Business IT Alignment

WHITE PAPER: Microsoft collaboration technologies can help companies provide workers with integrated communications, collaborative workspaces, access to information and people, and people-driven processes. Read this paper to learn more.

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 | Published: 24 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: Read this report to learn about the business side of data security as we build a justification model to help you determine where, and how much, to invest in protecting your information assets.

Posted: 23 Nov 2009 | Published: 23 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: Read this whitepaper to learn how truly future-proofing your environment involves a comprehensive approach and engagement with newer technologies and methods, aligning them with overall best practices —and strengthening your ability to innovate.

Posted: 23 Nov 2009 | Published: 23 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper will discuss how the push for continued virtualization and the "cloud"- along with a consolidated view that manages the infrastructure - is quickly becoming a reality due to market and end-user demand. You'll also learn what questions to ask yourself to assist in creating an organizational strategy for the best management approach.

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 | Published: 20 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: Read this brief paper to learn how the new CA integrated service management product offers real hope for beleaguered IT organizations that are trying to bring together the pieces to build an integrated service management story.

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes the key infrastructure management challenges facing IT managers today. It then discusses how IT teams can improve the economics of infrastructure management by taking advantage of integrated, automated performance analysis and fault isolation technologies.

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: In this technical brief, John Weathington, President and CEO of Excellent Management Systems, Inc.,explores Toad® Development Suite and Oracle's SQL Developer. He provides an honest look at both solutions, and helps you see how a simple side-by-side comparison isn't enough when choosing the right tool.

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 | Published: 16 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper proposes an approach for IT to manage virtualized environments and shows how HP Business Service Management software enables IT operations to link specialists and specialized tools into day-to-day operations while keeping promises to business users.

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 | Published: 13 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn about IBM's business process management solution, WebSphere Business Monitor software, which enables your organization to measure, monitor, and report on business process performance as well as identify and correct problems.

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 | Published: 11 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: This white paper defines the challenges facing today's IT executives and steps you can take now to support your organization’s SOA-based initiatives by cutting costs, leveraging your existing IT infrastructure and improving productivity.

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 | Published: 11 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: With all these great products available at such incredible rates, it's easy to see why Low Rate Financing is the best way to get the IT solutions your organization needs. Read this brief paper to learn more.

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 | Published: 11 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how you can use IBM's InfoSphere software, and integrated platform for trusted information, to align business and IT, accelerate your projects for faster time to value, leverage your existing infrastructire, and adapt to the changing needs of your business.

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 | Published: 11 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: Organizations that plan an information strategy, make realtime business analytics available to all levels of the organization, and architect an extensible information platform can generate more revenue, lower costs, reduce risk, and predict future outcomes with greater confidence. Read this white paper to learn more.

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 | Published: 11 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: This independent study by the International Technology group found IBM PowerVM more cost-competitive over time, compared to VMware, in terms of IT costs and the costs of downtime.

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 | Published: 10 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: A robust governance framework is imperative for effective Enterprise Architecture (EA). Our framework helps you assess performance and chart a continuous improvement course that deepens the impact of your EA program.

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009

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: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: Enterprises that embrace SAP NetWeaver early will gain a tremendous competitive advantage. And by using the proven experience of Atos Origin, nothing is left to chance. Atos Origin will provide transparency regarding the costs and benefits and help turn your vision into results using our proven global SAP expertise and integration experience.

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: This is a follow up to "Desperate Times Call for Strategic Measures" which argued that now is the time to consider an IT transformation project. This article will explore the viability and benefits of upgrading to SAP 6.0.

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: Operational excellence is a simple concept with complex implications. Consistently doing things well across every element of the value chain is clear enough in principle. The ultimate goal is a "single source of truth" where senior executives have shared visibility into all parts of the organization, enabling management by facts.

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 | Published: 29 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: IBM has created a pair of complementary views to bridge the communication gap between the business and the technical perspectives of security to enable convergence in thought and process. The IBM Security Framework addresses the business view, and the IBM Security Blueprint addresses the technical view.

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 28 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper introduces actions that organizations can take to drive security efforts from a business and operational perspective and discusses how security leadership from IBM can help enable their success.

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 28 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: Organizations are being forced to move towards identity-based access lifecycle management tools in order to support IT agility and flexibility, safely empower staff, meet compliance requirements, and cope with the rapid evolution of data centers and core systems.

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 28 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes how security that is built into a dynamic infrastructure can mitigate risks, enabling agility, secure collaboration, and business transformation. The IBM Security Framework and lifecycle approach can help address changing business requirements.

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009

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: 26 Oct 2009 | Published: 26 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: This report provides a roadmap for the strategies and capabilities that Best-in-Class companies are employing to improve operational performance.

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 | Published: 26 Oct 2009