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<title><![CDATA[research.cramsession.com/Enterprise Applications/Spend Management]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Spend management is the way in which companies control and optimize the money they spend. It involves cutting operating and other costs associated with doing business. These costs typically show up as &quot;operating costs&quot; or SG&amp;A (Selling, General and Administrative) costs, but can also be found in other areas and in other members of the supply chain. ]]></description>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/enterprise-applications/enterprise-applications/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[6th Sense Analytics Interviews Thomas Koulopoulos, Author of Smartsourcing]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper211/</link>
<pubDate>2008-06-20 14:39:40</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[During this podcast, you&rsquo;ll hear from Thomas Koulopoulos, founder of Delphi Group, managing director of Perot Systems Innovation Labs, and author of Smartsourcing. A widely recognized authority on IT, innovation and the globalization of business, Tom was named one of the industry&rsquo;s six most influential consultants by InformationWeek magazine. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dana Gardner Discusses Developer Productivity with Greg Burnell, CEO of 6th Sense Analytics]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper212/</link>
<pubDate>2008-06-20 14:40:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dana Gardner, Principal Analyst with Interarbor Solutions, discusses the limited insight into developer productivity with Greg Burnell, Chairman, Co-founder and CEO of 6th Sense Analytics.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Maximizing Your Network Security Budget]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper464/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-21 15:59:57</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Managing network vulnerabilities will be the biggest challenge for C-Level executives in the coming years. Intrusions are more frequent and more malicious, so the security of corporate networks, and therefore the security of the entire corporation are dependent on the ability to quickly identify, prioritize and remediate vulnerabilities in the network.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dynamic IT and Integrated Financial Services: At the Doorway to the Financial Value Chain]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper608/</link>
<pubDate>2007-07-16 16:55:05</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This Financial Insights white paper is based on financial services IT spending primary research studies conducted in 2004 and 2005 and ongoing research and executive interviews of C-level and line-of-business executives in the areas of IT spending, enterprise performance management, and corporate banking and treasury management. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Finance and IT’s Views on the Cost of Mobile Working]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper696/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-29 14:00:12</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This research study, led by CFO Research in collaboration with Fiberlink provides valuable insight into how organizations are dealing with sustained growth in the number of mobile workers and the costs associated with managing them.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reducing the Costs of IT Security Management]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper862/</link>
<pubDate>2008-09-25 10:34:27</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Read this paper to discover how you can streamline the management of IT security in order to improve the overall operational efficiency of your enterprise. Discover the operational efficiencies that you can gain through the use of an integrated Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Growing Demand for End-to-End Corporate Travel and Expense Management Solution]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper994/</link>
<pubDate>2008-03-25 11:44:49</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A result of surveys with procurement, finance and travel executives from over 290 companies from an independent survey by Aberdeen Group, Inc. reveal that 26% of respondents plan on adopting an end-to-end travel booking and expense reporting solution within the next two years. Download a copy of the entire report from the Aberdeen Group now.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[One Touch Business Travel and the End of the Expense Report]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1205/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-29 10:59:05</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Despite the fact that billions of dollars per year are spent on business travel and entertainment (T&amp;E) by employees on behalf of their organizations, many companies are still not maximizing the value of that spend because they&rsquo;re relying on multiple processes and solutions to manage their T&amp;E &ndash; an area of spend that for many is the second largest controllable cost after payroll. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Enterprise Single Sign-On Best Practice Considerations]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1230/</link>
<pubDate>2008-09-25 10:26:39</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Organizations are implementing Enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions to improve business productivity, reduce cost and secure access to critical applications. This white paper discusses commonly overlooked considerations when evaluating SSO solutions, to help ensure success with your deployed solution.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Host Access Management in a Virtualized Environment podcast]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1235/</link>
<pubDate>2008-09-25 10:28:14</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Consolidating servers through virtualization is a hot market trend due to the IT cost savings and quality of service improvements it provides. However, virtualization intensifies a number of security vulnerabilities with regards to protecting the deployed operating systems.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Financial Advantages to the Sale-Leaseback]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1241/</link>
