ANALYST REPORT - As the key findings in this report will show, developing or enhancing a spend analysis program and closing process gaps to ensure tight linkage to the sourcing process are straightforward and practical ways to attain greater savings and deliver greater value in this period of uncertainty and strict budgets.
Posted: November 5, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Performance Management | Business Process Automation | Data Quality | Enterprise | Knowledge Management | Procurement | Spend Management | Surveys

WHITE PAPER - Our experience suggests that Enterprise Architecture (EA) governance determines the impact of the architecture team to a great degree. We describe and manage EA governance along six dimensions.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2005


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | CIOs | Enterprise | Enterprise Architectures | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Systems | Strategic Planning

ANALYST REPORT - Infosys' Enterprise Architecture (EA) Survey 2008-09 reveals that EA enables business transformation, its practices continue to mature, and increased outsourcing of EA functions is a strong future possibility.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: February 1, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Process Management | CIOs | Enterprise | Enterprise Architectures | IT Asset Management | IT Departments | IT Industry | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Service Management | IT Spending | Strategic Planning | Surveys

WHITE PAPER - This paper outlines the use of Key Performance Indicators (KPI metrics) together with associated Key Performance Drivers (KPD metrics) within the context of value stream management to support continuous operational performance improvement.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: November 4, 2009


Topics:  Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Corporate Governance | Corporations | Enterprise | Performance Testing

WHITE PAPER - A robust enterprise cloud should not be focused myopically on CPUs, memory, disks, and a range of IP addressees. Businesses instead should include the nine attributes presented in this paper when formulating an enterprise cloud platform strategy.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: November 4, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Enterprise | Storage Industry | Storage Management | Storage Management Services | Storage Management Software | Storage Resource Management | Storage Systems

PODCAST - Is your organization making the most of BI and reporting projects? Find out how to improve your enterprise reporting with best practices advice and tips from BI expert Kimberly Nevala of Baseline Consulting.
Posted: October 27, 2009 | Premiered: October 27, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Metrics | Business Performance Management | CRM Analytics | Data Management | Enterprise | Financial Reporting | Internal Controls | Query Tools | Real-time Analytics | Reporting Software

WHITE PAPER - This white paper examines the evolution of private clouds and discusses how many organizations that have implemented grid or virtual machines are moving towards private clouds. It also describes how organizations can successfully implement this new IT delivery model using a phased approach that starts with cloud management software.
Posted: October 26, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Cost Benefit Analysis | Developer 2000 | Enterprise | Infrastructure Management | Integration Server Software | Integration Testing | Testing

ANALYST REPORT - This report introduces the reader to Unified Communications and to SIP trunking and how it can play a key role in accelerating the deployment of UC. It also provides recommendations on how to evaluate SIP trunking providers and some thoughts for initial deployment.
Posted: October 20, 2009 | Published: February 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Development | Business Intelligence | Enterprise | Enterprise Architectures | Mobile Device Management | SIP | Unified Messaging Systems | Wireless Computing

SOFTWARE DEMO - Adobe ColdFusion 9 software enables developers to rapidly build robust Internet applications by condensing complex business logic into fewer lines of code.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: October 5, 2009


Topics:  AJAX | Application Development | Application Integration | Business Logistics | Developer 2000 | Enterprise | Integrated Development Environments | Internet | SOAP | SQL

WHITE PAPER - By giving your people the tools and resources to work more effectively, you are giving your business the opportunity to operate more efficiently.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: October 5, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | Business Service Management | Enterprise | Work Breakdown Structure | Work Environment

ASSESSMENT TOOL - Innovate your business’ process model, play against the market, compete against others on our scoreboards and WIN!
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: October 5, 2009


Topics:  Business Activity Monitoring | Business Environment | Business IT Alignment | Business Management | Business Performance Management | CIOs | Enterprise | Enterprise Systems

WHITE PAPER - This report by industry analyst International Technology Group evaluates how organizations can reduce IT costs by employing IBM Power Systems and PowerVM verses competitive offerings from HP and Sun Microsystems. Cost savings range from 43 to 65% and are based on client data.
Posted: October 2, 2009 | Published: April 9, 2009


Topics:  Enterprise | Enterprise Services Architecture | Enterprise Systems | Linux | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | UNIX

WHITE PAPER - Download this informative whitepaper to learn how to leverage identity administration solutions like user provisioning and role management to automate user administration for maximizing and accelerating return-on-investment while enforcing unfragmented, cost-effective compliance and control across your entire IT infrastructure.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Management | Data Management | Enterprise | Enterprise Systems | IT Infrastructure | IT Management

WHITE PAPER - Dell’s enterprise solutions, including EqualLogic iSCSI SANs, PowerEdge Virtualization Servers and Global Infrastructure Consulting Services (GICS) can help organizations confidently deploy, manage and protect their Tier-1 Microsoft® applications within a VMware vSphere environment.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: September 23, 2009


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Data Management | Data Storage | Data Warehouse Architectures | Enterprise | Enterprise Systems | Microsoft Hyper-V | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This report looks at the potential for cost savings through use of IBM Systems Director 6.1 and Active Energy Manager to manage large numbers of IBM System x and BladeCenter systems. The study details areas of savings resulting in up to a 35% reduction in systems administration costs
Posted: September 23, 2009 | Published: November 1, 2008


Topics:  Energy Efficiency | Enterprise | Enterprise Systems | Green Data Center | Power Consumption Monitoring | Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) | ROI