Component Object Model

WHITE PAPER: Service-oriented architectures (SOAs) have a lot to offer organizations in terms of efficiency, cost, and agility. But many companies still face SOA-related challenges. Read this paper to uncover the most common challenges faced by companies seeking to embrace SOA and learn about a metadata-driven, model-based approach to overcoming them.

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 | Published: 18 Apr 2012

JOURNAL ARTICLE: Programming is a journey between the real world and a computer. This article explains why object orientation is currently the best way we have of making the journey.

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 05 Jan 2012

ANALYST REPORT: SAP BusinessObjects BI has been TEC certified and this report presents the findings of the TEC analysts who certified tool. Continue reading to learn how SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI provides strong competency in the BI space; Also learn all the strengths of the BI tool.

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 | Published: 03 Jun 2010

WHITE PAPER: Over the last few years, protecting IT assets has evolved from technology safeguards, to a full-time management discipline. Based upon this evolutionary trend, ESP developed a 4-phased security maturity model; in this paper explore each phase in-depth, including the key objectives, actions and drivers for the next phase.   

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 | Published: 27 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: This paper examines cloud computing models for data warehousing and the differences between public versus private clouds.

Posted: 07 May 2012 | Published: 07 May 2012

PRESENTATION: Professor Hans Werner Meuer, co-founder of the Top500 supercomputer list, presents a critical assessment of high performance computing technology and applications.

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 | Published: 20 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: The O-ISM3 is The Open Group framework for managing information security and information in the Open Information Security Management Maturity Model (O-ISM3) wider context. It aims to ensure that security processes in any organization are implemented so as to operate at a level consistent with that organization's business requirements.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: A new approach to Business Process Management (BPM) is the use of BPM and SOA together in a layering strategy. This white paper explores the BPM layered concept and offers a case study of how ABN AMRO, one of the world's largest financial institutions, has benefited from its deployment.

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 | Published: 21 Dec 2009

ESSENTIAL GUIDE: Download the Open Group Service Integration Maturity Model (OSIMM).

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 | Published: 17 Jan 2012

EGUIDE: Object-based file systems offer performance improvements in HPC environments, but many companies are unsure which market options are worth evaluating. This expert e-guide examines several notable offerings and explains how they can eliminate I/O bottlenecks in HPC architectures.

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 | Published: 20 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an introduction into this new SCA-based programming model for Tuxedo that allows customers to quickly develop and compose SOA-based applications.

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 | Published: 11 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn about the architecture, data model, resource provisioning, load balancing, and replication systems of Windows Azure Storage (WAS), a scalable cloud storage system that provides customers with seemingly limitless data storage, access from anywhere at any time, and the ability to only pay for what they use.

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 | Published: 25 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: By using the Oracle Exadata Database Machine as a data warehouse platform you have a balanced, high performance hardware configuration. This paper focuses on the other two corner stones, data modeling and data loading, providing a set of best practices and examples for deploying a data warehouse on the Oracle Exadata Database Machine.

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 | Published: 12 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: Today’s enterprises should have a performance system—a means to transparently measure and manage progress against business goals. This white paper documents the requirements of an effective IT performance system and introduces a set of KPIs and best practices that leaders within different IT domains can use to improve performance.

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 | Published: 02 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: This White Paper discusses methodology and language support for requirements management in TOGAF.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Whether your organization's service-oriented architecture (SOA) has 50 services being used by one customer, or 50 customers using one service, you need SOA governance; increased business agility depends on it.

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 | Published: 23 Dec 2009

WHITE PAPER: Access this resource to discover what makes up an enterprise-grade digital transformation strategy. Gain insight into the 3 transformation paths available, 4 factors to consider before choosing a transformation policy, and 5 critical components an effective strategy must contain.

Posted: 22 May 2012 | Published: 22 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: How to have a successful customer relationship management (CRM) implementation.

Posted: 23 May 2011 | Published: 23 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how, as a result of successfully applying multiple code development and testing techniques, your code will be more constrained, more maintainable, and better tested.

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 | Published: 17 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how modeling information architecture (IA) can help reduce the costs associated with data management. Read this now and learn about the benefits of implementing IA and how Sybase's option offers modeling support for database design and enterprise architecture.  

Posted: 16 Apr 2012 | Published: 16 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: This resource describes the transformation from the traditional data center to the services data center, with special emphasis on the business impact of the transformation. Also, learn how communications service providers (CSPs) are positioning themselves for the data center of the future.

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 | Published: 10 Oct 2011

EZINE: Object-based storage dispenses with the hierarchical file system, so there are no nested subfolders. Instead, it uses an indexed flatfile structure in which each object is given a unique ID. This issue of IT in Europe includes case studies of how object-based storage products are being implemented in Europe.

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 | Published: 05 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper will compare the projected five-year cost of ownership of the Dell DX platform against tape and network attached storage alternatives, and will examine many of the other important considerations that must go into any smart archiving platform purchasing decision.

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 | Published: 29 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how small and medium organizations can establish a competitive advantage by tapping into the power of real-time business intelligence. Discover how this strategy provides the capability to identify issues and opportunities as they arise and to confidently act on them.

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 | Published: 13 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Business intelligence (BI) allows organizations to better understand, analyze, and even predict what's occurring in their company.

Posted: 09 Jun 2008 | Published: 09 Jun 2008