Wed, 30 April 2014
Software Security Pays Off: How Heartland Payment Systems Gains Steep ROI Via Software Assurance Tools and Methods
Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. Read a full transcript or download a copy. Heartland Payment Systems has successfully leveraged software-assurance tools and best practices to drive better security within its IT organization -- and improve their overall business performance. In this first of a two-part series -- Does Software Security Pay? -- hear directly from Ashwin Altekar, Director of Enterprise Risk Management at Heartland, as he shares his insights and knowledge with Amir Hartman, the Founder and Managing Director at MainStay, a marketing and IT advisory services firm in San Mateo, California. We’ll learn how Heartland, based in Princeton, New Jersey, has improved governance results in innovative ways across the organization, thanks to both security best practices and HP Fortify tools. Hartman, who recently completed a software-assurance return-on-investment (ROI) study, also shares details from that study on how HP Fortify has impacted Heartland’s IT organization. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. Read a full transcript or download a copy. Sponsor: HP.
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Category:technology -- posted at: 10:09am EDT |
Tue, 29 April 2014
Ariba's Product Roadmap for 2014 Points to Instant, Integrated and Data-Rich Business Cloud Services
Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. Read a full transcript or download a copy. The next BriefingsDirect thought-leader interview focuses on the Ariba product roadmap for 2014 -- and beyond. Ariba’s product and services roadmap is rapidly evolving, including gaining more analytics capabilities. BriefingsDirect had an opportunity to learn first-hand how at the recent 2014 Ariba LIVE Conference in Las Vegas. To learn more about the recent news at Ariba LIVE -- and also what to expect from both Ariba and SAP Cloud in the coming months -- we sat down with Chris Haydon, Senior Vice President of Solutions Management for Procurement, Finance and Network at Ariba, an SAP company. The discussion is moderated by Dana Gardner, Principal Analyst at Interarbor Solutions. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. Read a full transcript or download a copy. Sponsor: Ariba, an SAP company.
Direct download: BriefingsDirect-Aribas_Product_Roadmap_for_2014_Points_to_Integrated_and_Data-Rich_Business_Cloud_Services.mp3
Category:Enterprise IT -- posted at: 1:51pm EDT |
Fri, 25 April 2014
Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. Read a full transcript or download a copy. This next BriefingsDirect case study explores how early-adopter Arlington Computer Products (ACP) improves their financial processes and operations using the new AribaPay cloud-based B2B payment service. Agile business services are entering into a new era, an integrated and on-demand approach to ordering, billing, and settlement processes between buyers and seller. A prime example is Ariba's partnership with Discover, the financial services organization, to create AribaPay. At the recent 2014 Ariba LIVE Conference in Las Vegas, BriefingsDirect had an opportunity to learn first-hand how the new approach works and benefits a first major user, ACP. To understand how AribaPay fulfills the last critical step in an end-to-end P2P process, we sat down with Arly Guenther, Chief Executive Officer at Arlington Computer Products in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, and Drew Hofler, Manage Cash Solution Marketing Director at Ariba, an SAP company. The discussion is moderated by Dana Gardner, Principal Analyst at Interarbor Solutions. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. Read a full transcript or download a copy. Sponsor: Ariba, an SAP company.
Direct download: BriefingsDirect-Arlington_Computer_Products_Simplifies_and_Speeds_Billing_and_Payments_with_AribaPay.mp3
Category:Enterprise IT -- posted at: 11:50am EDT |
Mon, 21 April 2014
The Future of Business Success Hinges on How Well Innovation Drives Supply Chain and Procurement Advantages
Find the podcast on iTunes. Read a full transcript or download a copy. The next BriefingsDirect thought-leader panel discussion focuses on the future of business and how companies can benefit from the new insight and analysis that transparent business networks and processes allow. The power of data-driven business networks and the analytics derived from them are increasing, but how do enterprises best leverage that intelligence as they seek new services, products and efficiency? How do automation and intelligence enter the picture for better matching buyers and sellers? BriefingsDirect had an opportunity to learn first-hand at the recent 2014 Ariba LIVE Conference in Las Vegas. To learn more about how business -- led by procurement -- is changing and evolving, and how to best exploit this new wave of innovation, we sat down with Rachel Spasser, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Ariba, an SAP company, and Andrew Bartolini, Chief Research Officer at Ardent Partners in Boston. The discussion is moderated by Dana Gardner, Principal Analyst at Interarbor Solutions. Find the podcast on iTunes. Read a full transcript or download a copy. Sponsor: Ariba, an SAP company.
Direct download: BriefingsDirect-The_Future_of_Business_Success_Hinges_on_How_Well_Innovation_Drives_Advantage_and_Results.mp3
Category:Enterprise IT -- posted at: 1:47pm EDT |
Tue, 15 April 2014
HP ART Documentation and Readiness Tools Bring Better User Experience to Nordic IT Solutions Provider EVRY
Listen to the podcast. Find it on iTunes. Read a full transcript or download a copy. Nordic IT solutions provider EVRY has taken automation and agility to new heights in its training and documentation of IT products and services, and found that even small steps can make a valuable return on user adoption patterns. By using HP's Adoption Readiness Tool (ART) to help its employees work better with IT management solutions and processes, EVRY, based in Oslo, has gained new advantages in the adoption and understanding of both new and existing technology. BriefingsDirect had an opportunity to learn first-hand how EVRY mastered production of documentation and readiness tools when we interviewed Sigve Sandvik, Solution Adviser at EVRY, at the recent HP Discover 2013 Conference in Barcelona. The discussion is moderated by Dana Gardner, Principal Analyst at Interarbor Solutions. [Learn more about HP ART.] Listen to the podcast. Find it on iTunes. Read a full transcript or download a copy. Sponsor: HP.
Direct download: BriefingsDirect-Service_Manager_and_Readiness_Tools_Bring_Better_User_Experience_to_Nordic_IT_Solutions_Provider_EVRY.mp3
Category:Enterprise IT -- posted at: 1:54pm EDT |
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