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For manufacturers of long lifecycle products, the challenge of ensuring perpetual supply is complicated by the prospect of unpredictable supplier turnover and the accelerating obsolescence of vital parts and materials. This white paper discusses JDA Software’s vision for the practices and technology re (...)
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Long Lifecycle Supply Assurance: Ensuring Perpetual Supply of Complex Systems. Source: JDA Software Group. Document Type: White Paper ...
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2012-01-26
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TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic reviews the functional and strategic details that make Emptoris solutions for spend analysis, supplier lifecycle management, and services procurement successful. Since its founding in 1999, Emptoris has evolved into a world leader in strategic supply, category spend, (...)
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TEC principal analyst PJ Jakovljevic reviews the functional and strategic details that make Emptoris solutions for spend analysis, supplier lifec...
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2012-01-10
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... There is a lack of resources in product development and quality assurance as well, which slows the release of new or enhanced products. ...
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2012-01-06
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... suite, which combines Business Process Management (BPM) from Savvion, Complex Event Processing (CEP) from Apama, Business Transaction Assurance (BTA) from ...
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2011-12-20
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When it comes to complex software implementations, some industries have it tougher than others. For instance, an airline company implementing a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) platform has almost no margin for error. Read this article for TEC analyst Phil Reney's recommendations on the best way o (...)
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When it comes to complex software implementations, some industries have it tougher than others. For instance, an airline company implementing a ma...
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2011-12-09
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In the current regulatory environment, banks are facing two levels of challenges. While they are under pressure to expand beyond home territories, they also face stifling regulatory constraints. These restrictions are forcing banks to maximize on every capital expenditure they make. Such financial and re (...)
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... Such financial and regulatory reforms, in the face of the economic slowdown, have positive effects on quality assurance, governance and data management. ...
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2011-11-14
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Enterprise configuration management (ECM) is a process to capture data and dependencies about an information technology (IT) infrastructure and to create an audit trail of changes against that infrastructure. The ECM process manages the revision and status of all the digital assets in an IT infrastructur (...)
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Enterprise Configuration Management for Risk Mitigation. Source: Configuration Management, Inc. Document Type: White Paper Description ...
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2011-11-02
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Many large organizations are struggling to manage all their software systems—let alone the different software versions across departments. In his article, TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic discusses how SAP Solution Manager, a unique offering for centralized support and system management, covers a (...)
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Many large organizations are struggling to manage all their software systems—let alone the different software versions across departments. In his ...
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2011-10-27
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TEC research analyst Jorge Garcia explains why for a data governance initiative to be successful, it must be understood as a key business driver, not merely a technological enhancement. Many companies are finally treating their data with all the necessary data quality processes, but they also need to alig (...)
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TEC research analyst Jorge Garcia explains why for a data governance initiative to be successful, it must be understood as a key business driver, n...
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2011-10-14
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Riverbed Whitewater leverages WAN optimization technology to provide a complete data protection service to the cloud. The appliance-based solution is designed to integrate seamlessly with existing backup technologies and cloud storage provider APIs. Read this ESG Lab report on hands-on testing of the Riv (...)
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... this ESG Lab report on hands-on testing of the Riverbed Whitewater appliance for ease of use, cost-effective recoverability, data assurance, and performance ...
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2011-09-07
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Many innovative enterprises are turning to cloud storage to meet their data protection demands. This white paper by Taneja Group explores the factors that are driving the move to cloud storage and then introduces a solution from Riverbed and EMC that enables organizations to perform cloud backup and repl (...)
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Taneja - Riverbed and EMC Deliver Capacity-Optimized Cloud Storage for Backup, Recovery, Archiving and DR. Source: Riverbed Technology. ...
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2011-09-07
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P.J. Jakovljevic reviews Ariba's history and discusses its market with Dan Ashton, Senior Manager of Solutions Marketing for Commerce Cloud Solutions. Ariba’s collaborative business commerce solutions focus on the basics: buying, selling, and managing cash. Ariba’s cloud-based vision has grown a vast (...)
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PJ Jakovljevic reviews Ariba's history and discusses its market with Dan Ashton, Senior Manager of Solutions Marketing for Commerce Cloud Solutio...
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2011-06-17
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... Also a frequent use of SharePoint by Dynamics AX users is in case of stringent quality assurance (QA) documentation requirements, where SharePoint comes in ...
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2011-05-17
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... is a multi-tenant SaaS solution with a strong messaging layer, whereas X.PC provided depth in collaborative demand planning, quality assurance (QA), supplier ...
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2011-05-05
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TEC Principal Analyst P.J. Jakovljevic sits down with MCA Solutions’ CEO Bob Salvucci to discuss MCA’s new offerings in the service parts planning and optimization space. Service supply chains remain complex. MCA Solutions can help service companies of all sizes improve their bottom line. In today’s (...)
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TEC Principal Analyst PJ Jakovljevic sits down with MCA Solutions’ CEO Bob Salvucci to discuss MCA’s new offerings in the service parts planning ...
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2011-03-30
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... spectrum of customer requirements, streamlining business functions and increase organizational efficiency with a definite mark of quality with a ROI assurance. ...
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2011-03-30
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While much of the interest in data quality (DQ) solutions had focused on avoiding failure of data management-related initiatives, organizations now look to DQ efforts to improve operational efficiencies, reduce wasted costs, optimize critical business processes, provide data transparency, and improve cus (...)
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Data Quality Trends and Adoption. Source: SAP. Document Type: White Paper Description: While much of the interest in data quality ...
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2011-03-22
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To realize the benefits of their investments in enterprise computing systems, organizations must have a detailed understanding of the quality of their data—how to clean it and how to keep it clean. Those organizations that approach this issue strategically will be successful. But what goes into a data (...)
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Data Quality Strategy: A Step-by-Step Approach. Source: SAP. Document Type: White Paper Description: To realize the benefits of their ...
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2011-03-16
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To realize the benefits of their investments in enterprise computing systems, organizations must have a detailed understanding of the quality of their data—how to clean it and how to keep it clean. Those organizations that approach this issue strategically will be successful. But what goes into a data (...)
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TEC White Papers. Browse this free online library for the latest technical white papers, webcasts, and product information to help ...
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2011-03-16
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Even with the finest marketing organizations, the success of marketing comes down to the data. Ensuring data quality can be a significant challenge, particularly when you have thousands or even millions of prospect records in your CRM system and you are trying to target the right prospect. Data quality, (...)
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Data Quality: A Survival Guide for Marketing. Source: SAP. Document Type: White Paper Description: Even with the finest marketing ...
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2011-03-16