Operating finance and HR in silos leaves your organization with incomplete data, inconsistent metrics, and strategic uncertainty. Fortunately, you don’t have to settle for silos. Read this whitepaper to learn eight key benefits of bringing finance and HR together in one system.

Today’s marketers are leveraging technology and data to drive decision making: demand gen, marketing communications, and other disciplines can strongly demonstrate their value with metrics that summarize tangible bottomline impact on the business. That hasn’t been true for PR. In PR, we’re still tied to legacy metrics that are more about counting mentions and ‘clips’ than about measuring business impact.

For both finance and HR, this separation is often driven by organizational obstacles, disparate systems and data sources, regulatory uncertainty, and a lack of complete visibility into the business. As Joseph Fanutti, CFO of Bill Gosling Outsourcing, says of his own organization’s challenges, “Finance operated its own silo, HR its own, operations its own. There was a lack of consistency in terms of how we viewed the business.” He recalls, “Numbers were always challenged, no one could agree on metrics, and people couldn’t agree on what actions to take going forward.” If this situation sounds familiar, that’s because it’s commonplace across organizations the world over. Strategic uncertainty and incomplete data are symptoms of a larger problem: a lack of unification among finance, HR, and operations teams. Managers need to make financial and people decisions in tandem, yet traditional systems store this information independently. This separation creates multiple versions of the same u

A Beginner's Guide to Marketing Data Analytics Marketing Data is big & highly fragmented Big data is messy. It’s scattered across platforms, it’s diverse, and in its raw form, it’s practically unusable. We know, it’s a painful truth. The fact of the matter is that having a lot of data doesn’t necessarily mean that you have the answers to your most pressing questions. Looking for the most relevant bits in your pile of big data is like looking for a needle in a haystack. But don't you worry - we are here to help. This handy e-book will give you a short overview what quality matters, why data is so important and what you need to pay attention to. Best thing is: getting this ebook is super easy. Just fill out the form to the right and voilá - your download is ready. Enjoy this read!

In this whitepaper, we take a closer look at some of the biggest challenges facing e-commerce businesses, namely understanding your data in general and, more precisely, your customer acquisition costs (CAC). It's full of inspiration, useful tips and actionable insights for you to step up your marketing game. In order to reap the fruits from your data seeds, you have to make sure you tackle these five challenges full-frontal: Knowing what data to capture Understanding customer behaviour Finding your technology solution Ensuring analysis is impartial Optimising website content - especially for your offline users

Master Your Client's Data To Build An Advertising Agency For The Future This is the first part of our ebook Strategic Playbook For Data-driven Advertising Agencies. In this instalment we cover how agency executives can benefit from their client's data to maintain a sustainable, future-proof business in times of digital transformation. Scaling your business with Marketing Intelligence Building a data strategy to stay ahead of the curve Mastering the end-to-end data management process Once you decide to master your data, you will be rewarded with deep, meaningful insights and happy long-term clients that get the most out of their data. We know it’s worth it! Signup and download the 28-page pdf-document to understand how data will secure your spot in the future advertising industry.

Ensuring your data is compliant can be a fairly straightforward task. Your IT team works their way through the checklist, and stays out of trouble with lawyers and regulatory agencies. There’s value to that. But true data protection is more than regulatory compliance. In fact, even if you’re compliant, your organization could still be at risk unless you strategically identify and protect your most valuable data. Traditionally, you’ve been presented with IT security metrics—sometimes reassuring, other times alarming. But simply reviewing IT security metrics is not meaningful in and of itself. As an executive, you don’t evaluate issues in siloes. Instead, you excel at assessing issues in the broader context of your organizational operations. In other words, technical security data and metrics lack value unless viewed through the lens of business risk. When you’re presented with IT security metrics, your question is: What does this mean for my business? And ultimately, what data should I

As digital business evolves, however, we’re finding that the best form of security and enablement will likely remove any real responsibility from users. They will not be required to carry tokens, recall passwords or execute on any security routines. Leveraging machine learning, artificial intelligence, device identity and other technologies will make security stronger, yet far more transparent. From a security standpoint, this will lead to better outcomes for enterprises in terms of breach prevention and data protection. Just as important, however, it will enable authorized users in new ways. They will be able to access the networks, data and collaboration tools they need without friction, saving time and frustration. More time drives increased employee productivity and frictionless access to critical data leads to business agility. Leveraging cloud, mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructures, enterprises will be able to transform key metrics such as productivity, profitabilit

To keep your organization and your data safe, it is crucial to consider forward-thinking approaches to cybersecurity. In this e-book, we discuss how you can augment your existing website infrastructure or within a data center with security measures in the cloud for a more robust security posture. We share Akamai’s approach to cloud security as well as those of other vendors. We then take a closer look at some commonly used, but sometimes misleading, metrics — so you can make more educated decisions about the best solutions for your needs.

In recent years, it seems like technology is changing faster than it used to in decades past. As employees devour newer technologies such as smartphones, tablets, wearables, and other devices, and as they become more comfortable with solutions such as Dropbox and Skype, their demands on enterprise IT intensify. Plus, management and other decision makers are also increasing their demands on enterprise IT to provide more infrastructure with less cost and time. Unfortunately, enterprise IT organizations often don’t see much, if any, associated increases in funding to accomodate these demands.

