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"Looking for a trusted partner for financial management that can help lead your organization today and into the future? Get analysis of the market, key recommendations for evaluating vendors, and more. Download your complimentary copy of the report."

"Looking for a trusted partner for financial management that can help lead your organization today and into the future? Get analysis of the market, key recommendations for evaluating vendors, and more. Download your complimentary copy of the report."

Traditional IT finance funding processes can no longer keep pace with fast-changing customer demands. Discover a more dynamic approach to funding technology and innovation – one that enables investing almost anytime and anywhere. Read this briefing to find out: • why funding must be uncoupled from the annual budgeting process • how the decentralisation of IT is shaping investment strategies • what a new approach to evaluating success should look like • how Technology Business Management can help.

For a CISO, open source introduces a new source of risk and unique security challenge: how do you influence developers over whom you have no direct management control? Jennifer Bayuk, former CISO of Bear Stearns, provides insight on best practices for evaluating, deploying and managing open source code.

What if you could transform your communications system to rival the rich functionality and flexibility of bigger competitors with dedicated IT staff? This new white paper compares the costs and functionality of using a hosted unified communications (UC) system "in the cloud" versus investing in an on-site "premises-based" system. The findings might surprise you. Download this new white paper now to: •Understand the tradeoffs between owning vs. hosted UC systems •Review a dollars-to-dollars comparison in a full total cost of ownership (TCO) study •Learn the pitfalls to avoid when evaluating different UC systems

In the last few years, the demands on the finance department—from real-time reporting to global consolidation—have increased significantly. At the same time, the choices for accounting and financial software have become much more complex. How do you begin to research, evaluate, and select the right software for your business? Download the 2015 Buyer's Guide to Accounting and Financial Software and discover: • Why most financial software systems hinder your ability to get good financial information • The six key questions you need to ask before considering a move to a cloud-based financial solution • Why the process for evaluating software is different for cloud solutions – and the seven SLA must-haves you should get in writing Get all the facts for a successful buying journey!

If you’re evaluating big data integration platforms, you know that with the increasing number of tools and technologies out there, it can be difficult to separate meaningful information from the hype, and identify the right technology to solve your unique big data problem. This analyst research provides a concise overview of big data integration technologies, and reviews key things to consider when creating an integrated big data environment that blends new technologies with existing BI systems to meet your business goals. Read the Buyer’s Guide to Big Data Integration by CITO Research to learn: • What tools are most useful for working with Big Data, Hadoop, and existing transactional databases • How to create an effective “data supply chain” • How to succeed with complex data on-boarding using automation for more reliable data ingestion • The best ways to connect, transport, and transform data for data exploration, analytics and compliance

Whether you've already deployed a solution or are looking to move to the cloud, you'll find this buyer's guide essential to mapping a cloud strategy.

SOA implementations tend to be complex, IT decision makers should carefully consider their choice of a SOA platform in terms of its ability to simplify the fundamental development, deployment, and management tasks involved. Read on.

Looking for a trusted partner for financial management that can help lead your organization today and into the future? Get analysis of the market, key recommendations for evaluating vendors, and more. Download your complimentary copy of the report.

Looking for a cloud partner for financial planning and analytics that’s flexible, easy to use, and always keeps you up-to-date with the latest technologies? Get analysis of the market, key recommendation for evaluating vendors, and more. Download your complimentary copy of the report.

A recent KLAS publication reported more than a third of ambulatory practices (ranging from small to large) will replace their current EMR system. Why? Poor functionality, sun-setting products, and concerns about the corporate viability drive replacement needs. KLAS notes that while providers are still evaluating niche EMR products, many organizations are seeking the stability of established vendors. With Health Information Technology, especially EMR, moving from “nice to have to need to have,” selecting the right EMR has become a mission critical business driver.

Key Findings ? Budgets for analytics tools and talent are going up, as marketing leaders see analytics as a business requirement and source of competitive advantage. ? Marketing analytics users rate functionality, performance, product roadmap and future vision as the primary factors they consider when evaluating vendors. ? Customers of these vendors also report putting a premium on user experience and ease of use among their requirements. ? Digital marketing analytics vendors are addressing these needs by adding more advanced features and investing in upgraded and flexible user interfaces, including intelligent assistants.

The mobility industry has changed more in the last few years than in the previous two decades. The catalyst behind this change is new and innovative technologies that are transforming the relocation experience. It’s an exciting time for relocation because of the wide range of choices available to nearly any size organization. On the other hand, it also makes it a confusing time to be considering new relocation solutions. In this white paper, we will give you the keys to navigate this new landscape and help you make the right decision for your organization, including: ? Understanding the new paradigm in relocation ? Adopting new and innovative technology ? Making better relocation decisions ? Using a new framework for evaluating relocation providers Download the white paper now!

Download this white paper to learn how IT pros should be able to leverage essential cloud services while meeting enterprise security requirements by taking into consideration a number of fundamental security principles and best practices, by understanding the specific security needs of an enterprise and evaluating different cloud environments and models, and by asking vendors the right questions

Shopping around for customer support software? Here’s our cheat sheet with over 50+ questions to ask each vendor in your RFP. We know evaluating vendors can be overwhelming, but hopefully armed with this insider knowledge you’ll feel like a pro.

In today’s average large enterprise, more than 1,000 cloud applications may be in use—whether sanctioned or unsanctioned by IT. But traditional security technologies can’t adequately address the inevitable security and compliance challenges that follow. The Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) is an emerging security technology that specifically addresses the data protection challenges and other associated threats that come with the cloud. Based on results from an in-depth survey of decisions makers and influencers with CASB deployment experience, this Osterman Research whitepaper: Analyzes the core drivers behind CASB adoptions Provides guidance in how to demonstrate need for CASB technology in a particular organization Identifies features and functionality to consider when evaluating CASB solutions

Recruiting great engineering talent is hard. The recruiting process for developers can feel like an impossible task because evaluating technical talent continues to evolve. The typical flow can be broken down into three basic steps: source, screen, and interview. Only recruiters truly understand the real challenges in finding qualified candidates but the pain doesn’t stop there. Learn more on tech recruiting by downloading this ebook by Glider

Self-insured employers want to cut costs without affecting the quality of coverage available to employees. HR leaders need to provide great benefits that attract talent, but they also need to slow the rising tide of healthcare costs at the same time. In this whitepaper, you’ll see three examples of how benefit teams have cut benefits spending without cutting benefit programs. • The potential savings available with telemedicine programs • The surprising ROI of fertility coverage and care • Best practices for evaluating and implementing onsite clinics

Is your company evaluating a new contract management system? Icertis can be up and running in weeks, not months, delivering a fast return on investment.

12 criteria for selecting the best solution for your business

There are many situations where having the option to scale the same enterprise storage out, up or both is a better way forward than continuing to rely on the traditional scale up model. In this report the Evaluator Group compares the approaches and points out the significant operational and economic advantages of the new scale out paradigms.

In this IDC Analyst Connection, NetApp posed a number of questions to Ashish Nadkarni, research director of IDC's Storage Systems research practice, on clustered storage and why it matters; how firms are using it; and key considerations when evaulating systems.

In this IDC Analyst Connection, NetApp posed a number of questions to Ashish Nadkarni, research director of IDC's Storage Systems research practice, on clustered storage and why it matters; how firms are using it; and key considerations when evaulating systems.

There are many situations where having the option to scale the same enterprise storage out, up or both is a better way forward than continuing to rely on the traditional scale up model. In this report the Evaluator Group compares the approaches and points out the significant operational and economic advantages of the new scale out paradigms.