<pubDate>2007-07-27 08:43:09</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Leaders in every industry perform sale-leaseback transactions to unlock the value of real estate, improve the balance sheet and realize tax benefits. The paper discusses how sale-leasebacks enhance financial ratios, elevate operations and re-focus real estate strategies on profitability rather than logistics. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Learn About Network Attached Storage and Integrating Storage into Datacenter Operations]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1242/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-03 11:23:20</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[VPs of Infrastructure and Operations are under constant pressure to more rapidly provision infrastructure to support applications, hit cost reduction targets, and maintain or improve application availability for network attached storage. To meet these goals, they are the directors of a carefully orchestrated dance of network, server, storage and datacenter operation teams.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Migrate To Vista Without Sacrificing Productivity]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1245/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Leverage best practices to manage &amp; control the time, cost &amp; risk of migrating your enterprise PCs to Windows Vista operating systems. Learn how HP covers every phase of the migration process &amp; can cut deployment time by 50%, costs by 68% &amp; improve software management efficiency by 78%.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Knowledge Centered Support: A Best Practice-Base to Knowledge Management]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1247/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-11 15:51:57</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Take a best practice approach to knowledge management with Knowledge Centered Support: understand the major benefits and principles of effective Knowledge Centered Support. Read this step-by-step guide for implementing a solution to increase efficiency and end-user satisfaction and reduce total cost of ownership.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Total Economic Impact of the Tripwire Enterprise Solution]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1248/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-10 14:24:56</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hear from a leading industry analyst how your company can quickly enjoy a substantial return on investment from implementing Tripwire&rsquo;s configuration audit and control solution.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Forget Speeds and Feeds: ERP Outsourcing for the Mid-Market]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1249/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-24 09:35:29</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ERP Outsourcing for the Mid-Market discusses the nuances of outsourcing and critical success factors for mid-market companies.&nbsp; Specifically, how companies can effectively select a compatible outsourcing partner who understands both parts of the equation - business and technology - and how to create a governance environment that fosters a successful outsourcing relationship.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Supply Chain Event Management: Proactive Supply Chain Visibility]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1271/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-30 09:09:44</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When companies adopted Just-In-Time (JIT) tactics, they did so primarily to reduce inventory costs. For the most part, this strategy worked. Reducing stocks of raw materials, parts, assemblies and finished goods reduces carrying costs, allowing companies to invest the freed-up funds in more productive assets and projects.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Future of B2B Leaders: The Transition from Operations to Business Value Drivers]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1272/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-30 09:10:02</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper provides an overview of the growing opportunities for EDI managers and coordinators. It highlights how their role can change from being responsible for implementation of technologies for operational activities to being infrastructure leaders. It shows how they can deliver increased efficiencies and velocity for value chain automation, which increases visibility, control and agility for a business.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Migration Made Easy: Switching VAN Providers Without the Fire Drills]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1273/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-30 09:09:20</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The challenges presented by multiple Value-Added Networks (VANs) and managing diverse trading partners create barriers to the efficiencies promised by EDI. Multiple providers mean multiple points of failure with no one entity to hold accountable. Also, as trading communities grow, end-to-end supply chain visibility becomes an essential operational requirement.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Network Lifecycle Management - A Solution Approach to Managing Networks: A Perspective by EMA]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1319/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-12 14:41:34</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) provides insight challenges facing network engineering and operations team.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Maximize the Savings of Call Center Multi-Sourcing (While Protecting Service Levels)]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1379/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Not all companies that have adopted multi-sourcing have realized the expected levels of savings.&nbsp; A single over-arching problem is often the cause when multi-sourcing delivers disappointing results in service and/or savings.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[6th Sense Analytics Interviews Rusty Weston of Global Services Magazine]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1396/</link>
