http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ Use IThound RSS Feeds to keep up-to-date with new research on the topics that are most important to you. ERP End-User Business Productivity: A research paper by independent research firm "Keystone Strategy". In this white paper, independent research analysts "Keystone Strategy" measured how end users of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications describe the impact of Microsoft and SAP applications on their business productivity. Read on for the full findings. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2440 ERP Case Study- Migrate a Leaner and More Agile Web-based Architecture Learn how this leading fund management house migrated from a costly and largely under-utilized SAP environment to a leaner and more agile Web-based architecture. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2270 ITIL V3 Online Maturity Assessment Tool Producing Tailored Report Increase the alignment between your organisation and IT by taking our free, 10 minute online assessment to establish your ITIL V3 readiness. The assessment will produce a tailored report with recommendations on how to improve your IT service provision. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=1937 Getting the Best From Virtualisation The incorporation of policy-based automation solutions can have a significant impact on the performance and cost of IT operations and can enable companies to protect as well as derive even greater benefits from their investments in virtualization technologies. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=1655 Insourcing and Outsourcing Advisory Services from Equaterra EquaTerra clients gain visible, tangible results when they transform their business processes. Our expertise and up-to-date market knowledge typically speeds up transformation efforts by up to 70 per cent, delivers an extra 10 per cent or more on top of identified savings and results in 20 times ROI. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/solution_summary?id=1158 Domain Model for SOA: Realising the Business Benefit of Service-Oriented Architecture Learn how a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) can help your organisation gain business and technology advantages by defining reusable services based on open standards. This paper is a nuts-and-bolts look at what it takes to move an enterprise to SOA, and the costs and benefits involved. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=1142 ILOG JRules - Business rule management without compromise ILOG JRules is the only business rule management system (BRMS) that allows both business and IT users to easily and successfully manage the rules that drive business – without compromising on power. You no longer have to compromise ease of use and business control over policy changes to get scalability, predictability and reliability. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/solution_summary?id=1125 PROACTIS Spend Control - Controlling spend. Streamlining purchasing. Taking control of spending and costs is a major challenge for company executives today. With an increasingly unpredictable economy, businesses must seek more and more ways to tighten their belts and improve business efficiency. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/solution_summary?id=1079 Process Lifecycle Management for BPM Tibco's podcast gives useful insight into the key trends in the Business Process Management (BPM) space and explains the importance of Process Lifecycle Management (PLM) within this space. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=1007 Service Mediation: The Role of an Enterprise Service Bus in an SOA As IT departments increasingly focus on designing Service-oriented Architectures (SOAs) to lower development costs and increase business agility, enterprise service bus (ESBs) are a key first step in setting up an enterprise SOA. This paper discusses the requirements for an ESB that can address the needs of an enterprise-ready SOA. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=1002