Business IT Alignment

VIDEOCAST: The cost and efficiency benefits of virtualization are well-established, but you can accelerate these benefits by going beyond virtualization into private cloud computing. Join Microsoft executives Satya Nadella, President of Server and Tools Business, and Brad Anderson, Corporate VP of Management and Security, as they explore this important topic.

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 | Premiered: 30 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: A key component of operating a successful IT infrastructure is application performance management (APM), for which business transaction management (BTM) plays an important role in ensuring a positive end-user experience. APM helps organizations focus on end-to-end monitoring, measuring, and resolution of end-user problems.

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 | Published: 20 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper reveals common negative perceptions of IT and discusses 4 key metrics that can provide you with greater insight into your resource consumption. Learn how to make use of this information to align your budget and resources with critical business requirements.

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 | Published: 13 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: While the consensus around the benefits of ITIL is virtually universal, ITIL initiatives run the gamut – both in terms of costs and benefits. Learn how your service management platform can play a huge role in the degree to which you realize the potential benefits of ITIL in your organization.

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 | Published: 04 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Learn an alternative to legacy service management solutions that is fast to deploy, easy to configure, and can help your organization realize faster time to value and lower total cost of ownership, both immediately and in the long term.

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 | Published: 04 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Learn how SaaS-based service management can help you eliminate the cost and distraction of platform maintenance, minimize upgrade costs and disruptions, tailor to the business without complex coding, and more.

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 | Published: 04 Jan 2012

WEBCAST: Business users can benefit from unified and simplified access to the data and actions they need to increase their productivity and make nimble business decisions.

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 | Premiered: 04 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: When today's modern, extended enterprises make the move to standardize on a single business software solution, they often find that very few vendors offer products with the necessary scope and flexibility. Read this paper to discover the required elements of successful, unified business software for the extended enterprise.

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 | Published: 02 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: New technology and the expanding role of the Internet are forever changing social relationships, management philosophies, and business models around the world. Access this white paper for insights into current mobile computing trends and recommendations for making the most out of these trends in the enterprise.

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 | Published: 28 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: While insurers have invested in automating high volume decisions, most are not leveraging advanced analytics and other data-driven strategies to improve pricing decisions and cross-channel opportunities.  In this white paper, FICO describes how to use business rules management systems as a core technology to improve revenue while controlling costs.

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 | Published: 23 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: With customer centricity the rallying cry for today’s retailers, retail organizations must create systems that support highly personalized and targeted decisions across multiple channels. Learn how successful retail organizations are using business rules management for marketing and merchandising operations programs to achieve customer centricity.

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 | Published: 23 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: When automating decisions, choosing the right business rules management system is not enough.  In this white paper, FICO offers 11 steps to help you make the most of business rules, from understanding where to apply the technology in your business to strategies to operationalize analytics and continuously improve decisions.

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 | Published: 23 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: The banking market is heavy with regulatory requirements. Tighter budgets and higher pricing pressure are squeezing profitability. In this white paper, you’ll learn where you can achieve the greatest results by combining these technologies.

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 | Published: 23 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: When automating decisions, choosing the right business rules management system is not enough. In this white paper, FICO offers 11 steps to help insurers make the most of business rules, from understanding where to apply the technology in your business to strategies to operationalize analytics and continuously improve decisions.

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 | Published: 23 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: Learn about unifying PC lifecycle management and IT service management, and how your service catalog, configuration management database (CMDB), and service level management (SLM) comprise the 3-legged stool that establishes IT as a strategic business partner.

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 | Published: 21 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: Learn how to use automation to cut costs and optimize your service desk, software budget, and software management.

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 | Published: 21 Dec 2011

RESEARCH CONTENT: In this exclusive research report, Wayne Eckerson, Director of Research for Business Applications and Architecture at TechTarget and renowned business intelligence (BI) expert, discusses the recent changes in the BI market as well as the future of BI technologies.

Posted: 15 Dec 2011 | Published: 15 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: Access this report to read about an IDC study that found the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) to have a 438% ROI over three years, improving both IT and end-user productivity.

Posted: 14 Dec 2011 | Published: 14 Dec 2011

IT BRIEFING: This report from Deloitte argues businesses are again investing in IT to provide the differentiation and innovation critical from their competitors despite the downturn.

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: Many companies' IT operations could function at a higher level but they lack proper management. Read this paper now to learn how you can use business intelligence (BI) and applied analytics to improve your IT operations processes.

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 | Published: 23 Nov 2011

VIDEO: CIOs often struggle to gain business insight that will allow them to make well-informed decisions. This video presents a scorecard tool that tracks the business value that IT provides, including customer satisfaction and operational excellence. Learn how to gain visibility across your organization for greater IT and business alignment.

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 | Premiered: 22 Nov 2011

ESSENTIAL GUIDE: This paper from Kurt Salmon identifies the common inhibitors to innovation and how to overcome them, and sets out some important principles that can help organizations establish innovation more firmly within their normal operations.

Posted: 16 Nov 2011 | Published: 16 Nov 2011

ANALYST REPORT: This research presents a demonstrable connection between analytical adoption, and elevated business performance. This report is based on feedback from 222 executives in May and June 2011, across the globe.

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 | Published: 26 Oct 2011

IT BRIEFING: Several important technology changes, social trends and customer needs are driving the future development steps and functionality of Business Intelligence solutions, this report from Birchman reveals.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This resource presents a data center infrastructure transformation and modernization solution using a patent-pending, detailed approach to help you draw up an effective plan to create a standardized, highly automated hosting environment, able to support your organization’s business goals.

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 | Published: 10 Oct 2011