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The Green Data Center: Energy-efficient Computing in the 21st Century: Chapter 1, 2008 Update
sponsored by Rackable Systems
WHITE PAPER: This green data center e-book serves as an all-in-one guide to lead you through the process of creating an energy-efficient data center.
Posted: 31 Oct 2008 | Published: 31 Oct 2008

Rackable Systems

CIO2CIO Global Research Study: Business Intelligence and Master Data Management (MDM)
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This global CIO2CIO research program was conducted for SAP, Inc. to gain insight into information management practices in various regions of the world and the research was conducted among IT professionals in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
Posted: 18 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2007

SAP America, Inc.

Energy Logic: Calculating and Prioritizing Your Data Center IT Efficiency Actions
sponsored by Emerson Network Power
WHITE PAPER: This paper reviews the challenges of measuring data center energy efficiency and proposes a solution: a new metric called CUPS, or Compute Units per Second, that allows data center managers to calculate data center efficiency.
Posted: 07 Jul 2009 | Published: 07 Jul 2009

Emerson Network Power

Business Analytics: Helping You Put an Informed Foot Forward
sponsored by SAS
WHITE PAPER: What exactly is business analytics and how can it help? Business analytics is, simply put, the application of analytical techniques to resolve business issues. It provides organizations with a framework for decision making, helping organizations solve complex business problems and more.
Posted: 30 Jul 2010 | Published: 30 Jul 2010

SAS

Improving Operations with Reports, Plans and Metrics
sponsored by IBM Cognos
WHITE PAPER: This white paper details the critical roles IT plays in providing Operations with timely information in areas such as quality management, supply chain, and cost control.
Posted: 11 Aug 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008

IBM Cognos

How Does your Service Measure Up? Getting to Grips with Metrics
sponsored by GoToAssist
WHITE PAPER: This quick guide will identify some of the most popular metrics that you should be measuring, look at ways in which you can measure them, and how to utilize these measures to improve your service delivery.
Posted: 19 Jul 2011 | Published: 19 Jul 2011

GoToAssist

JBoss Operations Network: Measuring Business Impact and ROI
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: In today's economic climate, IT organizations are looking for ways to achieve cost savings in the short term. Based on this study, the IT organizations achieved this goal by realizing an average payback period for JBoss Operations Network of a short 5.3 months - recovering their initial investments well within the first half-year of deployment.
Posted: 16 Feb 2011 | Published: 16 Feb 2011

Red Hat

Optimizing the Virtual Environment
sponsored by uptime software inc.
WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, you'll find both the pitfalls of virtual monitoring and management, and how to navigate the maze of competing virtual monitoring and management vendors. In the end, you'll have a clear idea of what solutions will work for you.
Posted: 29 Sep 2010 | Published: 29 Sep 2010

uptime software inc.

The New CRM Metrics: Putting Them to Work
sponsored by TechTarget Customer Experience
WHITE PAPER: There is added pressure for modern contact center agents, with customers armed to the teeth with devices to connect with businesses—from tweets to texts to phone calls. But with proper metrics to gauge performance and lead to instructive training, some of that pressure can be alleviated.
Posted: 25 Jan 2013 | Published: 25 Jan 2013

TechTarget Customer Experience

Management Excellence: The Metrics Reloaded
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: In performance management, consistency is king. The simple sounding steps-identify and focus on value drivers, and align the organization to drive results - beg the question: What's the best performance management framework? Read this paper to learn more.
Posted: 05 May 2009 | Published: 01 Sep 2008

Oracle Corporation