Recent years have seen increasing demands on midsize organisations to ensure compliance with changing legal, financial and governance regulations. As such, data protection is often viewed as an onerous ‘tax’ on ITIT budgets – a necessary evil to keep the regulators at bay.However this paper will argue that the performance, collaboration and governance of a
As midsize organisations batten down the hatches to mitigate the business disruptions posed by a global downturn, this paper will outline how enterprise applications can help overcome typical growing pains faced by smaller companies, as well as allowing them to seize and sustain a competitive edge. Achieving more with fewer staff and less money, as
This white paper report by IDG will show that, by improving process flexibility and transparency, not only can employees and systems adapt more easily to changing requirements, but existing infrastructure and applications can run more smoothly together for longer, thus raising ROI. It will argue that enhanced visibility via centralised data management makes it easier
Small to mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) that make intelligent use of ICT can gain a competitive edge within their industries. They are able to grow faster – and more profitably – than their rivals. Data integration provides all parts of the business with customised views of the same data, increasing flexibility and accountability. Applications that automate
This IDG paper argues that the key to enabling midsize organisations to make even better business decisions is by simplifying the extraction of specific, actionable information from large volumes of data. The secret lies in centralised, automated data management: centralisation eliminates the inefficiency and insecurity of dispersed, fragmented data. It also ensures vital information is
After years of limping along on applications that never fully supported their business processes, midsize organisations around the world are looking for complete solutions. This paper from Andrew’s Consulting Group analyses Oracle Accelerate to determine whether it has what it takes to deliver genuine value to midsize organisations in this sense.
The modern IT organization is faced with a multitude of application development languages and tools to choose from. In some cases multiple application development products may be used within a single organisation. Oracle Database 11g provides a single integrated platform offering high performance and scalability for the most popular technologies used by application developers today.
Who’s delivering the greatest value to the SMB market? An in-depth analysis of 56 customers showed significant differences between the value delivered to SMBs by Oracle and SAP today. In this white paper, Nucleus Research investigates the success SMBs are having today with Oracle and SAP enterprise applications. Oracle customers included Oracle E-Business Suite, JD
Sometimes getting the information you need to make important business management decisions is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Surely somebody has this business critical information, but who are they, where are they, and where’s the information? This CBSI white paper explores how businesses can capitalize on a free, easy-to-use, rapid web application
The way operation IT is perceived and managed is changing. No longer just a productivity-orientated support tool, it is becoming a strategic asset that, when aligned with organisational objectives, delivers a measurable return on investment (ROI). At the same time, a raft of new regulations have been introduced to control financial reporting, privacy, security, records’