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Traditionally data accusation in plants has been done using paper log sheets and manual spreadsheets, which focuses more on documentation.  As a result, the exercise of taking plant readings has become routine, to the point where the true benefit of the exercise is lost.  Technology and software now gives us the ability to automate data collection and manipulation for increased efficiency.

Has your organization run into difficulties adapting to evolving business conditions? Is there interest in being able to increase the efficiency of your operational processes? Are your business experts looking to more easily control the decisions within mission-critical systems? If you have answered 'yes' to any of the above, you may benefit from integrating a Business Rules Management System (BRMS) into your organization's overall enterprise architecture.  Learn more today!

Webinars have become a common business practice. They reduce travel time and costs, increase geographic reach and enable greater efficiency.

This case study outlines how Gateway Health realized a 291% ROI by using NetApp solutions to reduce infrastructure costs, increase IT staff efficiency and increase user productivity through simplification and virtualization of their SAN environment.

In this program, leading experts from Featured Analyst Firm Gartner, Inc. and Veeam Software break down this industry shift and what it means to you. You'll find out why Mazda Motors of America saw virtualization as a great opportunity to not only save costs and increase efficiency, but also to modernize their backup and data protection strategy - and why Mazda chose Veeam Backup & Replication to make it happen.

Key financial stakeholders for Lowenstein Sandler were looking for a solution for tracking employee time that would eliminate paperwork and increase efficiency and productivity. As a result, they settled on AsureForce Time & Labor Management.

Does your team have enough time in the day? Is productivity difficult to define? Download this ebook to learn how to be more efficient as a team. In today’s fast-paced marketing environment, you are constantly being asked to increase productivity, report on what you’re working on, when it’ll be done and what’s next. At the same time there are frequent interruptions and new work requests while you’re juggling multiple tasks for multiple campaigns in various stages of completion. Sound familiar? Check out this ebook to learn about the top 10 productivity problems marketing teams face and strategies for how to solve them. Learn how to: • Manage interruptions effectively • Streamline approval processes • Efficiently juggle multiple work requests • Know resource availability to plan future work without overcommitting • Provide work measurement and accountability without breaking a sweat Get the ebook today!

The increased mobility of the workforce is changing the way we work. Business users want the flexibility to share and collaborate on content that drives their business while IT needs to ensure the security of that data, no matter where it goes. An effective enterprise collaboration solution must consider people, processes and technologies to be effective, but where to begin? This comprehensive Buyer’s Guide offers guidance on how to develop your organization’s requirements with regard to: Risk management – avoiding data breaches and loss of information that can result in non-compliance Business productivity - allowing for secure collaboration while enabling teams to work anywhere on any device IT efficiency - supporting the full breadth of external business content requirements while integrating with existing applications and protocols This Buyer’s Guide offers a holistic approach for your evaluation process by examining the granular aspects of enterprise file sharing, as well as i

Comprehensive network visibility and control increases business efficiency and enables business growth while maximizing security.

In today’s business model, organizations must provide support and flexibility in addressing the needs of a growing mobile workforce, and interactions with external partners, suppliers, and clients. In short, today’s business model must look beyond corporate walls and extend their business processes and access to business information in an effective, and secure manner regardless of device type. In this way, cloud applications can be leveraged to enhance and extend business processes beyond their corporate walls and support the increasing use of mobile devices. This paper presents the challenges and benefits of implementing an integrated cloud solution that provides the flexibility, agility, and security business organizations need to increase operational efficiency, and responsiveness.

Learn how core corporate processes can help your company meet financial objectives and mitigate risk in troubled economic times. Discover how streamlining common processes can reduce costs, and how you can increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the processes that differentiate you from the competition.

There has been an increased interest in companies adopting Managed Print Services to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Industry analysts have produced substantial amounts of material on the benefits and reasons why one should go down this road... but have they been listening to vendors too much?

By now, most organizations are clear on the advantages and benefits of wireless data solutions in the enterprise: namely, increased productivity, improved efficiency and improved response times resulting in decreased costs and increased revenue opportunities. But with these advantages come risks, and most have to do with controlling the data contained on wireless devices and the networks and applications to which they connect.

