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Reverse Auction Best Practices
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Reverse auctions are a key tool that sourcing organizations can use to bring about huge success if executed along with a well-defined sourcing process. Careful thought and planning must precede an auction event in order to achieve double-digit price compression.
Posted: 26 Apr 2012 | Published: 28 Feb 2011

SAP America, Inc.

CIO Perspective: To be great at IT, you must be great at BPM
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Sound business process management (BPM) lies at the heart of IT's ability to respond to the constant mandate to deliver "more for less." Access this resource for a Q&A on BPM with Toby Redshaw, the Group CIO leading a successful BPM program at Aviva plc, the world’s fifth largest insurance group.
Posted: 06 Mar 2012 | Published: 01 Jun 2010

IBM

ROI analysis: JBoss Enterprise BRMS Compared to Drools, the JBoss Community Project
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: Drools, a business rules management system (BRMS) created by members of the JBoss developer community, offers the innovation you need for early stage projects or proof-of-concepts. But when it comes to mission-critical applications, don't you want the assurance of SLA-based support, patches, and updates?
Posted: 12 May 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

Red Hat

Proactively Track and Maintain Assets to Keep Operations Running Smoothly
sponsored by Kony
WHITE PAPER: This white paper introduces a mobile application for Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) that offers a comprehensive and consolidated view into all inventory and the condition of resources, so that you can make informed decisions on capital and operational investments.
Posted: 30 Apr 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

Kony

Virtual and Superior: How to Build Teams that Get Things Done
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: This white paper highlights tips and best practices for CIOs looking for more effective ways to cut risk and create value in virtual environments through better teamwork.
Posted: 12 Sep 2012 | Published: 12 Sep 2012

Citrix

Cricket Communications Turns to Splunk for Assuring Automated Service Management
sponsored by Splunk
WHITE PAPER: Keeping up with a quickly expanding business is difficult if you do not have the right tools. Read on to learn how Cricket Communications handled its growing business' operations with an enterprise application, data and operational management system.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012 | Published: 09 Feb 2012

Splunk

BPM Patterns and Practices in Industry
sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd
WHITE PAPER: This paper reviews common BPM adoption patterns and best-practices across different industries to illustrate the value of BPM.
Posted: 18 Sep 2012 | Published: 18 Sep 2012

Oracle Corporation UK Ltd

Put an end to mainframe scripting with policy-driven IBM automation
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Automating single-mainframe environments often requires time-consuming and cumbersome script-writing. This resource describes a strategy designed to quickly and easily replace manual methods of mainframe automation.
Posted: 17 Oct 2013 | Published: 30 Apr 2013

IBM

Empowered Customers Drive Collaborative Business Evolution
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Read this groundbreaking new study, conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of IBM, to understand how empowered customers are changing the way business is doing business—today and in the future.
Posted: 13 Aug 2012 | Published: 31 May 2012

IBM

Why Buy Vs. Build Serena Service Manager
sponsored by SERENA Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This decision guide demonstrates how migrating to Serena Service Manager will help transform your IT organization into an agile, responsive, and business-focused service provider.
Posted: 04 Apr 2012 | Published: 04 Apr 2012

SERENA Software, Inc.