<pubDate>2008-06-20 14:39:28</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Jake Sorofman, Vice President of Marketing for 6th Sense Analytics interviews Rusty Weston, editor in chief of CMP Media&rsquo;s Global Services magazine, a premier publication focusing on the trends of off-shoring and outsourcing. The discussion focuses on the trend of globally distributed software development. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Managing Success in Outsourced or Offshored Software Development]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1397/</link>
<pubDate>2008-06-20 14:40:18</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This whitepaper outlines a way for organizations to build a modern framework for managing distributed teams that overcomes the structural challenges of working across far-flung locations, and ensures projects come in as expected&mdash;on time, on budget and on target with business goals. This framework reuses your existing development infrastructure to restore visibility and empowered decision making within your globally distributed software development projects.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Building Software in a Flat World]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1401/</link>
<pubDate>2008-06-20 14:39:49</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Offshore development has been embraced by the vast majority of commercial software vendors and enterprise application development groups. Why? Because a world flattened by globalization makes it possible to improve competitiveness by taking advantage of the easy exchange of low-cost, high-quality technical skills.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reducing the Cost to Serve the First WiMAX Subscribers]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1424/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-01 10:02:38</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper presents how a radically consolidated, scalable core network architecture based on multi-core processor technology can significantly reduce the cost of the core network and thereby reducing the cost to serve the first WIMAX subscribers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[eService: Winning in the Global Marketplace]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1494/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-12 12:33:16</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Internet, years after its emergence, continues to be a challenge for most organizations. This paper examines the notion of eService and the need for it in large, global organizations in particular. It also provides guidelines for developing an effective eService plan, and concludes with a discussion of the most significant benefits of implementing such a plan.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Avoiding Costs From Oversizing Data Center and Network Room Infrastructure]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1525/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-23 15:03:19</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The physical and power infrastructure of data centers and network rooms is typically oversized by more than 100%. Statistics related to oversizing are presented. The costs associated with oversizing are quantified. The fundamental reasons why oversizing occurs are discussed. An architecture and method for avoiding oversizing is described. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Determining Total Cost of Ownership for Data Center and Network Room Infrastructure]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1526/</link>
<pubDate>2008-02-05 12:28:58</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An improved method for measuring Total Cost of Ownership of data center and network room physical infrastructure and relating these costs to the overall Information Technology infrastructure is described, with examples. The cost drivers of TCO are quantified. The largest cost driver is shown to be unnecessary unabsorbed costs resulting from the oversizing of the infrastructure.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Access Control, Energy and the Environment]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1563/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-21 10:24:34</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Purchase price alone is not an accurate measure as to the true costs of a system. When evaluating the products offered by different vendors, the purchaser should take into consideration: purchase cost of equipment and software; cost of installing the infrastructure including data cable and mains power outlet and power cables; cost of installation; cost of maintenance; and more.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Moving to a Blade World: How Blade Computing Improves Your Business]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1571/</link>
<pubDate>2007-11-13 09:53:34</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The evolution of Blade Computing has moved from mere server consolidation to a way of managing IT assets which brings significant business benefits. This paper aims to explain those benefits to the business and IT manager, and show how blade computing can be implemented to save money and improve the way IT serves the business needs.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IT Asset Management: Saving Money, Reducing Risk]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1579/</link>
<pubDate>2007-11-14 12:24:30</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A majority of organizations do not have efficient ways of keeping track of their IT assets. That opens them up to dangers like system downtime from improperly implemented upgrades, potential licensing violations, poor customer service, overpaying on license fees and improper usage of software and the Internet by employees. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Protecting Exchange Environments from Spam]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1594/</link>
