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This paper acts as a well-qualified resource to support the validity of how outsourcing key HR functions can produce positive business results.

In this eGuide, you'll learn about ten foundational risks that small and growing companies face and how those risks can be minimized or even eliminated.

Read about three companies and their challenges that drove them to outsource.

This paper acts as a well-qualified resource for to support the validity of how outsourcing key HR functions can produce positive business results.

In this eGuide, you'll learn about ten foundational risks that small and growing companies face and how those risks can be minimized or even eliminated.

Commercial launch is a critical and complex period in the Life Sciences product life cycle. The transition from clinical development to commercial operations can seem overwhelming as companies face considerable challenges in transforming from an R&D-driven organization to one focused on achieving in-market business and commercial excellence. Core to successful launches is preparing the company for a whole new raft of capabilities, processes, and relationships, and in doing so there are a number of factors included in this checklist that companies should consider and questions they should answer.

In July 2013 Acxiom commissioned Forrester Consulting to evaluate how companies use the data they collect from their customers to make better decisions on their marketing campaigns by gauging their experiences and attitudes around their use of and future vision for using customer data across multiple marketing channels. In order to understand this topic, we conducted interviews with 11 executives representing a range of roles and perspectives, including consumer packaged goods companies, financial services organizations, and agencies.

This infographic includes results from a 2015 survey conducted exclusively for CBS Interactive and illustrates: • The top-ranked security threats of 2014 • The percentage of companies adopting mobile security technology • The most popular data protection methods • What to look for in a comprehensive data protection solution

Technology is transforming how we do our jobs, and employees expect the business to accommodate their work habits. › Companies must identify roles and profiles and support their needs. Not every employee will require the same devices to get their jobs done efficiently and effectively. It is paramount for organizations to seek out specific devices to enable different worker personas. › IT must become a trusted partner to keep security top of mind. Employees showed a lack of trust toward IT when facing an issue with their device or ecosystem. It is imperative for IT to become part of the solution and not the problem; otherwise, workers will find ways to go around security policies and fix problems on their own, putting the firm at even more risk. › Employees require a more complete ecosystem. Employees need not only devices to get their jobs done effectively but an entire ecosystem as well. Without this, businesses will fall further behind in a fiercely competitive market and lose employ

IT Transformation is a concept that resonates with companies even more now than it did 12 months ago. It sounds synonymous with digital transformation, but in actuality, IT Transformation is the set of enabling technologies, processes, and focus areas that make effective digital transformation possible. A company that transforms its IT infrastructure no longer has to rely on rigid, manual, siloed, legacy technologies. It sees a boost in IT operational speed, efficiency, scale, and cost effectiveness—tasks are automated, processes streamlined, and resources are freed up. Those IT-level improvements fuel a larger-scale digital transformation, allowing the company to thrive in today’s digital economy. It is able to out-innovate, out-think, and out-pace its competitors—ultimately becoming the disruptor, not the disrupted.

Transforming IT to meet the emerging requirements of a rapidly advancing digital economy is a priority for most companies today. Market economies and quickly evolving digital interactions are driving new and increasing demands on IT infrastructure for organizations of all kinds – from small businesses to enterprises to public institutions. IT requirements to support a variety of digital use paradigms (personal devices, IoT, VMs, VDI) are changing quickly, and organizations need to respond in order to be competitive in this evolving digital world.

APIs are the unseen language of the Internet. They power digital transformation across industries by allowing applications to talk to one another and operate as crucial backend services to websites and mobile apps. As a dynamic and somewhat hidden technology, it can be challenging to find detailed information about the API space. We combined findings from our recent API survey of business leaders from over 400 leading technology companies with industry data to compile four need to know facts about APIs.

The consumerization of technology and rise of mobile adoption in emerging and established markets have driven companies to invest enormous capital and resources into pursuing the best possible mobile experience for all of their end users. But, without a focused mobile performance solution, these investments can only go so far. Download now to learn more

Even if companies understand that an omnichannel approach performs better in terms of operational metrics and meeting customer expectations, there’s still the question of how to do it. How should companies go about adopting an omnichannel support solution?

