Many midsize companies believe that the challenging economic conditions should not be a deterrent, particularly in areas where an ERP solution can improve company efficiencies, reduce costs and improve competitiveness.
While many companies tighten up during hard economic times it is important to think about investing as well. For Midsize companies, this could be the perfect time to think about significant IT expansion. It may be crucial to invest now if the solution can:
- Improve efficiencies
- Cut overall costs
- Make your business more competitive, and
- Be installed quickly, efficiently and cost-effectively
This case study looks at Gavina Coffee and how they used Oracle to consolidate their business platform.
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This white paper will focus on debunking the myth that Tier 1 systems make running the business more difficult, while demonstrating that Tier 1 systems can actually make it easier for growing mid-sized companies to do the things they need to do.
Transitioning to a new ERP system is a challenging process. But it is nowhere near as complex and daunting as the myths that have grown up around Tier 1 systems would have it. These false perceptions are worth examining, because they distort the true cost/benefit ratio of Tier 1 systems and cloud the decision-making process.
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This white paper will discuss the impact of Tier 1 systems on IT departments in terms of ongoing maintenance, demonstrating that Tier 1 systems make many IT tasks easier, ranging from new-report generation to user training to upgrade management.
When CEOs, CFOs and CIOs of mid-sized companies face the prospect of transitioning to a top-tier enterprise application system, one of the most problematic issues they must address is maintaining and upgrading the system after it’s in place.
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Learn about best practices, key benefits, and the elements and risk factors characteristic of an accelerated implementation.
Companies who implement Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software tend to be intimidated by the time and cost of an implementation and seek to accelerate the go-live date. Without the right strategy and tools, implementation acceleration carries the risk of abbreviated end user training and change management, over-engineering of business processes, and other problems that can lead to higher over-all cost of ownership and the erosion of business benefit. You’ll quickly see how reduced costs, minimized disruption to the business, and an accelerated go-live date are all well within reach.
Written by Performance Monitor LLC
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Read this insightful Nucleus Research note to see how your midsize peers have handled their application deployment projects.
With both Oracle and SAP ramping up their efforts to attract midsize businesses to their enterprise applications, many have wondered: can they deliver successful deployments to smaller customers? Although larger companies may be able to invest in consulting or additional personnel to properly manage integration projects within budget and delivery timeframe, that’s often not possible for a midsized business — and unexpected disruptions and other risk factors can have a greater impact. You’ll gain insight into the strengths and weaknesses of each provider in various deployment scenarios and you will see the key measures of success like ROI and progress against project timeframe and budget.
Written by Nucleus Research, Inc.
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Learn about Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and its many components—all in this one guide.
This paper provides a comprehensive look at what ECM can do for you. Use it to assess your own ECM requirements while delving into such issues as scalability, usability, and security—and how such objectives can be addressed in your organization. You’ll also get a high-level view of the capabilities of the EMC Documentum product portfolio.
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Learn how the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series can dramatically advance the efficiency of IT infrastructure and provide unmatched business capabilities.
In many organizations, IT infrastructure has begun to constrain business efficiency and growth. IDC estimates that for every dollar IT spends on hardware to support new users and applications, they spend another 50 cents on power and cooling for existing hardware.
As data centers reach the upper limits of their power and cooling capacity, efficiency has become the focus of extending the life of existing data centers and designing new ones. As part of these efforts, IT needs to refresh existing infrastructure with servers that deliver performance more efficiently. The Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series provides a foundation for IT management to refresh existing or design new data centers to achieve greater performance while using less energy and space, and dramatically reducing operating costs. Read this brief to learn more about the features and benefits of the groundbreaking Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series.
Written by: Intel
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Utilizing automated text analytics enables organizations to maximize the value of their unstructured content, enabling better decision making and providing a competitive advantage.
This analyst paper examines text analytics and provides use cases to illustrate the technology’s benefits. The paper also discusses EMC Documentum CenterStage, a new Documentum client that provides automated text analytics technology as part of its functionality.
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Intelligent capture enables organizations to cope with enormous volumes and varieties of documents, accelerate information time to value, and reduce the IT burden of supporting multiple point solutions.
This easy-to-read guide to intelligent capture focuses on the tools and technology that enable businesses to capture and manage large volumes of information from disparate sources. It defines intelligent capture and explains why it’s important; suggests a conceptual framework; touches on vertical applications of intelligent capture; and discusses the benefits and deployment options.
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