IT Costs

White Paper: Resultant

IT managed services—also called outsourced IT—keeps an eye on your technology systems and gives you a resource when anything goes wrong. Your provider makes sure your computers and servers and everything that supports them—the firewalls, software, applications—are up to date and functioning as they should. And, depending on which partner you choose, an IT managed services provider can help your organization reach its desired outcomes.  

White Paper: Inspur Group Co. Ltd

Apache Spark is a fast and general engine for large-scale data processing. To handle increasing data rates and demanding user expectations, big data processing platforms like Apache Spark have emerged and quickly gained popularity. This whitepaper on “Optimizing Apache Spark with Memory1”demonstrates that by leveraging Memory1 to maximize the available memory, the servers can do more work (75% efficiency improvement in Spark performance), unleashing the full potential of real-time, big data processing. This Technology Whitepaper Covers: How Spark works? What are the issues that subvert the full potential of Apache Spark’s disaggregated approach? How to simulate the critical demands of a typical Spark operations workload? How to eliminate the hardware cost concerns traditionally faced in multi-server Spark deployments? What efficiency metrics are involved in the Spark operations? Key issues faced by Spark in traditional, DRAM-only deployments How to Avoid the high cost of DRAM-only implementations in Apache Spark architects

White Paper: ServicePower

Maximization and optimization techniques help field service organizations to solve fundamental service problems. They provide an imperative way of making business decisions, focused on achieving the highest outcome in a cost effective manner. Companies operating in the service ecosystem attempt to achieve this outcome by adhering to the principles of maximization and optimization. What is service ecosystem and what is its role in field service organization? The service ecosystem refers to the complex array of business functions and transactions involved in the delivery of field service to end-customers. Field service organizations include a service ecosystem which dispatches field technicians with the right parts and skills to deliver services in a timely manner. This whitepaper on service ecosystem gives a brief insight into: The service ecosystem imperative: Adhering to the principles of maximization and optimization to create and maintain thriving, profitable businesses Challenges regarding maximization & optimization Ways of achieving maximization and optimization objectives by companies The role of technology in achieving the imperative of maximization and optimization Service ecosystem KPIs related to optimization &  maximization How Optimized scheduling enables a field service organization (FSO) to optimize appointments by ensuring high level of compliance Download this whitepaper and learn more about solving field service problems faced by field service organizations and how ServicePower, an expert in providing Optimization Technology has come up with an innovative way of  mobilizing field service management to improve productivity and efficiency.

White Paper: ServicePower

What is Quantum annealing and how can it revolutionize your field service organization? Implementing Quantum Annealing technology has enhanced the speed of field service businesses. It is critical to control costs, manage cyclical demand, ensure consistent delivery of services and improve customer satisfaction through an age old scheduling technology. Increased use of mobile workforce management software has increased the need for schedule optimization, as it is simple and less efficient for field service businesses. Field service business have been using age old schedule optimization techniques based on an artificial intelligence algorithm called Simulated Annealing, to optimize work schedule. ServicePower, a veteran Mobile Workforce Management provider, has come up with the new optimization algorithm called Quantum Annealing (QA). This white-paper looks into incorporation of new Quantum Annealing algorithms into the latest schedule optimization solutions to improve field service businesses. Why Quantum Annealing over Simulated Annealing? What are the different scheduling approaches implemented through Quantum annealing? What is intelligent scheduling? How does service scheduling use simulated annealing? What are the advantages of Quantum Annealing? Download this whitepaper to know more and understand the improvements of Quantum annealing over simulated annealing.

White Paper: Sapphire Systems

Globalisation is seen as a trend, although barriers abound in the field of accounting as it has been changing dramatically. Globalization of the business environment presents many challenges in accounting, with significant differences in auditing practices, as rules, regulations, taxation and governance frameworks vary from region to region. In such conditions, meeting the accounting challenges is becoming hard, thus the need arises to answer a few questions such as: What are the key things to look for when evaluating a global accounting system? What should you look for when selecting a global accounting solution? What are the key changes required in accounting and accounting methods? What is the role of International Accounting Standards? Does the consulting team or partner have a presence in all of the countries you operate in? This whitepaper looks at some of the challenges organizations face in their quest to embrace globalisation, and identifies a new approach which overcomes cost and complexity to facilitate consistent financial reporting across the world.

White Paper: OpenText

The first step in developing a strategy for optimizing your operations in B2B E-commerce is to determine the total cost of ownership (TCO) . The B2B environment is complex and a “true” TCO comparison must be considered to avoid mistakes and take right steps to lower TCO. So what cost, speed and agility factors must be considered to determine if your B2B E-commerce program should be developed in-house or outsourced? How can your business sort through the complexity in order to develop a strategy for creating a mature B2B E-commerce program that will yield benefits such as reduced costs, improved capabilities and increased customer satisfaction? What expenses must be carefully examined to provide the most accurate determination of TCO? This TCO whitepaper encompasses more than just the hardware, software and infrastructure costs .It shows how to identify the key roles, tasks, and cost components that should be considered in a comprehensive cost analysis of managing a B2B E-commerce program. This B2B E-commerce whitepaper covers: • Identifying the B2B roles and responsibilities • Calculating Total Cost of Ownership for Your B2B Operations • Implementation Planning Cost Considerations • IT Support and Infrastructure Planning for B2B Programs • TCO Saving Through B2B Managed Services • Maintaining and Growing a B2B Program • 25 Steps to successful B2B Program Management Cycle

White Paper: Taulia

This AP and Working Capital report offers a guide for organizations actively exploring working capital solutions/Tools. Capturing early payment discounts is the top goal for any Accounts Payable (AP) department, as it ultimately grants organizations huge returns on cash. Learn how to use working capital tools/software to increase discount capture while also alleviating AP pains around invoice approval and payment. Inside this Accounts Payable and Working Capital report  : Working Capital in AP and DDM Working Capital in SCF And Electronic Payments Optimizing the Supply Chain With the Perfect Payment Index Choosing the Right Dynamic Discounting and working capital solution