Whether it’s a sports FanFest, music festival, esports tournament, expo, or conference, the world of live events is changing. If a sponsor needs to ask, “Was our event successful?” you’re already behind the game. Learn why.

Sports apparel retailer Fanzz uses iPad kiosks to accept in-store orders on their website, increasing the number of sales on their site and keeping more in-store customers.

Delaware North Sportservice provides food concessions to fans at U.S. Cellular Field, home of the Chicago White Sox baseball team. Delaware North operates 20,000 square feet of food service areas that feed up to 40,000 hungry fans per game. The company needed to replace old light box menu boards with cost-effective digital displays to improve promotion of food items and drive visitor traffic to the Chicago Sports Depot retail store.

Maverik is a regional convenience store chain that operates more than 270 convenience stores with a brand identity and décor theme around adventure, sports, and the outdoors. Maverik needed a digital signage program to reinforce the brand, drive foot traffic from the pump stations into the store, and promote food purchases.

What can you see and discover when you’re able to explore trends and make predictions with your organization’s data? If you’re a midsize home delivery business, you can discover new ways to make customers happy. If you’re a local government agency, you can predict where your resources are needed most. And if you’re a growing hospital, you can bring life-changing patient data directly to doctors and nurses. In this e-book, we’ve profiled six organizations that are using self-service visual exploration to make big improvements in the way they work. From college administrators to professional sports teams, everyone makes better decisions with easy access to powerful, interactive analytics.

There are a number of factors contributing to the growing popularity of streaming live events or offering content on demand, from anywhere, any time, on any device. Live streaming major sporting events such as the Superbowl or the Olympics is now a viable alternative to broadcast TV. And as Limelight’s 2017 State of Online Video report reveals, the average number of online viewing hours is almost six per week. However, as viewer expectations continue to rise, keeping audiences happy and engaged isn’t easy. In this white paper we discuss current trends and what to expect in 2018. We examine the role Content Delivery Networks (CDN) can play in optimizing the delivery of online video content at global scale, and the technologies available to ensure the lowest latency delivery possible. You’ll learn: Why sports leagues are enthusiastic about live streaming their events How content distributers can differentiate their services The apparent challenges of delivering live and on demand v

Video quality can be measured in multiple ways, but the primary metrics – playback reliability and image quality – are the most critical. Get these right, and content providers are on their way to winning the loyalty of online audiences and driving monetization. Get them wrong, and viewers will defect in a heartbeat. For live-streaming events, such as sports, where there’s can’t-miss fast action, the ante is raised even higher. In this white paper, we’ll explore why online video quality matters and the specifics of how it should be measured. Get a peek “under the hood” to understand the core elements of video delivery that contribute to high-quality viewing experiences. Most importantly, see why the choice of a content delivery partner is essential to your online video success.

Steve Romeo, VP of IT and Business Technology Solutions at Breg, a sports medicine company, discusses the benefits of accessing sales information in Outlook or on an iPad with Oracle Sales and Marketing Cloud Service.

Steve Romeo, VP of IT and Business Technology Solutions at Breg, a sports medicine company, discusses the benefits of accessing sales information in Outlook or on an iPad with Oracle Sales and Marketing Cloud Service.

As with sports cars, performance is a top buying criteria for firewalls. Because if you can’t keep up with the traffic—real traffic, not traffic in the labs—your apps will be unhappy, and your users even more so.

This eBook tells the story of a real company, just like yours, with reach operations challenges, and shows you how Prep Sportswear overcame them by moving toward DevOps and using performance Management.

Read this white paper to get an in-depth look at the benefits of embracing a digital business model, and find out how sports teams of all types can use cloud service providers with digital marketing and analytics tools to gain a competitive edge on the marketing playing field.

Day-to-day operations of public venues are increasingly complex. Examine common requirements and functions of a successful critical paging solution-whether for a hospital, shopping center or sports arena.

Industry analysts expect North American sports industry revenue to grow at a compounded annual rate of 4.8% to reach $67.7 billion by 2017, with customer-generated data the most collected type of external data.1 IBM Fan Insight, a software as a service-based solution available in the IBM Softlayer Cloud, and offers sports teams the breakthrough customer intelligence they need to lead in their industry.

