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Best Practice is a management idea which asserts that there is a technique, method, process, activity, incentive or reward that is more effective at delivering a particular outcome than any other technique, method, process, etc. The idea is that with proper processes, checks, and testing, a project can be rolled out and completed with fewer problems and unforeseen complications.

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Smart SOA- Best Practices for Agile Innovation and Optimization
By : IBM Corp Published Date: Apr 17, 2008
In this era of unprecedented change, organizations need agility to adapt rapidly. Part of what separates winners from losers is the ability to respond quickly and intelligently to market opportunities, competitive threats and regulatory constraints - in short, to innovate and create value. The best companies understand how to use technology for strategic advantage to help accomplish these goals. Service oriented architecture (SOA) can help.

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Employee Education Pack by MessageLabs - Strengthen Your IT Security with End-User Education
By : MessageLabs Ltd. Published Date: Jul 14, 2008
At MessageLabs, we understand that deploying best practices in security means working with the people around you - and we'd like to help! Download this free pack of resources to help educate your employees about the latest threats and best practices around email and web security.
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MessageLabs Ltd.
Grant Thornton Achieves 99.7% Accuracy Tracking IT Assets
By : Absolute Software Published Date: Mar 05, 2008
Discover how Grant Thornton standardized its IT asset management across a nation-wide network of leased computers to reduce loss rates, achieve regulatory compliance and drive down total cost of ownership. By tightly controlling all network end-points, Grant Thornton was able to achieve close to 0% loss of all mobile IT assets.
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Absolute Software
Getting Value from Industry Best Practices: The High-Tech Supply Chain Challenge
By : SAP Published Date: Apr 20, 2008
Examine how adoption of industry best practices can fuel excellence in supply chain operations of consumer and high-tech OEMs. ASUG/SAP benchmarking studies measure the performance of industry leaders and reveal their secrets. SAP industry experts can help you rapidly harness the power of supply chain best practices.
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SAP
How Lack of Delegated User Administration and Integrated Workflow Will Sink Your Identity Management
By : CA Published Date: Mar 27, 2008
This document examines ways delegated user administration and integrated workflow with centralized controls can save an IT organization time and money, leading to increased user productivity and creating more secure IT computing environments.
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CA
How Do I Drive Value Through a Value Network?
By : SAP Published Date: Jan 01, 2008
Supply chains are becoming value networks. How do companies design value networks to gain competitive advantage? What are the best practices? And, what determines value? In this Report, we share answers to these questions to help you drive greater value for your company.
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SAP
How Energen Corporation Transformed Its Business With SAP Plant Maintenance and Project Systems
By : SAP Published Date: Jan 01, 2008
See how this diversified energy company used SAP Best Practices and the SAP for Utilities solution set of software and services to automate processes, eliminate inefficiencies, and reduce costs.
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SAP
HRO Innovation: Building Blocks to Derive Full Value
By : SAP Published Date: Mar 03, 2008
Taking human resources outsourcing beyond lip service to the adoption of best practices and better use of technology.
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SAP
ITIL Version 3 and the IT Service Catalog
By : newScale Published Date: Aug 06, 2007
Demand for IT services is outpacing the growth of IT budgets. The business constantly requests new services, requires higher service levels, and expects more consistent service delivery. With supply constrained, the only solution is to manage this demand more effectively. The new version of ITIL prescribes essential changes to help IT and the business tackle this difficult task.
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newScale
Keeping Up Your SOX Compliance and Turning IT into a High Performer by Improving Change Control
By : Tripwire Published Date: Jan 26, 2007
This paper covers the implementation, disclosure and ongoing evaluation of internal controls for SOX compliance with a focus on the role of IT, as well as the penalties for non-compliance.
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Tripwire
10 Best Practices for IT Request Management
By : newScale Published Date: Nov 15, 2007
This white paper outlines the challenges associated with IT Request Management and ten best practices that represent the hard-won knowledge from dozens of successful Service Request Management projects. By following these guidelines, your IT organization can provide more responsive service delivery, increase operational efficiency, and improve internal customer satisfaction.
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newScale
Monitoring Physical Data Center Threats
By : APC-MGE Published Date: May 01, 2006
While well-understood protocols exist for monitoring physical devices such as UPS systems, computer room air conditioners, and fire suppression systems, there is a class of distributed monitoring points that is often ignored. This paper describes this class of threats, suggests approaches to deploying monitoring devices, and provides best practices in leveraging the collected data to reduce downtime.
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APC-MGE
Midmarket ERP Solutions Checklist
By : InsideCRM.com Published Date: Jan 14, 2008
So your midmarket company has done its research and has settled on what you feel is the perfect ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution? Not so fast. Before you sign on the dotted line, consider these 12 key points to ensure you're making the best possible decision.

