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ROI

ALSO CALLED: Return On Investment, ROI Calculators, Cost Calculators, and IT ROI
DEFINITION: The law of diminishing returns is a classic economic concept that states that as more investment in an area is made, overall return on that investment increases at a declining rate, assuming that all variables remain fixed. To continue to make an investment after a certain point (which varies from context  … 
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The ROI and TCO Benefits of Data Deduplication for Data Protection in the Enterprise
sponsored by Data Domain
WHITE PAPER: Deduplication storage is quickly becoming the standard for disk-based backup and nearline storage use in enterprise data centers across many industries.
Posted: 26 Aug 2008 | Published: 26 Aug 2008
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Surviving and Thriving in Tough Times
sponsored by TIBCO Spotfire Division
WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, Dr. Mark Whitehorn of PenguinSoft Consulting discusses how leading firms use business intelligence to manage risks and spot new opportunities during the economic downturn.
Posted: 22 Aug 2008 | Published: 21 Aug 2008
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Silverpop Vtrenz Webinar: "Do More. Earn More. Automate BtoB Marketing Tasks"
sponsored by Vtrenz, Inc
WEBCAST: B2B marketers have a broad range of responsibilities, from tactical execution to strategic visioning & scramble to fill the sales pipeline with leads, build their teams, establish standard processes and demonstrate a ROI.
Posted: 22 Aug 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Budgeting | Marketing | ROI

OTC Derivatives Processing: Blazing a Trail to Automation
sponsored by EMC Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Read this whitepaper to understand how automation of the confirmation process will allow firms dealing in OTC derivatives to not only handle more volume, but to do so with less operational risk.
Posted: 21 Aug 2008 | Published: 15 Aug 2008
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From Cold to Hot: Lead Nurturing Programs That Generate Sales
sponsored by Vtrenz, Inc
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains the importance of lead nurturing–in the lead management process. It discusses best practices for nurturing leads in today's competitive business environment, and offers advice for implementing a lead-nurturing program.
Posted: 20 Aug 2008 | Published: 20 Aug 2008
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Desktop Delivery: Making Desktop Virtualization Work
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper discusses Desktop Virtualization and the impact on desktop management.
Posted: 20 Aug 2008 | Published: 20 Aug 2008
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Initiating Your Virtualization Project
sponsored by IBM
VIDEOCAST: In this presentation, virtualization expert Barb Goldworm provides an in-depth introduction to virtualization, showing how and where virtual technology can add value to IT infrastructure.
Posted: 18 Aug 2008 | Premiered: 18 Aug 2008
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The True Value of Learning
sponsored by SkillSoft Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper discusses a different culture that is developing for learning and training departments. This new cultures prime concern is meeting monetary and fiscal targets.
Posted: 15 Aug 2008 | Published: 15 Aug 2008
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Customer Relationship Management - Fast Return on Investment (ROI) in Sage CRM SalesLogix Implementations
sponsored by Sage (UK) Limited
WHITE PAPER: This report explains how a wide range of Sage CRM SalesLogix customers define ROI and the return they are achieving with their Sage CRM SalesLogix implementations.
Posted: 14 Aug 2008 | Published: 14 Aug 2008
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Customer Relationship Management - Integration for a Customer Centric View
sponsored by Sage (UK) Limited
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides a valuable list of factors for executive management, IT decision makers and sales professionals to consider when planning a successful CRM integration project.
Posted: 14 Aug 2008 | Published: 14 Aug 2008
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ROI DEFINITION (continued): …  to context) is to receive a decreasing return on that input.

The law of diminishing returns has broader applications than economics. In fact, it is one of the most widely recognized economic principles outside of the economic classroom. In a call center, for instance, service level improvements decline in rate in relation to each additional successive agent added.

Other real-world examples abound:



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