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’
In this Oracle case study, the company Analytics Partners founded in 2002 tells readers how it converted the slogan “use technology to help business users make the right decisions at the right time” into its key mission statement.
Business continuity is not an end to itself but rather the key to improving performance. Oracle solutions for midsize organisations contribute by providing a secure, easily accessible and always available information infrastructure that’s also simple and cost-effective to manage. More inside.
The Guardianship Program of Dade County is a non-profit private agency that provides care services for indigent adults in Miami-Dade County in South Florida. Unfortunately, in these tough economic times, business is booming. The agency has a staff of about 40 people serving more than 1,000 individuals. Guardianship Program must be involved in all decisions
All SMBs recognise the reality of their market better than anyone else: there are always competitors with deeper pockets, customers demanding more for less, and suppliers giving preferential terms to larger organisations. However SMB’s size does give them one competitive advantage: business agility. SMBs can respond to more quickly to changing market and economic conditions,