Today, many companies are investing in wireless and mobile solutions. Where mobility was once viewed as a risky venture, its value is now understood. These solutions are expected to increase productivity and improve efficiency due to improved field-based access to knowledge within the mobile workforce. In the current competitive climate where companies must compete globally, wireless solutions are no longer about gaining an edge, but about keeping up with the competition.

Learn how to use IT analytics to achieve better business performance and see how crucial it is for increased efficiency and profitability.

Outdated, manual services aren’t just frustrating for citizens, they slow government processes down and increase costs. The Governing Institute recently analyzed how well state governments deliver digital experiences for citizens, employees, and businesses. Read Delivering on the Digital Experiences that Drive Efficiency to learn: • How digital experiences measure up in all 50 states • About our new customer experience maturity model for state governments • Best practices for improving digital processes in your own state

It’s hard to grow your business if you can’t see what’s coming next. What will the demand be for a specific product or service and how should you adjust production? What revenue can be expected and from which channels? Where are the best areas to expand your business? Predictive analytics can provide the answers executives, analysts and business managers need to reduce costs, operate more efficiently and increase the bottom line. Join IBM SPSS and guest Mark Lack, Manager of Strategy Analytics and Business Intelligence with industrial products company Mueller Inc. for a look at how to decrease costs and improve your business’ profitability with predictive analytics. You’ll learn how Mueller extends the value of its Big Data environment by applying predictive techniques to accurately forecast sales, prevent fraud and reduce losses from damaged inventory, saving the company significant time and money.

This white paper outlines ways that technology can help manufacturers meet these challenges, increase operational efficiency, and step ahead of competitors with more proactive planning, greater shared visibility, and more agile and more profitable responses to change.

Virtualization is one of the most highly demanded of all IT projects this decade because it enables enterprises to reduce capex and opex costs and at the same time increase business efficiency and agility. However, implementing, supporting, and managing virtualization can often be difficult tasks, especially as deployments increase in scale and complexity and impact more areas of the datacenter. These more complex infrastructures often require highly skilled engineers with in-depth business knowledge and systems management capabilities. Projects such as infrastructure optimization and automation initiatives for self-service provisioning are key because they enable enterprises to streamline business processes and utilize cloud strategies and mobility solutions. IDC shows how partnering with experts who can implement, optimize, support, and manage virtualized environments may be the right course of action. By utilizing partners, enterprises will be able to avoid some of the potential pit

Cross-channel marketing is no longer an ideal to strive for, but a practical reality you can achieve. However, technology is never the whole answer.

Many hospitals are losing revenue and receiving poor reviews due to process inefficiencies that can often result in missed or delayed appointments and patient dissatisfaction. Additionally, with the influx of newly insured health care patients resulting from the Affordable Care Act’s new regulations, it is more of a challenge than ever before to guide patients through the hospital system in an efficient manner. In this white paper, we’ll examine how hospitals can use mobile technology to enhance the patient and visitor experience and drive new revenue through increased efficiency.

Optimizing cooling is one of the first areas data center managers should look to in order to reduce costs and increase efficiency.

Learn how mobile applications add flexibility for manufacturing and see why there is a growing need for faster information due to fast-paced global competition that is pressuring businesses to increase the efficiency, productivity and profitability of their business processes.

"The healthcare industry struggles along the entire paper trail from start to finish. The current process is slow, costly, inefficient, full of errors, vulnerable to security breaches and hurts the people they are chartered to care for. Download this complimentary whitepaper and discover how DocuSign’s eSignature solutions modernize healthcare and life sciences organizations by eliminating paper and antiquated signature processes while meeting compliance requirements and reducing costs and errors. You will learn how DocuSign helps the healthcare industry to: • Reduce turnaround times for diagnostic result documents by weeks • Cut excessive administrative expenses and eliminate manual rekeying errors • Increase efficiency by eliminating time spent sending paper forms with doctors’ signatures"

"IBM invites you to join us for an expert presentation and discussion of the methods and tools available to help Lean Six Sigma teams drive increased levels of efficiency, effectiveness and quality. This webcast will focus on how Lean Six Sigma teams can use collaboration tools to: Increase process efficiency and reduce waste Improve process quality and reduce variance Listen to the 'voice of the customer' to drive process improvement IBM Blueworks Live is a process modeling tool used by Lean Six Sigma teams to improve business performance and deliver greater value to customers and stakeholders."