Cost Benefit Analysis

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: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009

PODCAST: This podcast educates information security and IT pros on the right tools and technologies to create a solid process that provides the data, insight and metrics you need to meet your compliance and business objectives.

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 27 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: Many manufacturers today are getting caught on the wrong side of a technology adoption wave that is quickly gaining momentum. This benchmark study is a roadmap for reducing overall manufacturing costs through the utilization of manufacturing technologies.

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 | Published: 26 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper provides an overview of Platform HPC Workgroup Manager (HPC-WM). HPC-WM dramatically simplifies both the installation and ongoing management of Linux clusters, making them accessible to even the smallest organizations.

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 | Published: 26 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the evolution of private clouds and discusses how many organizations that have implemented grid or virtual machines are moving towards private clouds. It also describes how organizations can successfully implement this new IT delivery model using a phased approach that starts with cloud management software.

Posted: 26 Oct 2009 | Published: 26 Oct 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Learn how service-based solutions can bring flexibility and lower costs to your IT infrastructure. Find out how to maximize your organization's resources and quickly scale your infrastructure to meet the demands of expanding global online audiences.

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 | Published: 21 Oct 2009

PODCAST: In this podcast, industry expert Mike Karp addresses how virtualization is increasingly being used within midmarket organizations and discusses the major pros and cons of relying on a virtual environment for backup.

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 13 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: BI capabilities are becoming a must-have for independent software vendors. But customers and prospects are no longer satisfied with basic home-built solutions and offerings from legacy vendors.

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: In this whitepaper, Enterprise Linux and Windows Server 2008 are compared over a six-year period, with various e-commerce configurations covering small, medium, and large business scenarios.

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: To thrive in today’s ultra-competitive marketplace, top businesses of all sizes and in all industries are looking for better ways to achieve operational excellence that enables them to run their companies more efficiently and cost-effectively and drive innovation that matters to recognize market needs and respond to them quickly and decisively.

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 | Published: 06 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper illustrates that solutions exist today, both as traditional software and Software as a Service, with a proven track record of success in helping companies make the transition to 100% electronic AR invoicing.

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 | Published: 05 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: The IBM Dynamic Infrastructure initiative is a combination of programs, products and services designed to improve service to users, reduce costs and more effectively manage risk across all components of organizational IT infrastructures.

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 | Published: 02 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper highlights common mistakes companies make in a down economy and discusses how organizations can use business intelligence to avoid them. Use the self-assessment questionnaire at the end of this paper to determine the level of business intelligence opportunity across your organization.

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 | Published: 28 Sep 2009

WEBCAST: Learn how service-based solutions can bring flexibility and lower costs to your IT infrastructure. Find out how to maximize your organization's resources and quickly scale your infrastructure to meet the demands of expanding global online audiences.

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 25 Sep 2009

PODCAST: Learn how service-based solutions can bring flexibility and lower costs to your IT infrastructure. Find out how to maximize your organization's resources and quickly scale your infrastructure to meet the demands of expanding global online audiences.

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 25 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper gives you an overview of how Ovum has helped penetrate the upper-midmarket. Even when the slowing growth of the market hasn't.

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 | Published: 24 Sep 2009

CASE STUDY: Dell claims that its management solutions, based on Altiris, do more than HP's to simplify management. Are these claims valid? Ptak, Noel & Associates LLC (PNA) explored the logic behind these claims. Read this paper to see what the research reveals.

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 | Published: 23 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: Desktop virtualization should do more than just move desktop management to the datacenter—its real goal is to put productive applications in the hands of end users. Citrix Desktop Delivery dynamically assembles high-performance desktops complete with personalized applications for every logon of every user, from a compact, central store of images.

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 | Published: 21 Sep 2009

WEBCAST: Listen to IBM Internet Security Systems' take on network security convergence. You will learn how to get more out of your existing investments in network security, combat new Web 2.0, Web application and database threats without purchasing stand alone technologies, and how to protect your company from worms to botnets to preventing data leaks.

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 21 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper argues that while the current economic climate might suggest delaying data center upgrades, the opposite will save you money. Learn how upgrading to Sun Fire servers can put more on your bottom line.

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 | Published: 17 Sep 2009

INFORMATION CENTER: Learn how innovative companies are turning CRM challenges into an opportunity for business advantage and cost reduction.

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 | Published: 15 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: In this analysis, Frank Buytendijk examines what information management means, and describes a complete spectrum of business cases, ranging from tactical cost reduction to transformational impact on the organization’s business model.

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 | Published: 14 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: This Wainhouse Research application brief explores the costs of audio conferencing – specifically whether organizations consider cost to be a problem and what they're doing to control it.

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 10 Sep 2009

WEBCAST: During this webcast, our speaker will discuss ways to ensure IT governance is instituted at the enterprise for PPM success.

Posted: 02 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 02 Sep 2009

PODCAST: This podcast will review the steps CIOs can take to select top projects with the most value to the business, map resources and finally fill in the gaps.

Posted: 02 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 02 Sep 2009