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whitepaper In Search of a Silver Bullet for Risk Management2009-08-13 Ernst & Young
  With government funding of the financial services sector in full swing nearly the world over, all eyes are focused on how financial institutions manage their businesses and control their risks. For the foreseeable future, the industry can expect elevated levels of distrust, scrutiny and regulation. While the campaign to improve holistic Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) is by no means new, the stakes and costs associated with weak performance have risen. An organization's ability to implement a seamless and holistic risk management program - one that successfully achieves alignment among business, financial, technological and compliance risks - is increasingly viewed as a catalyst for competitive advantage.   
whitepaper The Hedge Fund Disclosure Paradox2009-08-13 Ernst & Young
  It has long been accepted that risk management is a core competency for generating absolute returns within a hedge fund strategy. Historic performance levels supported the view that expertise in identifying, measuring and managing risk was proprietary. Prior to the downturn, superior performance enabled hedge fund managers to diffuse investor requests for greater transparency in risk management practices. Today, however, proprietary processes - once considered a competitive advantage - are viewed as potential sources of undue risk. Amidst profound investor regret, embarrassment and distrust, investors, regulators and directors are demanding formal and comprehensive approaches to governance and risk management that are open to independent third-party review and evaluation.   
whitepaper Achieving Remarkable Returns: Consider an Investment in Treasury Management2009-08-12 Ernst & Young
  What's the return on treasury? A large alternative investment manager obtained a partial answer while examining its cash management practices, including overnight investing. A few simple changes to its operating practices are now saving the company millions of dollars annually. And no, it isn't the installation of a whole new battery of processes, personnel or technology. Rather, it's the addition of a single, newly hired professional cash manager followed by an analysis and refinement of prior practices and procedures. Attention to a number of previously overlooked fundamentals can lead to significant returns and reduced risk for alternative investment managers.   
whitepaper IBM Webcast: Information as a strategic asset for smarter SOA2009-08-06 IBM
  Implementation roadblocks cause some SOA projects to fall short of delivering expected ROI. Join the Webcast and see how IBM® data services, data abstraction and your own information assets can help you achieve the business benefits and ROI you expect from your SOA project.

Tags: Internet and Web, Internet and Web, IT Budgeting, IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper Simplify Backup Operations to Improve Your Total Cost of Ownership2009-08-05 EMC
  The attendee of this webcast will discover technologies that can optimize the data protection environment. This webcast will show how EMC Data Protection Advisor enables backup reporting, alerting, monitoring, and analysis by collecting a broad set of data and transforming it into actionable information. The attendee will see how an EMC customer achieved a fast ROI and improved operations - while better leveraging existing infrastructure.

Tags: IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper Nationwide Financial Leverages Consolidated BI Platform for Risk Management, Sales & Marketing Analyses2009-08-01 Netezza
  Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. (NFS) provides financial services that help consumers invest and protect their long-term assets, and also offers retirement plans and services through public- and private-sector employers. NFS has an impressive growth record through its ability to offer customized retirement products that give customers more choices and control over their financial security. The company relies on sophisticated business intelligence software to analyze sales and marketing data so it can continually refine its offerings and marketing strategies. With its unique analytic appliance, Netezza provides NFS with a high performance data warehouse platform that allows NFS to use business intelligence applications to full advantage - to look deeper, wider and certainly faster to deliver more targeted offerings than its competitors.

Tags: Business Functions, IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper Rehosting Mainframe Workloads: Legacy Migration and Modernization Solutions From HP and Clerity2009-08-01 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  With today's emphasis on improving Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Return On Investment (ROI), organizations must find new ways to decrease costs while maintaining functionality, meeting service level agreements, and mitigating risk. If business relies on mainframe systems, one may feel locked into a proprietary infrastructure with annual software, hardware, and support cost that are becoming increasingly less competitive. Yet the applications running on the mainframe are likely crucial to business. Many organizations are now taking the approach of moving valuable legacy applications to open systems server environments with greater economies of scale and increased business flexibility so that they can reduce overall expenditures and open up new opportunities for increased IT value.

Tags: IT Budgeting, Internet and Web		   
whitepaper Emerging Green Intelligence: Business Analytics and Corporate Sustainability2009-08-01 SAS Institute
  This white paper, Emerging Green Intelligence: Business Analytics and Corporate Sustainability, reviews a portion of the research and provides analysis and insights on the topic of business analytics. It is part of a series of white papers for C-level executives intended to facilitate sharing the most important insights from the research.   
whitepaper The Lean Approach to Business Forecasting: Eliminating Waste and Inefficiency From the Forecasting Process2009-08-01 SAS Institute
  Most companies spend way too much time and resources on forecasting, yet still complain about inferior results. Whether one is an employee, an executive or a shareholder of one of these companies, this situation is unacceptable. But by applying a lean approach - that is, by identifying and eliminating waste in the forecasting process - it is possible to achieve better results with much less effort. This white paper provides simple and practical methods for applying the lean approach to forecasting at organization. It shows one how to become more efficient in forecasting process - spending less time and money while getting better results.

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whitepaper The Customer You Know: Keeping, Leveraging and Profiting From Current Customers With Business Analytics2009-08-01 SAS Institute
  This white paper reviews a portion of the research and provides analysis and insights on the topic of business analytics. It is part of a series of white papers for C-level executives intended to facilitate sharing the most important insights from the research. There is no business model that exists without a customer. The primary purpose of any business is to attract - and keep - customers. Regardless of sector, size, or style, the business that underestimates the value of its customer risks forfeiting market share to competitors that are better able to create, retain, and extract value from those who purchase their products or services.

Tags: IT Budgeting