Business IT Alignment

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: 26 Oct 2009 | Published: 26 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper examines how you can gain reliable, accessible information from efficient, integrated IT systems – and use that information to make faster, smarter decisions. In turn, the right decisions will lead to better operations and a stronger competitive position.

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 | Published: 26 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: In this whitepaper, you will learn how to work smarter so you can solve the problems of today and seize the opportunities of tomorrow.

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 | Published: 06 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: Read this whitepaper to learn how externalization and the consequent centralization of authorization policies leads to better policy transparency, improved compliance and quicker IT response to evolving regulatory requirements.

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Published: 25 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: Over the last few years, BPM has seen rapid growth because it succeeds where earlier approaches have failed -— uniting business strategists and technologists together with a shared set of tools to accomplish common goals. The future promises even more explosive growth as BPM products continue to mature. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 | Published: 18 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: In this new release of SOA Suite, Oracle continues to emphasize the development, management and monitoring of service-oriented architectures, while delivering the extreme performance & scalability required for mission-critical environments.

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 | Published: 18 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines the Oracle SOA Maturity Model and explains how the model is used to accelerate SOA adoption by identifying specific capabilities that are either completely lacking or which are lagging with respect to the other capabilities necessary for successful SOA adoption.

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 | Published: 18 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: The true value of SOA is unlocked when services are leveraged for process orchestration to deliver automation of business processes. Industry's leading process orchestration engine, the Oracle BPEL Process Manager supports a 100% standard approach to orchestrating systems and services into end-to-end process flows.

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 | Published: 18 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: Datamonitor surveyed 100 SAP customers to understand the implications of sole-sourcing. Read the survey findings and learn the trends and behaviors associated with sole-sourcing BI from ERP vendors.

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 | Published: 17 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 is an integrated suite of server capabilities that can help improve organizational effectiveness by providing comprehensive content management and enterprise search, accelerating shared business processes, and facilitating information sharing across boundaries for better business insight.

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 | Published: 15 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper examines how the adoption of SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) can significantly improve Business and IT alignment.

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 | Published: 09 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: The basic principles for managing an archiving project presented in this paper can help you initiate and plan an archiving strategy that meets your organization’s requirements.

Posted: 04 Sep 2009 | Published: 04 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn the results of a study that examined performance evaluations and comparative tests on the ESET Smart Security Business Edition package as well as other leading solutions.

Posted: 03 Sep 2009 | Published: 03 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: An effective governance program will determine what kinds of data are inputs, outputs or byproducts, and will enable the company to quickly distinguish and process data elements accordingly. Read this paper to learn more.

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 | Published: 26 Aug 2009

WHITE PAPER: This guide is intended to help advisors who are considering going independent or who have already struck out on their own to better understand and navigate their technology options.

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 | Published: 13 Aug 2009

WHITE PAPER: This document examines the current state of Order Management Systems (OMS) portfolio management capabilities, identifies major challenges and "pain points" that firms encounter, and outlines seven system attributes needed to overcome them.

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 | Published: 10 Aug 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper examines SDL Tridion's position within the overall content management landscape as defined by business needs, rather than underlying technology. It also explains how organizations can combine different content management technologies to solve various business requirements.

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 | Published: 20 Jul 2009

WHITE PAPER: This document provides you with the knowledge you need to make the connections between the SDL Tridion Web Content Management solution and its effects on your business.

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 | Published: 20 Jul 2009

WHITE PAPER: IT executives are under intense pressure to cut costs, and that pressure is significantly increased by the current grim economic outlook. So, how can your organization weather this economic storm? Surprisingly, a variety of opportunities for IT are hidden within today's financial challenges. Learn how with the right approach, processes, and...

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 | Published: 18 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: The journey to ITIL is challenging and requires clarity of vision and a disciplined execution to achieve that vision. By following ITIL practices, your IT organization will become more closely integrated with the business. BMC recommends making the journey to ITIL in a sequence of six incremental steps, the phases of which are driven through...

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 | Published: 18 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: IT Infrastructure Library® (ITIL®) best practices promote a well-functioning, collaborative IT environment that can enable the business and your IT organization to cope with the effects of economic stress. ITIL can help you to deliver higher-performing technology services that help your business to be both more competitive today and...

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 | Published: 15 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: Automating your data center can improve operational efficiency and give you control over service quality, security, and business agility, while simultaneously reducing risk and costs. Learn how five simple steps can help you chart your course to automation and show you how to develop a deliberate and well-planned incremental approach.

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 | Published: 15 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: IT organizations can significantly improve efficiency and reduce operational costs by creating environments with shared access to common data to support Operations and the Service Desk, and evolving and automating key processes between the two groups.

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 | Published: 15 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: Business process management provides a new management discipline, a new suite of software technologies and tools, and a new IT implementation style based on concrete links between strategy and execution. This white paper explains SAP's place in the BPM landscape and describes its new offering in that arena, NetWeaver BPM.

Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Published: 08 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: The results of this survey show that the highest priorities are focused not on technology but on the ability of IT to deliver services that provide value for customers and end users.

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 05 Jun 2009