<pubDate>2007-11-27 10:43:15</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper will discuss the shortcomings of some established filtering methods and outline how SPAMfighter&#39;s community-based approach to filtering can result in it performing much better than competing products and delivering a far superior return on investment.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Blade Server and Storage]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1624/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With the introduction of blade products - like the HP BladeSystem c3000 and the new All-in-One SB600c storage blade - customers are more likely to turn to blades for their day-to-day server infrastructure needs. Learn more today.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The 12 Pitfalls of IT Systems Management]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1636/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-24 10:27:58</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You&rsquo;ll learn what the 12 pitfalls of IT Systems Management really are, as well as the bridges you need to cross them. Learn what the big framework solutions don&#39;t want you to know, and why they might not be the answer for your IT Department. Learn to leverage what you have and your limited budget to get you the Systems Management tools and Solutions you need.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Document Management Case Study: Salter, Feiber, Murphy, Hutson & Menet, P.A.]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1649/</link>
<pubDate>2008-02-21 15:48:17</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Like most law firms, Salter Feiber deals with vast amounts of documents, a significant portion of which needs to be kept for long periods of time. &quot;We tried to keep the files closed during the last 12 months onsite,&quot; says Kim Chewning, Firm Administrator. &quot;Everything else was sent to a third party for storage in a secure facility.&quot; However, as the archive grew, so did the storage cost. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Can Identity and Access Management Help Me To Improve Compliance and Drive Business Performance?]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1726/</link>
<pubDate>2008-09-25 10:29:04</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[CA Identity and Access Management automates the management of user identities and ensures that only properly authorized users can access critical IT resources from the Web to the mainframe. It empowers your organization to reduce IT costs, mitigate overall security risk, enable new business opportunities and deliver continuous regulatory compliance.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The CIO Wish List: 7 Steps to Mission Critical IT Services]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1758/</link>
<pubDate>2008-09-22 12:29:12</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[CIOs today are being called upon to interpret business strategy and priorities, then add value through information technology initiatives. At a time when &quot;critical to the business&quot; translates to &quot;mission-critical IT&quot;, how do you ensure end-to-end availability and reliability of the IT resources that enable your company&rsquo;s essential business processes.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Releasing Resources to Support Growth: The Long-Term Benefits of Finance Transformation]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1774/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-29 11:11:13</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[CFO Research Services and Concur developed the hypotheses for this research jointly.&nbsp; This study discovers how companies have deployed the savings they&rsquo;ve realized so far through their transaction-processing improvement efforts. Our survey of senior finance executives in North America reveals that the finance function has freed time and resources to pursue high-value activities like decision support and financial planning and analysis as a result of transaction-processing automation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chase & Sons Gain an Asset]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1804/</link>
<pubDate>2008-02-11 10:39:37</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chase &amp; Sons has been delivering innovative engineered products and processes to the wire and cable industry for over 50 years. They supply General Cable with specialty tapes. In the past, Chase &amp; Sons would allocate resources for &#39;emergency handling&#39; of orders which took time away from planning and other more strategic functions.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How General Cable Reduces Over 50% of Time and Costs Associated with Purchasing]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1805/</link>
<pubDate>2008-02-12 14:01:30</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[General Cable operates 28 manufacturing locations in 8 countries and is a leader in the development, design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products. Their products are widely used in communications, energy, industrial and speciality markets. General Cable has nearly 300 suppliers of raw material for their US operations.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Best Practices in Creating a Strategic Finance Function]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1815/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-18 10:38:06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many CFOs and the finance organizations they lead have started to take on new strategic roles within the enterprise. Their goal is to enforce stricter control processes to ensure legal and regulatory compliance, offer strategic insights into the internal and external business environment, and connect the business strategy with daily operations through performance tracking.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AIC Reduces Costs and Boosts Productivity with VMware Infrastructure 3]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1871/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[AIC, Canada&rsquo;s largest privately held mutual fund company, aimed to shrink their data center footprint and manage IT infrastructure more effectively. With the VMware Infrastructure 3 suite, AIC has been able to handily address its IT challenges and create a scalable, manageable IT infrastructure. Find out how much they saved, and how VMware impacted their organization&#39;s workload and productivity.