Watch our webinar, 4 Steps to Building a Customer Satisfaction Engine. SurveyMonkey's Director of Customer Success, Jeffrey Coleman, will show you how to: - Ask questions that yield actionable data - Scale follow-up actions and improvements - Analyze survey data and get key metrics - Close the loop by turning data into action

Oracle has just announced a new microprocessor, and the servers and engineered system that are powered by it. The SPARC M8 processor fits in the palm of your hand, but it contains the result of years of co-engineering of hardware and software together to run enterprise applications with unprecedented speed and security. The SPARC M8 chip contains 32 of today’s most powerful cores for running Oracle Database and Java applications. Benchmarking data shows that the performance of these cores reaches twice the performance of Intel’s x86 cores. This is the result of exhaustive work on designing smart execution units and threading architecture, and on balancing metrics such as core count, memory and IO bandwidth. It also required millions of hours in testing chip design and operating system software on real workloads for database and Java. Having faster cores means increasing application capability while keeping the core count and software investment under control. In other words, a boost

Oracle has just announced a new microprocessor, and the servers and engineered system that are powered by it. The SPARC M8 processor fits in the palm of your hand, but it contains the result of years of co-engineering of hardware and software together to run enterprise applications with unprecedented speed and security. The SPARC M8 chip contains 32 of today’s most powerful cores for running Oracle Database and Java applications. Benchmarking data shows that the performance of these cores reaches twice the performance of Intel’s x86 cores. This is the result of exhaustive work on designing smart execution units and threading architecture, and on balancing metrics such as core count, memory and IO bandwidth. It also required millions of hours in testing chip design and operating system software on real workloads for database and Java. Having faster cores means increasing application capability while keeping the core count and software investment under control. In other words, a boost

To keep your organization and your data safe, it is crucial to consider forward-thinking approaches to cybersecurity. In this e-book, we discuss how you can augment your existing infrastructure within the data center with security measures in the cloud for a more robust web security posture. We also share Akamai’s approach to cloud security as well as those of other vendors. We then take a closer look at some commonly used, but sometimes misleading, metrics — so you can make more educated decisions about the best solutions for your needs.

" One thing is clear: the old way of running IT just won’t work in the new business environment.Truth is, preparing your IT department (and your company) to be agile, cost-efficient, metrics-driven, and flexible will require a change in how you operate. To support new business processes, you would do well to turn to a converged system, like HP ConvergedSystem for Virtualization. In this paper, we look at the greatest challenges faced by IT departments, and how traditional configurations, processes, and organizations are poorly-equipped to handle today’s workplace. We discuss the benefits of converged systems that are engineered to handle virtualized workloads. Finally, we look at HP ConvergedSystem for Virtualization as a simple and effective way for businesses to optimize their data center infrastructure and processes to better meet business needs."

This white paper focuses on communicating metrics to the board of directors.

This white paper focuses on communicating metrics to the board of directors.

In the past, Enterprise IT managed the back of?ce…the data center…the systems that kept the business running. Today, there is a mandate for IT to adopt a new role—one that speaks a common language with the business. This new IT mans the storefront, interacts directly with customers and thinks beyond uptime metrics to give equal consideration to cost, spend, quality and consumption.

Why investing in better business intelligence tools is critical to your success

Agile and Lean are built on a foundation of continuous improvement: You need to inspect, learn from and adapt your performance to keep improving. Enhancing performance begins with having accurate, comprehensive data. The multitenant architecture of CA Agile Central is uniquely positioned to provide access to anonymized industry benchmarking data from tens of thousands of agile teams. CA Agile Central Insights capabilities, part of a CA Agile Central Unlimited Edition subscription, provide performance metrics and benchmarking data for individual teams, teams of teams and even whole business units, departments and organizations.

HR leaders hear lots of talk about "getting a seat at the table" among the leadership functions of an organization. But what does "getting a seat" really mean? Simply put, CEOs are demanding a more strategic approach in managing today's workforce needs, as well as in planning for future needs. As an HR leader, how can you take ownership of the talent strategy in your organization? It's time for you to find out. Talent can move the needle in your organization. By exploring six best practices that all HR leaders should follow, this complimentary guide shows you how to earn the respect of fellow business leaders. Download it today.

From data to intelligence in 5 simple steps. The best place, we suggest, is with expert, practical guidance. Download this informative resource.

Technology plays an integral role in enabling businesses to have access to insightful analytics. By providing metrics on core workforce facts, workforce financials, productivity and performance, talent development and succession and human capital risk, companies are able to identify those 10- 15 metrics most important to business goals. This will enable them to present the Board of Directors with a comprehensive and concise story of workforce capabilities. The best place, we suggest, is with expert, practical guidance. Download this informative resource.

Baseball has always collected in-game data. However, until recently, fans didn’t have easy access to the various statistics that coaches used for key decisions important for the development of the players and success on the baseball field. It’s not unlike how traditional business intelligence is delivered. Data and reports are set aside for a few experts who determine what is important for you. Today, baseball statistics are widely available during broadcasts on TV, PCs and mobile devices. Basic data displays like inning and score are enhanced with metrics meaningful to students of the game, such as pitch speed, strikeout percentages and hit zones. It’s a good example of vital information being delivered in real-time, on demand and in context.

The data in this report is based on metadata from Vectra customers and prospects who opted to share detection metrics from their production network environments.