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InsideCRM.com
Network Lifecycle Management - A Solution Approach to Managing Networks: A Perspective by EMA
By : HP Software Published Date: Aug 17, 2007
Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) provides insight challenges facing network engineering and operations team.
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HP Software
Oracle Recovery Manager Design Best Practices with Data Domain
By : Data Domain Published Date: Jan 09, 2008
Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) is a built-in tool that allows the Database Administrator (DBA) to easily backup and recover the data in an Oracle database. RMAN handles the coordination required to ensure that transaction integrity is preserved and sufficient information is maintained to recover the database to any appropriate point.
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Data Domain
On-Demand Records Management: Meeting the Challenge
By : Océ Business Services Published Date: Sep 06, 2005
Effective records management has never been more crucial to meeting corporate governance, risk management and operational mandates. Yet half of enterprises lack a fully implemented records management program. Download this white paper to learn how strategic outsourcing can help you mitigate risks, apply best practices, meet compliance mandates and improve overall records management ROI.
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Océ Business Services
Patient-Centric: the 21st Century Prescription for Healthcare
By : IBM Published Date: May 16, 2006
Throughout the industrialized world, healthcare systems are in crisis. Aging populations and skyrocketing costs are putting unprecedented financial and organizational pressure on healthcare providers and payers. The result is often a decreasing level of care. In response, fundamental changes are taking place. Patient-centric systems are evolving in which the patient's well-being and the responsibility for good health are defining treatment and operational policies.
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IBM
Server Virtualization: Do's and Don'ts for Mission-Critical Manufacturing Systems
By : Stratus Technologies Published Date: Jan 08, 2007
Discover best practices you can use to benefit from server virtualization today. Avoid mistakes that could affect the availability and performance of your mission-critical manufacturing IT solutions.
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Stratus Technologies
Symantec NetBackup Design Best Practices with Data Domain
By : Data Domain Published Date: Jan 07, 2008
This white paper walks you through how Data Domain integrates with NBU, including planning and sizing considerations, operational considerations, offsite replication, and other integration basics so you can get the most out of this powerful solution.
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Data Domain
Spotlight on Operations - Sustained Growth through Operational Excellence
By : SAP Published Date: Jul 09, 2008
This offer is a report from the Economist Intelligence Unit. It features results from an EIU survey of top executives concerning their current thoughts, attitudes, and best practices related to operational excellence.
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SAP
The IT Service Catalog: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
By : newScale Published Date: Nov 13, 2007
This white paper is intended to share some of those lessons learned and suggesting ways you can achieve success by avoiding the most common pitfalls. But before we talk about the typical mistakes in creating a Service Catalog, let’s briefly review its purpose.
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newScale
The Business of Interactive Entertainment
By : IBM Published Date: May 12, 2006
Appropriately sizing and hosting your online game project’s infrastructure can improve your bottom line. In this white paper, IBM describes the current state and direction of key technological trends and how they impact the business of games, focusing on what online game companies need to know to more rapidly and efficiently build a better game.
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IBM
The Greening of Training: How Sustainability is Reshaping Organizational Learning
By : SkillSoft Published Date: Dec 31, 2007
Is your company “going green?” 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.
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SkillSoft
Understanding the Real Risk for Asset-Intensive Companies
By : IBM Published Date: Mar 19, 2007
The goal of having one enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for all business processes remains popular. However, there are still many misconceptions associated with using enterprise resource planning solutions in asset-intensive industries. This white paper discusses and demystifies the myths for decision makers in asset-intensive industries. You’ll also see how IBM Maximo Asset Management can enhance the quality of asset data, contribute to the safety of the workforce, and help facilitate best practices that significantly impact the long-term success of your business.
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IBM
Video of the 12 SEO Campaign Killers
By : Fathom SEO Published Date: Feb 06, 2008
Watch what not to do when launching a search engine optimization (SEO) campaign to attract more visitors, leads and sales. This video covers keyword performance, ROI considerations, holistic approaches and ranking analysis.
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Fathom SEO
 
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