Have you ever wondered how push notifications impact app user retention rates? This first of its kind study analyzed the 90-days after first app open for 63 million new app users, comparing retention rates of those who received push notifications with those who did not. We uncovered surprising, and critical, insights as well as devised recommendations on how to keep users engaged and decrease user churn. This 61 page benchmark report is full of data points, insights and recommendations. Download it to learn about: • The impact of messaging at different intervals in the app user lifecycle • Recommendations on when & what to message to increase new user retention rates • Insights on the data specific to four key verticals - retail, media, sports & recreation and utility & productivity.

More and more sporting goods and outdoor sports retailers are using the rich and robust Epicor® Eagle N Series® solutions for higher profits and faster growth—all while building loyal customer relationships. Now, with hundreds of additional enhancements built in, Epicor Eagle N Series software can help you streamline nearly everything you do for your business so you can focus on running more efficiently and profitably. With Eagle N Series, you can: • Simplify everyday processes—natural, intuitive workflows whisk you through everyday activities, plus it includes specialty tools for firearms compliance and equipment rentals • Manage complex inventory despite seasonal and trend-based demand swings • Improve overall business performance—make fast, informed decisions using intuitive on-screen analytics and dashboards What do businesses powered by Eagle N Series have to say about it? Read on to find out.

Running a successful firearms and shooting sports retail business offers unique challenges. To achieve growth, you need a software solution that streamlines nearly every aspect of your firearms business—letting you focus on running a more compliant, efficient, and profitable operation. Created in collaboration with Orchid Advisors, Epicor FFL Compliance Manager is a robust, cloud-based system for firearms retailers that seamlessly manages ATF compliance for higher profits and faster growth. This fast, easy-to-use bound book solution can: • Quickly package compliance reports on demand and review bound book activity with dashboards to support ATF inspections • Save time by scanning serial numbers instead of entering them manually • Relieve audit stress thanks to easy access to bound book data and on-demand, ATF-friendly reporting Read on to hear from businesses currently powered by Epicor FFL Compliance solutions.

In today’s competitive market, FFLs often have inadequate tools that are hindering their growth, or are often sold software rather than solutions to their ATF compliance needs—leaving them confused and less compliant than before. Fortunately, it just got easier to streamline compliance processes and keep your Bound Book up-to-date. Get the facts in a quick-reading guide from the FFL Operations experts at Orchid Advisors and the software experts at Epicor. Learn how firearms businesses like yours are using cloud technology to keep their bound book to date, making compliance tasks much simpler and more cost effective. • Why the ATF changed its rules in 2016 and how you take advantage of it • Practical tips for moving your Bound Book to the cloud, stress-free • Streamline business process and improve ATF Compliance

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Columbia Sportswear had a smooth downhill ride when it came to virtualizing their SAP landscapes, thanks to EMC and VMware. Watch this video to find out how EMC solutions helped Columbia migrate their operations to the cloud on their terms, and manage the system once it was in place.

"In a small business like ours, the IT director wears many hats and budgets are always tight. Standardizing on HP solutions streamlines management, enhances productivity and reduces environmental impact."

The Oracle Hospitality Sports and Entertainment Simphony platform is a complete technology solution for venue management. With mobile and cloud solutions, ensure your venue is able to maximize revenues, while delivering a modern fan experience.

Web and mobile technologies are changing the way people live. The good news for the sports and entertainment industry is that web and mobile technologies can help you engage with your customers like never before. That engagement leads to greater loyalty and improved revenues and profitability for your business. Oracle Hospitality provides technology to some of the world’s most successful stadiums and arenas. This paper shares 20 ideas for how your venue can leverage web and mobile technologies today and into the future.

More than 40% of sports fans worldwide abandoned concession lines in the past 12 months – without making a purchase – because of excessive waiting, according to Oracle Hospitality Sports and Entertainment’s research report The Fan Experience: Changing the Game with Food and Beverage. The global study surveyed more than 3,500 sports fans in eight countries – Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom and United States – and focused on uncovering their top priorities. Most importantly, the survey aids venue operators by identifying “pain points” and solutions designed to trigger greater attendance and spark sales.