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Perimeter Church Simplifies IT Administration with VMware]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1873/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As Perimeter Church&#39;s congregation expanded, their IT staff needed to find a way to meet the growing IT needs of the church with limited staff. Download this case study to learn how the Perimeter IT team has been able to perform its administrative functions much more effectively with VMware technology.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Virtualization: Not Just for Big Business]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1874/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-31 12:26:48</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A virtualized data center is a more nimble, responsive, and efficient data center. This report discusses the trend towards x86 virtualization and customer benefits, and examines how (in defiance of conventional wisdom) SMB customers have been embracing &ndash; and benefiting from &ndash; x86 virtualization at about the same rate as larger enterprises.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Speeding the Search for Offshore Developers]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1889/</link>
<pubDate>2008-02-01 13:32:02</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Companies exploring offshore software development often find an overwhelming array of options. For example, is India the best choice? What about China, Russia or Brazil? Time, distance and language barriers also make it difficult to assess the quality of offshore developers. How can businesses reduce the risks of offshoring? ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[3 Key Chapters from the Award-Winning Book 'Software without Borders']]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1890/</link>
<pubDate>2008-02-01 13:31:55</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Despite the fact that Software Executives are pressured to do more with less and cut costs to the bone, many see offshoring as a &quot;threat.&quot;&nbsp; They know they need to go offshore - but where? And with who? What they want is an easier, better, more effective and safer way to use offshore programming resources.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Economist: A New Mandate for IT]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1895/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-18 10:36:42</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Innovation is no stranger to the information technology function. Armed with increasingly sophisticated applications, IT-led teams have consistently found new ways to streamline enterprise business processes, vastly improving operating efficiency and reducing costs. Corporate leaders, however, are raising the bar: they expect IT&rsquo;s core mission to expand from cost-cutting to enabling revenue generation within a short period of time.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Service Delivery Innovation: Creating Client Value and Enhancing Profitability]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1909/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[To succeed in the professional services industry, your firm must continually improve its service delivery methods. Read how you can increase client value and lower costs through implementing more efficient resourcing and partnering processes and co-creating value with your clients.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Superstar CFO: Optimizing an Increasingly Complex Role]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1910/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[CFO Research, in collaboration with SAP, conducted a research study that asked 300+ senior finance executives about the ideal CFO&#39;s responsibilities. This thought leadership piece explores how CFOs should prioritize the external and company-wide mandates, as well as how they should manage the finance function itself.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Optimize Retail Operations and Lower Costs by Enhancing Your Use of IT]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper1991/</link>
<pubDate>2008-09-29 11:04:49</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Point of service is the key to every retail operation. But with e-mail marketing, in-store/self-service kiosks and more, the definition of point of service is changing. These changes create a unique opportunity to utilize advanced technologies to improve the customer experience. The IBM Retail Environment for SUSE LINUX (IRES) is designed to help retailers do just this -- while generating higher profits.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Make Funding and IT Asset Disposal Part of Your Green Strategy]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper2084/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-21 10:27:53</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Going green is becoming more than an altruistic aspiration to save the planet. A proactive corporate environmental policy is now an essential part of any company&rsquo;s overall business strategy. Download this paper to find out how IBM can help you to support environmental initiatives while achieving your company&#39;s long-term business goals.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Green Data Center: More Than Social Responsibility]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper2085/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-21 10:30:22</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Transitioning to a green data center and optimizing operating efficiency can be a complex undertaking. There are multiple components to factor into the equation&mdash;and best results can often be achieved by integrating improvements from multiple fronts. The good news is that IBM can provide many solutions and techniques to support such a transition.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IBM X-Architecture Technology: A Story of Innovation for x86-Based Servers]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper2093/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-15 11:45:38</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper describes the evolution of IBM X-Architecture technology and demonstrates how the melding of industry-standard components with IBM innovation produces servers that offer you a unique set of capabilities with which to effectively manage your business. You&rsquo;ll see why IBM systems equipped with X-Architecture technologies run faster&mdash;yet cooler&mdash;use less power, and are more reliable, easier to manage and better for virtualization than competitive servers, and offer a lower total cost of ownership (TCO).]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Can a Security Management Solution Help Me Reduce Risk and Protect Assets While Reducing Costs?]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper2128/</link>
