SOA) developers, architects and business managers attending The Ajax More...
Jul 9, 2007
Will SOA go the way of CORBA?
Is service-oriented architecture (SOA) "just XML/SOAP based CORBA with evolving standards around it?" The author explores the opportunities and pitfalls of the service-oriented approach More...
May 30, 2007
How to avoid e-business planning pitfalls
such as mistake can badly damage a small or midsize company, according to industry watchers. Gartner analysts recommend several steps to avoid pitfalls in the process, including avoiding the purchase of an e-business product until its expected benefits to the organization have been clearly mapped out and not leaving the technical details of an e-business plan until More...
Jul 9, 2001
One ring to rule them all?
never were really fashionable, but now they have a new lease of life in service management. But while there's lots of activity, there are also many pitfalls for the unwary More...
Sep 10, 2002