As companies increasingly look to provide a better experience for customers, offering support across multiple channels is becoming more popular than ever. According to the Aberdeen Group, companies doubled the number of channels they use to interact with customers between 2012 and 2017. But there’s a difference between providing support on a few channels and delivering a truly integrated omnichannel solution. Using the Zendesk Benchmark, our crowd-sourced index of customer service interactions from 45,000 participating organizations across 140 countries, we examined why companies are going omnichannel and what sets the companies using Zendesk for omnichannel support apart from everyone else.

Every day we use location apps on smartphone devices to get us where we need to go, and to find services and products we’re looking for. However, smartphone location apps aren’t just helping individuals navigate their way around. Forward-thinking businesses are using these apps to help them get their messages straight to the right audience, at the right time, too. It’s why the connected car and in-map location marketing is a growing area of opportunity—helping companies to meet KPIs whilst transforming the landscape of marketing at the same time. This on-demand webinar with experts from HERE and eMarketer discusses how to improve location-based audience segmentation and build a more accurate consumer profiles, as well as how real-time location targeting enables hyper-targeted marketing campaigns.

With support for Windows Server 2003 ending, transitioning to Server 2012 is clearly a must for companies. While migration will be an adjustment for organizations relying on niche applications that are 10 years old, the costs of not upgrading to Server 2012 could prove fatal.

When it comes to the middle market, Key has a dedication like no other bank. Our commitment and focus allow us to deliver relevant, actionable, and tailored solutions for middle market companies. As part of this commitment, KeyBank conducts quarterly surveys with middle market executives. We believe that the more we know, the better we can serve you. Check out what leaders are saying about the economy, future growth and cybersecurity when you download our latest quarterly report. Member FDIC. © 2017, KeyCorp. CFMA 20170424- 224928

When it comes to the middle market, Key has a dedication like no other bank. Our commitment and focus allow us to deliver relevant, actionable, and tailored solutions for middle market companies. As part of this commitment, KeyBank conducts quarterly surveys with middle market executives. These surveys help us discover overall industry sentiment on topics of importance to you. We believe that the more we know, the better we can serve you. Check out what leaders are saying about their outlook on the U.S. economy, expansion plans, and their thoughts on changing healthcare policy when you read our latest quarterly report.

As businesses look for new ways to create value for customers through digital experiences, it's clear that some firms are more advanced than others. This report analyzes the characteristics that distinguish the more advanced innovative companies from those just starting their digital journey. Digital leaders can use this analysis to help benchmark their own progress toward becoming a digital business.

Former Intel CEO Andy Grove once coined the phrase, “Technology happens.” As true as Grove’s pat aphorism has become, it’s not always good news. Twenty years ago, no one ever got fired for buying IBM. In the heyday of customer relationship management (CRM), companies bought first and asked questions later. Nowadays, executives are being enlightened by the promise of big data technologies and the role data plays in the fact-based enterprise. Leaders in business and IT alike are waking up to the reality that – despite the hype around platforms and processing speeds – their companies have failed to established sustained processes and skills around data.

Big data evolution: forging new corporate capabilities for the long term is an Economist Intelligence Unit report, sponsored by SAS. It explores how far along companies are on their data journey and how they can best exploit the massive amounts of data they are collecting.

How Pharmaceutical Companies Smartly Automate to Strengthen Profitability.

How Pharmaceutical Companies Smartly Automate to Strengthen Profitability.

As complex product companies look to build sales opps they're using mobile platforms (iPads and Smartphones) to demo products anywhere, anytime. But the question is, who's developing the dynamic content that's exciting prospects and accelerating sales?As complex product companies look to build sales opps they're using mobile platforms (iPads and Smartphones) to demo products anywhere, anytime. But the question is, who's developing the dynamic content that's exciting prospects and accelerating sales?