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

SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD - Try IBM® Rational® System Architect® V11.3, which enables business managers and IT professionals to plan, model, and execute changes to improve their business strategy and process as well as the IT systems and infrastructure that support them, enabling successful enterprise planning and transformation.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: November 4, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Processes | Enterprise Asset Management Software | Enterprise Resource Management | Enterprise Systems | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Spending | IT Systems

CASE STUDY - Atos Origin provides end-to-end SAP solutions for mid-to large-size organizations around the world - from core SAP implementations to supply chain management to upgrades and custom development. With a wealth of experience across all industries, we are among the world's most successful SAP specialists.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: November 4, 2009


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Life-Cycle Management Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | ERP | ERP Software | IT Spending | SAP (Product) | Systems Integration | Systems Integration Services

ANALYST REPORT - Infrastructure and operations (I&O) comprise 60% or more of total IT spending worldwide. I&O leaders are under intensifying pressure to reduce costs. This Gartner research note outlines the key actions that should be taken to change the I&O cost structure in the short term (through 2010) and in the longer term (during the next three years).
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: November 4, 2009


Topics:  Cost Benefit Analysis | Infrastructure Management | Infrastructure Services | IT Asset Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Spending | Operational Metrics (Systems) | Operational Support Systems

ANALYST BRIEF - It is often said that desperate times call for desperate measures. In recent months, this is certainly the case for some ERP vendors. The good news, however, is that there are ways to manage ERP software vendors to ensure a fair, consistent, and unbiased selection process for your organization. Read on to learn what they are.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: November 3, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | ERP | ERP Software | IT Spending | Purchasing Best Practices | Vendor Selection | Vendors

WEBCAST - User demand for infrastructure and services has increased at a much greater rate over the past few decades than IT resources available, thus causing an IT service delivery gap. Learn how Surgient's self-service platform can bridge that gap.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Premiered: October 28, 2009


Topics:  IT Infrastructure | IT Services | IT Spending | Self-Service Applications Software | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Service Level Management | SLA | User Needs Assessments | Virtual Machine

EBOOK - Many IT professionals are looking to IT Service Management (ITSM) to deliver quality IT services that meet the needs of the business under these tough conditions. Regardless of the size of your business, you can deliver superior service quality to your business with the HP approach to ITSM and the HP software and services that support it.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Published: October 28, 2009


Topics:  Asset Management (Finance) | Business IT Alignment | CFOs | Change Management | IT Service Management | IT Spending | ITIL | Software as a Service

CASE STUDY - The property tax system for Marin County, California, was increasingly expensive to maintain; furthermore, it was not possible to integrate it with newer modern technologies. Read this case study to learn how they updated and modernized this critical application without losing valuable IT assets embedded in the current system.
Posted: October 27, 2009 | Published: October 27, 2009


Topics:  .NET | Application Integration | Applications Management | COBOL | Data Migration | IT Managers | IT Spending | Mainframe Computers | SQL Server

DATA SHEET - Despite flat and even shrinking IT budgets, the demand for complex services and infrastructure to support business initiatives continues to increase. The Surgient Virtual Automation Platform™ streamlines the administration of infrastructure delivery.
Posted: October 27, 2009 | Published: October 27, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Services | IT Spending | Self-Service Applications Software | Server Virtualization | SLA

CASE STUDY - In October 2003, DaimlerChrysler South Africa decided that significant cost savings could be achieved by migrating its mission critical systems onto a contemporary low cost platform and in the process remove the mainframe. This case study presents the challenges the company faced as well as the solution and benefits achieved.
Posted: October 27, 2009 | Published: October 27, 2009


Topics:  COBOL | Data Security | High Availability | IT Managers | IT Spending | ROI | Software Migration | TCO | UNIX

WHITE PAPER - The current recession and credit crunch deeply affected IT spending in the last quarter of 2008 and into 2009. This SWOT Analyst report for Q3 2009 regroups the market contenders by categories for an easier evaluation to enable vendor strategy professionals to substantiate decisions about their partnership and go-to-market strategies.
Posted: October 27, 2009 | Published: October 27, 2009


Topics:  IT Management | IT Spending | Middleware | Software Implementation | Software Licensing | Storage Management | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - The SAP® Business All-in-One fast-start program enables you to configure a solution online, obtain an estimate of costs, and implement the solution quickly and cost-effectively. It delivers rapid time to value and lets you tailor the solution to meet your changing needs, protecting your long-term investment.
Posted: October 26, 2009 | Published: February 8, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business IT Alignment | Business Processes | IT Services | IT Spending | Operational Metrics (Systems) | SAP (Product) | SMBs

WHITE PAPER - A disciplined IT performance measurement program is critical not only for business growth but also for economic viability. This paper provides a framework for a Return on IT (ROIT™) methodology and discusses how to deploy it within a company's business processes.
Posted: October 26, 2009 | Published: December 29, 2008


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Business Systems | Enterprise Resource Management | Enterprise Systems | IT Spending | ROI | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn Niel Nickolaisen's proven model for strategic and tactical alignment of IT with business objectives - enabling IT to do more for the business with less. By implementing all four components of Niel's model, IT can dramatically reduce system downtime and closely align their efforts and investments with business priorities.
Posted: October 26, 2009 | Published: October 26, 2009


Topics:  Change Management | Downtime | High Availability | IT Best Practices | IT Spending | Systems Management | Systems Management Software | Windows Server Software

EGUIDE - In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchSystemsChannel.com and Dell, you will discover the critical role blade servers play in your customers' virtualization plans.
Posted: October 21, 2009 | Published: October 21, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Database Architectures | IT Spending | Multi-core Processors | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software