Purchasing procurement software can be tough, not only deciding which of a dozen vendors to choose, but what type of solution you need – on-demand or on-premise. Read this white paper and uncover the total cost of ownership and benefits associated with each type of solution to determine the right fit for your organization.
Procurement software enables organizations to save time, money, and effort throughout the procure-to-pay cycle. It has a direct and immediate ability to cut costs and control spending.
While there are dozens of procurement software solutions available, there are really only two types offered: “on-premise” procurement software and newer “on demand” procurement software.
With on-premise procurement software, a software vendor sells you a “copy” of their product for an up-front fee. You then buy the computer equipment necessary to run the software along with the other underlying programs you need (e.g. application server, database). You manage the installation and implementation process. You are responsible for keeping the system up-and-running and up-to-date.
With the newer on-demand model, the software vendor assumes much more responsibility. There is no installation process, no computer equipment to buy and manage, and no ongoing maintenance. Instead, the vendor runs the on-demand service for you. It is available without having to buy a “copy” of the software for an up-front fee. Instead, an all-inclusive monthly subscription covers the cost of the procurement software and the cost to manage and support the procurement software at an external location on your behalf.
This white paper outlines an approach to compute and compare the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for on-premise procurement software vs. on-demand.
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DotNetRocks.com, an Internet audio talk show for .NET developers.
Learn about the new developments with Visual Studio Team System such as how to:
- Develop better software with application life cycle management
- Eliminate waste through scrum with power tools
- Customize Team System to your work flow through template editor
- Leverage code analysis and rules to decrease bugs and increase predictability
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Learn the most practical features and best approaches for ASP.NET.
The ASP.NET 2.0 Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks is a collection of solutions to the most common ASP.NET problems. Let five world-class ASP.NET professionals guide you through countless practical solutions using C#.
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For intermediate JavaScript developers who want to take their JavaScript skills to the next level without sacrificing web accessibility or best practice.
If you’ve never written a line of JavaScript before, this probably isn’t the right book for you—some of the logic in the later chapters can get a little hairy. If you have only a small amount of experience with JavaScript, but are comfortable enough programming in another language such as PHP or Java, you’ll be just fine—SitePoint will hold your hand along the way, and all of the code is available for you to download and experiment with on your own. And if you’re an experienced JavaScript developer, they would be very, very surprised if you didn’t learn a thing or two. In fact, if you only learn a thing or two, you should contact them at SitePoint—they may have a book project for you to tackle!
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Explore how you can turn your .NET developer training program from a commonly ignored budget line-item into a strategic weapon in today’s competitive software environment.
Application development is still a “dark art” and software projects continue to fail as often as they succeed. Why? At InnerWorkings, we believe that the people in your software organization hold the key to project success. After all, it is your people who write, test, and deploy enterprise software. If you don’t support them, develop their skills, and reward excellent performance, we believe your projects have a far greater risk of failure.
Sadly, developer training is an afterthought in most software organizations. It is seldom aligned with business strategy and company objectives, so your people are left alone to learn new skills in a casual and ad-hoc manner. Books, informal mentoring, and search engine “dumpster diving” for code snippets can fill a short term need, but such tactics fall short in building a highly skilled team that consistently delivers superior software solutions on time and under budget.
Sponsored by InnerWorkings, this case study explores how First Data Corp invested in the success of their software teams by adopting a hands-on approach to .NET developer training. They immersed their developers in a 100% practice based .NET learning environment, with the specific goal of demonstrably improving skills in Object Oriented Design & Development and ASP.NET 2.0 Web Development. Not only did they succeed, but they also improved teamwork and motivation, and established a framework for creative collaboration.
Learn how to transform your .NET developer training program into a significant asset in today’s competitive software environment.
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Learn how to put XML to practical use on your Website.
If ever there were a candidate for “Most Hyped Technology’ it would be Extensible Markup Language (XML). ‘No Nonsense XML Web Development With PHP’ cuts through the hype and shows you how to get the most of this powerful, multifaceted technology. Unlike other dry, boring, theoretical writing on XML, this book doesn’t cover the entire spectrum of XML technologies; it covers practical uses of XML that are useful to Web developers right now.
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Learn about the unique qualities of a hosted online solution that gives team members access to the information they need, wherever and whenever they need it.
No matter what role you have within an organization – be it engineer, salesperson, consultant, HR officer, brainstormer or bottle washer – you’ve acquired a second responsibility: project manager. But managing projects has become more challenging than ever.
Why, because we don’t work in “departments” as much as we work on projects and projects mean lots of people sharing loads of information across offices and time zones. It means, frankly, that there’s a great demand for effective, efficient project management
Read this white paper and discover seven ways that you can optimize project team productivity with customizable, Web-based project management applications. By taking advantage of easy-to-learn, easy-to-use software that’s expressly designed for effective project collaboration and communication, your teams can stop swapping spreadsheet files and exchanging emails, and at the same time, reduce their dependency on IT application support and increase their ability to work – and succeed – together.
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Join this webinar with John Webster of Illuminata and Todd Behrbaum of HP as they discuss an approach to successfully combat SQL Server sprawl, consolidate SQL Server environments, and improve application availability and response time.
Microsoft SQL Server has enjoyed phenomenal success as a database server. Its relatively low cost, steadily increasing capabilities and ease of deployment have all combined to accelerate its growth. However, that same growth has led to a phenomenon commonly called SQL Server “sprawl”— the rampant, often uncontrolled, proliferation of SQL Server databases.
According to Illuminata’s recently conducted customer study, HP PolyServe’s unique file system solution offers advantages over alternative server virtualization approaches. This webinar will explore relevant user experiences and common themes gleaned from customer interviews. The presenters will also discuss HP’s consolidation technology and how it compares to alternative approaches.
Produced by Illuminata and Hewlett-Packard
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Find out how UC4 Workload Automation software integrates with VMware to enable large companies to manage virtual tasks with a central administration tool.
VMware tasks can now be part of IT processes or part of the IT Housekeeping strategy. It provides several management integration tools to reach a high level of orchestration. Read this White Paper and find out the benefits of using VMware.
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Learn how Agile SOA helps you to realize all the advantages of a SOA infrastructure while at the same time delivering business value.
Transitioning to SOA is a complex process that adds its supporting technologies, methodologies and staff to an enterprise’s existing layers of already fixed and difficult-to-change architecture. Agile development environments quickly and efficiently handle implementation and utilization issues, extending the value of deployment that optimizes SOA performance and dissolves the barriers of SOA advancement with reward in early return-on-investment.
This paper provides you an implementation roadmap and addresses key questions to help you achieve SOA’s business value promise:
- What makes the most influential business case for SOA
- What benefits and complexities exist in a SOA transition
- How to address lifecycle challenges to fully realize the potential of SOA’s benefits
- What early measures can be taken to achieve an incremental approach to SOA using Agile methods
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