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Total cost of ownership (TCO) remains a significant factor influencing enterprise resource planning (ERP) strategies and
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2011-02-10
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Organizations tend to focus on the "what"—that is, the vendor or the product—when determining total cost of ownership (TCO).
However, it's often the "how"—that is, deployment aspects—of enterprise resource planning (ERP) that has a greater impact
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2011-03-25
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While concerns regarding open source are still being debated, many companies are experimenting with and deploying open source
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2010-04-09
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Total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis allows organizations to provide a like-for-like comparison between various solutions
for the same project. Assuming that the benefits of a project would be the same regardless of the solution, the solution with
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2010-06-02
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The benefits from enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have been well documented. However, its return on investment
(ROI) is rarely satisfactory. The failure of an ERP package can be disastrous, but by understanding how to deliver a positive
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2010-03-11
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It’s essential to better understand the challenges associated with identifying, pursuing, and managing total cost of ownership
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2010-03-11
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Users implementing enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for the first time are often intimidated by the time and cost,
and want to accelerate the go-live date. Acceleration, when done with the right implementation strategy and tools, can be
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2010-03-11
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Small to medium businesses (SMBs) that want to improve e-mail and collaboration efficiency need to assess the total cost
of ownership (TCO) of potential e-mail solutions. This study identifies three key considerations for calculating the TCO of
Microsoft Exchange, and then compares the TCO of Kerio MailS (...)
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2010-03-11
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Buying a software solution that doesn’t closely fit your business processes significantly impacts the time and money your
company needs to make it work. There are particular challenges in using a generic enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
for the printing and packaging industry. Read about the f (...)
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2010-03-11
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Total cost of ownership (TCO) is one of the most difficult metrics to benchmark. Even when using the clearest of metrics,
companies often obtain inadequate results. Instead of thinking solely about how to calculate and reduce TCO, companies should
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2010-03-11
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One of the first and seemingly simple questions that companies ask when making IT investments is “how much does it cost?”
Many often find themselves wondering why—even after a successful implementation—their costs keep going up. When evaluating
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2010-03-11
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There is a real cost associated with buying and using a customer relationship management (CRM) software system. Licensing,
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2010-03-11
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Whether you’re about to embark on a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) initiative or you’re just looking for more value
from your existing ERP solution, you must start with your business strategy and competitive advantage. When key business requirements
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2010-03-11
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Consult midmarket enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions buyer's guide.This ERP buyer's guide can be the key of your
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2010-03-11
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The total cost of ownership for on-demand solutions is much lower than that of traditional on-premise solutions, even when
evaluated over a three- to five–year period. In fact, on-premise solutions require significant investments in IT infrastructure
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2010-03-11
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2010-03-11
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Simplify your life with 10 critical questions to ask a manufacturing enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor. Acquire IT
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2010-03-11
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To dramatically lower datacenter costs and improve competitive advantage, IT organizations should start with an examination
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2010-03-11
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Enterprises looking to understand their Internet provider (IP) telephony implementation costs must go beyond simple analyses
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2010-03-11
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A common pain many business managers experience is the proliferation of spreadsheet-based reports and tracking. Disconnected
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2010-03-11