Strategic Planning

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This is a transcript of a presentation by Brian Turner, Chief Service Delivery Officer at Point consulting firm. He discusses how to keep governance relevant and effective in today’s tough times, what factors drive effective governance structures and what strategies make those governance structures in your organization more effective.

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 | Published: 15 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: This document presents a series of business challenges, why organizations faced them, and how these problems were solved through the use of Business Intelligence best practices.

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 10 Sep 2009

ANALYST REPORT: The investment management business in 2009 will be dominated by the ramifications of the events of 2008. In this report, TowerGroup has compiled a list of the top 10 business drivers and the resulting major strategic responses and technology initiatives.

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 10 Sep 2009

PODCAST: In this FAQ with Jeff Boles, Jeff discusses the ins and outs of file virtualization. He tells users the benefits and drawbacks of file virtualization, which file virtualization products are on the market and how they might work in specific IT shops, as well as how file virtualization affects replication or migration of files.

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 08 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: A well-run business needs a written IT security policy setting forth the use and administration of IT assets. Read this paper to learn the essentials of defining and implementing a security policy for your organization.

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009

PODCAST: W. Curtis Preston, executive editor of the Storage Media Group and independent backup expert, discusses the various options available today for backing up virtual machines including VMware's VCB, third-party products, and the ways that backup software products are evolving to ease virtual machine backups.

Posted: 02 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 02 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

WEBCAST: This comprehensive Webcast explores new methods for business continuity and walks you through how to approach and manage the various aspects of creating a continuity strategy with snapshot assisted backup and virtualisation tools. View this Webcast to learn more.

Posted: 31 Aug 2009 | Premiered: 31 Aug 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

PODCAST: Because network attached storage (NAS) is file-based (rather than block-based) storage, it is particularly suited for storing the types of unstructured, file-based data that is a challenge for many storage pros today. This FAQ podcast answers key questions about NAS advantages and implementations.

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 | Premiered: 26 Aug 2009

PODCAST: W. Curtis Preston, executive editor of the Storage Media Group and independent backup expert, discusses the options currently available for performing replication as part of a backup strategy for virtual machines, benefits and drawbacks of using replication in a virtualized environment.

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 | Premiered: 25 Aug 2009

PODCAST: In this expert podcast, find out why many companies are turning to business process management (BPM) to automate processes, optimize workflows and improve operational efficiency and agility.

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 | Premiered: 20 Aug 2009

VIDEO: There are more and better tools to protect data than ever, but how they're implemented and used in a storage environment can determine how effective they'll be. In this expert videocast, W. Curtis Preston, one of the leading backup experts in the country, describes some key best practices that will help you build a better backup system.

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 | Premiered: 27 Jul 2009

PODCAST: There are more and better tools to protect data than ever, but how they're implemented and used in a storage environment can determine how effective they'll be. In this expert podcast, W. Curtis Preston, one of the leading backup experts in the country, describes some key best practices that will help you build a better backup system.

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 | Premiered: 27 Jul 2009

WEBCAST: This webcast explores a phased approach to consolidating application management solutions, aligning IT infrastructure with business needs and reducing costs.

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 | Premiered: 27 Jul 2009

WEBCAST: Server virtualisation is an ever more important tool for reducing costs, increasing availability, and enhancing business agility.

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 | Premiered: 17 Jul 2009

WHITE PAPER: Do you know what it really costs to operation your Service Desk? If your organization has not addressed Total Cost of Ownership, you are probably experiencing out-of-control cost increases and reduced service quality for end-user support. Read this white paper to learn about CompuCom's Service Desk solution.

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 | Published: 22 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: This white paper will explore the impact agile development methodologies are having on the Project Management community, what new skills are required, and what the Project Manager can do to ease the transition.

Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Published: 08 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: The paper provides valuable evidence about the benefits of achieving aligned operational excellence. In it you'll discover why companies that build and align their operational capabilities for strategic advantage earn a distinct execution premium in their business performance.

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 05 Jun 2009

WEBCAST: This Webcast can help you put your business intelligence (BI) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) needs into perspective with application strategy tips offered by Ray Wang at Forrester Research.

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 | Premiered: 01 Jun 2009

EBOOK: The key to unlocking outsourcing potential lies in targeting the right projects, choosing your suppliers wisely and then managing them with an eye on economic conditions at that global site. Here's a step-by-step plan for optimizing savings.

Posted: 04 May 2009 | Published: 04 May 2009

WHITE PAPER: Leadership teams in today's strongest sales groups have discovered best practices to achieve exponential results. This SAP Executive Insight looks at leading-edge companies and examines how they excel in areas where most sales organizations struggle.

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 | Published: 27 Apr 2009

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, brought to you by StarCite, corporate travel and meetings professionals will learn why executive support is vital to a strategic meetings management effort and how to garner that support - even if it requires investment and resources from upper management.

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 | Published: 10 Mar 2009

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, StarCite presents its latest industry research about where corporations stand when it comes to travel and meetings integration - and a roadmap for companies ready to reap the rewards of an integrated approach.

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 | Published: 10 Mar 2009