<pubDate>2008-03-28 18:46:06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Managing IT security has become an even greater critical business issue due to the increased number of online threats and the need to protect access to all IT resources. Download this paper to learn how the CA solution can help you meet your security management needs while providing a unique set of advantages to benefit both your security strategy and your bottom line. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Buying Less Storage with NetApp]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper2205/</link>
<pubDate>2008-03-17 10:21:03</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper takes a look at using data virtualization to provide end-to-end data reduction efficiencies. It features three user case studies on how through data virtualization, users were able to have a significant impact on bottom-line expenses as they relate to the storage acquisition and ongoing data storage management costs. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cost Transparency for Business]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper2285/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-15 10:46:33</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Cost transparency in relation to IT consumption isn&#39;t just about showing which applications, physical resources or even individual users increase company&#39;s costs (although that can be valuable information). The real goal is to drive efficiencies throughout the whole business. This white paper offers some practical guidance on where to start.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Total Telecoms Expense Management: Looking Beyond Cost Cutting to Gain Greater Value]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper2424/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Voice and data communications are taking up an increasing amount of organizations&rsquo; budgets as more information is shared between and across more businesses. Person to person contact now includes richer media, more participants and is becoming increasingly mobile. Historically, telecoms expense management has focused on the mechanistic processing of bills, payment and costs of individual items. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Greening of Training: How Sustainability is Reshaping Organizational Learning]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper2433/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-14 13:40:52</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Is your company &ldquo;going green?&rdquo; Would you like it to? This paper looks at corporate sustainability efforts and the pivotal role that the learning department can play in them. Also included are practical ideas for making training more environmentally-friendly.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Learn How to Achieve High Availability While Managing IT Costs]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper2478/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-18 08:49:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This IDC white paper discusses how the current need for server virtualization, infrastructure consolidation and energy efficient technology requires significant changes to IT systems. It describes the steps to take to achieve high availability and reduce operational costs, while still adhering to the requirements of &ldquo;green IT.&rdquo;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Learn How Virtualization Solutions Increase Efficiency and Reduce IT Costs]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper2479/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-24 10:49:23</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This IBM white paper discusses how virtualization tools can help you build an infrastructure that is simpler, more cost efficient and more flexible. It covers the basics of virtualization &ndash; how it works, how the technologies relate to each other and how they are commonly implemented, including real-world examples.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Too Many Servers, Too Much Cost? The Answer is Virtualization]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper2480/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-18 08:43:19</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this podcast, you&rsquo;ll hear Tom Ready, Vice President of World Wide Server Services talk about the problems caused by server sprawl, such as increased hardware costs, decreased IT staff efficiency and excessive power consumption. You&rsquo;ll learn how server virtualization produces marked gains in productivity and efficiency, and impressive reductions in cost.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Controlling, Even Reducing, Energy Costs in Data Centers]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper2483/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-22 14:24:33</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you&#39;re looking to decrease power consumption in your existing data center (and who isn&#39;t?), the first step should be a detailed diagnosis. If, on the other hand, you&rsquo;re constructing a new data center, or expanding or upgrading your current center, it&rsquo;s critical that energy efficiency is built in from the start. This short IBM video addresses both.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How To Get More Data Capacity - Quickly, Efficiently and Affordably]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper2485/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-18 08:55:09</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Energy costs are rising. Floor space is shrinking. And demand for IT capacity continues to grow. In this white paper, IBM reveals the next generation data center: scalable, modular data centers (SMDC). Brief case studies illustrate how specific SMDC solutions helped solve critical business issues, such as outdated infrastructure and scalability. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[More Capacity, Less Cost. Scalable, Modular Data Centers Have Arrived]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper2491/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-18 08:45:53</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you need to add IT capacity yesterday, but there&#39;s no more space and no more budget, what can you do? This IBM white paper has the answer: a new concept known as scalable, modular data centers. You&#39;ll learn how and where they work, the substantial cost benefits they deliver, and how eight different firms are using them to meet various business challenges.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reducing IT Energy Drain for Business Gain]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper2511/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The crisis of mass power consumption in the corporate data center has come to a head. Power required to run data centers in the U.S. is estimated to be as much as that produced by five power plants in a year. Energy expenditures and requirements have doubled in the last five years, and computer disposal is the fastest growing type of waste in the world, according to top Stanford researchers and Greenpeace.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Buy Pre-Owned? Buyer's Guide 2008]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper2634/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An incredible array of organizations from both the public and private sector are buying pre-owned. These organizations include global public commercial enterprises, small businesses, ISP&#39;s, telecoms, non-profits, local and US government, military and educational institutions of all kinds. An overwhelming majority of the customers we&#39;ve surveyed mention the same fact - they just didn&#39;t know pre-owned was a real, safe and viable option. In this guide, we&#39;ll present you with critical information you need to make the switch.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fully-Integrated, High-Density VoIP and TDM Solution]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper2676/</link>
<pubDate>2008-05-16 16:41:53</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A premier service provider selects an integrated solution to roll out additional voice services leveraging newer Voice over IP (VoIP) technology. The solution integrates with a traditional phone system to increase the service provider&rsquo;s total volume of calls, and enables calls to route through IP for tremendous cost and performance savings.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Saving Time And Money With 3D Printing]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper2940/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[3D printing eliminates the need for third-party vendors, saving money and adding time to explore multiple design iterations. Read more about the benefits of 3D printing for your design process in this white paper.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lawson QuickStep For EAM, Saves You Time And Money]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper2964/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[QuickStep for EAM is a solution specially designed and preconfigured to provide the features and functions that companies need for asset management. It can reduce and streamline the steps required for a customized implementation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Track Actual Costs and Resource Usage on Projects?]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper2974/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For some projects, tracking actuals is unnecessary or is not worth the effort required. In other cases, however, tracking actual costs and resource usage is an essential aspect of the project control function. Why then is tracking actual costs and resource usage on a project ever worth the effort required to accomplish it?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Extreme Savings: Cutting Costs with Wide-Area Data Services]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper3025/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-23 09:05:15</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Did you know it&#39;s possible to cut IT costs without impacting day-to-day IT operations? In fact, when you download this white paper from Riverbed on cost-savings through wide-area data services, you&#39;ll discover how businesses of all different sizes have realized a return on investment in just a few months through significant hard cost savings in areas such as bandwidth reduction and IT consolidation. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Case Study: Extreme Savings with Riverbed]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper3026/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-23 09:04:34</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Want to understand how other companies are turning their Riverbed investments into cost-saving machines? Download this case study bundle and uncover the money-saving secrets of wide-area data services (WDS) from Riverbed. These four enlightening case studies about very different organizations show how enterprises can slash network and IT costs while simultaneously improving application performance and business processes.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Reduces IT Costs for IRMC Call Centers]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper3032/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this case study, you&#39;ll discover the tangible benefits to IRMC when they used VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure to virtualize their call center operations and support multiple call centers from a central data center. Their IT staff achieved increased flexibility, faster provisioning, redeployed IT staff, reduced IT costs, and improved competitiveness. Finally, review a detailed financial analysis to back up IRMC&#39;s 73% annual ROI, and see how they saved. