ROI White Papers

WHITE PAPER: Read how IBM and NC State created a “cloud computing” model for provisioning technology that offered a quantum improvement in access, efficiency and convenience over traditional computer labs.

Posted: 20 May 2011 | Published: 20 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: The white paper Closing the Virtualisation Loop identifies the objectives in the next phase of virtual machine backup and recovery and provides recommendations on how to improve backup and disaster recovery in a hybrid IT environment.

Posted: 17 May 2011 | Published: 16 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: In recent years, we have witnessed great technology leaps from all of the leading VDI software vendors. In this part of our series, we take a close look at a recent performance benchmark to evaluate in detail how Dell’s innovations reduce complexity, improve performance and lower the cost of VDI.

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 | Published: 26 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: Five tips for improving the ROI of your software investments.

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 | Published: 22 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: The CollabNet Agile Coaches have observed patterns and key milestones in the way organizations adopt and scale Agile. "Agile Transformation Strategy," by Angela Druckman, CollabNet Certified Scrum Trainer and Agile Transformational Coach, outlines a sound strategy and transformational "blueprint" to help guide organizations on the path to Agility.

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 | Published: 08 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: Security solutions must verify and provide assurance that those requesting access are indeed who and what they say they are. This paper walks through detailed return-on-investment (ROI) calculations based on real customer interviews, and guides you in computing cost savings with adaptive access management.

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 | Published: 01 Sep 2010

WHITE PAPER: This paper examines areas of potential optimization, shows how day-to-day IT management processes can contribute to – rather than detracts from – that optimization, and provides an ROI analysis with an example scenario based on actual deployments.

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 | Published: 22 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: Explore the latest thinking on use of mobile technology to deliver business value by enabling sales and service processes – and transform processes across the enterprise. Business software vendors can best support their customers by collaborating with strategic partners to co-innovate and foster a mobile ecosystem.

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 | Published: 24 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: Download this free white paper and find out how to "Drive Sales Effectiveness with Enterprise-Ready Web 2.0Solutions," "Harvest Social Knowledge for Customer Service," and learn how "Social CRM Turns Customers into Competitive Advantage."

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 | Published: 03 Aug 2009

WHITE PAPER: Oracle’s x86 servers are specifically designed to support enterprise workloads, and the combination of Sun hardware and Oracle software functionality has been optimized for performance and cost-efficient operations. Read this paper for more details on how Oracle x86 rack servers can reduce opex and improve ROI.

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 | Published: 15 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: Check out this blueprint for extending your existing SiteMinder infrastructure across additional heterogeneous applications, identity sources, and constituents—in less time, with less hassle, and for less money.

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 | Published: 14 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: Lacking a strategic solution for Enterprise License Optimization most organizations are greatly overspending on some licenses and out of compliance on others, putting them at risk of costly software license audits. FlexNet Manager Suite is a comprehensive and proven solution for Enterprise License Optimization and license compliance management.

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 | Published: 11 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: IBM commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact and potential ROI enterprises may realize by deploying IBM InfoSphere Information Server. Read on to learn the findings of this study and find out what the total economic impact of IBM Infosphere Information Server.

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 | Published: 24 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: Successful business leaders know when to increase investment and when to hold cash- when to pursue new markets and when to focus on maintaining their current market position. What is true of investment strategy is also true of the data center: there is a time to scale back or hold steady and there is a time to scale out for future growth.

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 | Published: 23 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: In today's economic climate, IT organizations are looking for ways to achieve cost savings in the short term. Based on this study, the IT organizations achieved this goal by realizing an average payback period for JBoss Operations Network of a short 5.3 months - recovering their initial investments well within the first half-year of deployment.

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 | Published: 16 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read how Microsoft and Polycom’s partnership offers customers an end-to-end, fully interoperable unified communications (UC) solution that combines real-time instant messaging, voice, video, and data to lower business costs, improve productivity, and achieve a faster return on investments (ROI).

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 | Published: 15 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: The speed of change in global markets and the challenges of new modes of business demand companies operate in and react to quickly changing landscapes. Nowhere is this more critical than in the means and methods the enterprise uses to power its business, typically via IT services.

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 | Published: 28 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Video surveillance helps keep an eye on things. But what is its return on investment (ROI) at your business? The technology that you use determines the value you can get. In comparison to cloud-circuit television (CCTV), the increasingly popular digital IP video surveillance offers more ROI. Continue reading this paper to find out why.

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 | Published: 21 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: For small and midsize companies, System x, BladeCenter, and VMware virtualization solutions offer cost-effective options for transforming IT into a simple more powerful computing infrastructure. Look to IBM and VMware to show you how you can be distinctly competitive and profitable.

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 | Published: 19 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Siemens Enterprise Communications continues to lead the evolution of real-time unified communications by delivering innovative and customer-centric solutions with measurable financial benefits, and has proven both the technology and the savings for customers.

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 | Published: 03 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper will explore some of the more common pitfalls that hamper successful data center transformations and the keys to overcome them.

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 | Published: 20 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn about how Oracle Database 11g Release 2 protects your business from all common causes of unplanned downtime and planned downtime, including human error.

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 | Published: 20 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn about a unique data protection and recovery solution that provides the management, monitoring, and automation software to create synchronized standby databases that protect data from failures and other disasters.

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 | Published: 20 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: This commissioned study conducted by Forrester on behalf of IBM describes how one company was able to realize a 42% 3-year return on investment by migrating from an open source application server to WebSphere Application Server (WAS).

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 | Published: 12 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: The current utilities environment requires companies to decrease costs while increasing the ability to control utility assets. One key challenge is how to take advantage of new technologies to better manage the delivery of service to customers today and into the future. IBM Service Management for the IUN provides a blueprint for getting started.

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 | Published: 06 Dec 2010