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reducing the Cost of Messaging]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper3061/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Email is absolutely critical in making users productive: for example, a February 2008 survey conducted by Osterman Research found that 93% of email users consider email to be important or critical in helping them to get their work done. However, most decision makers are not aware of the true cost of providing email functionality to their users.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Optimizing Web and Application Infrastructure on a Limited IT Budget]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper3148/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-06 10:18:45</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Today&rsquo;s web and application infrastructure continues to expand applications for e-commerce, and communications with customers, partners and internal employees. For those responsible for deploying, maintaining and supporting these networked applications, there is an increasing need to get the highest performance out of datacenter equipment, while simplifying the complexity that causes excess overhead and unnecessary costs.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 Keys to Getting Started with Interactive Online Training]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper3170/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In today&#39;s global business environment, organizations have no choice but to seek new ways to optimize their budgets, respond nimbly to change and improve productivity. Download the 1080 Group research brief, Five Keys to Getting Started with Interactive Online Training, to learn how leading trainers are leveraging online tools to extend their reach, deliver more training and lower their costs.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Key Issues Involved In Managing Consultants' Time]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper3173/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This report was commissioned by Asta Development, AEC Systems business partner for project management solutions. The study was conducted amongst consultancies from the business/management and human resources sectors. The research was conducted by an independent IQCS (Interviewer Quality Control Scheme) and MRQSA/BS 7911 (Market Research Quality Standards Association) accredited agency on behalf of Asta Development plc.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Get Your Head Around Project Portfolio Management]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper3174/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Fortune magazine has reported that nine out of ten corporate strategies devised on the executive level are never implemented. Gartner estimates that 75% of all IT projects are considered to be failures by those responsible for initiating them &ndash; i.e. they did not do what was agreed, missed deadlines and/or came in over budget. Indeed half of the projects exceeded budget by 200%. A Standish Group study found that 31% of projects were cancelled outright and that the performance of 53% of all projects was so worrying that they were challenged.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Answer a CFO- Building the Processes to Manage the Financial Implications of Channel Programs]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper3301/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With numerous marketing programs created and rolled out to the channel, it is important for channel marketers to clearly understand the financial implications of program execution to ensure that adequate processes and controls are in place to allocate, verify and track the payment of all marketing funds. This is critical to ensure compliance with financial regulators and keep the CFO&rsquo;s office happy.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Creating a Global Presence: What to Consider, and Not Consider, on the Road to Globalization]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper3338/</link>
<pubDate>2008-09-29 09:57:38</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Going global? Whether your strategic objective is profitable growth or reducing costs &mdash; or both &mdash; pursuing a globalization strategy means overcoming business and IT challenges on a global scale. From the results of two major globalization studies discussed in this white paper, learn how other manufacturers are taking these challenges head on &mdash; and winning, often in major ways. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reducing Cost, Risk, and Errors with IT Process Automation Webcast]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper3549/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Featuring an expert from Enterprise Management Associates, this webcast discusses some tactical steps towards automation of various IT processes, showing how even in processes with interdependent tasks, IT Process Automation can start IT groups down the path of reducing complexity and error rates, two of the leading drivers of cost and chaos.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Virtualization and Automation Drive Dynamic Data Centers]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper3551/</link>
<pubDate>2008-10-10 09:43:40</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Data Center Automation enables you to manage change processes, ensure configuration compliance and dynamically provision servers and applications based on business need. By controlling complexity and automating processes in the data center, your data center becomes more adaptive and agile. Effective Data Center Automation lets you leverage virtualization, manage capacity, and reduce costs and also helps reduce energy usage and waste.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Can Communication Service Providers Deliver Exceptional Support to Multi-Services Customers?]]></title>
<link>http://research.cramsession.com/whitepaper3559/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In today&rsquo;s converging, multi-services market, leading providers must standardize processes and IT infrastructure across their multi-play offerings in order to improve profitability while reducing costs.]]></description>
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