Software Architectures

ANALYST REPORT: In this report Ovum calls for a rethink of the traditional IT technology stack, to ensure better interoperability and adaptability.

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 | Published: 23 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: Recent news from the Bank of England now places a swift economic recovery in real doubt. The UK economy actually slipped into negative growth in the final quarter of 2010, and even the most optimistic forecasts predict economic recovery over the coming years to be sluggish at best.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 05 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this brief paper to learn more about the workshops that Fuse Source offers when taking on Fuse integration.

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 | Published: 28 Feb 2012

EGUIDE: This expert e-guide from SearchCIO.com points out one common mistake companies make after setting up their virtual environments. Find out how IT operations differ in physical and virtual worlds and obtain exclusive advice to help you fully leverage your virtual infrastructure.

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 | Published: 03 Feb 2012

EBOOK: This e-book explains how to master the challenges of modern application delivery.

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 | Published: 31 Dec 2010

EGUIDE: A growing number of companies are going with two-tier enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems for a variety of financial and logistical reasons. In this Tip Guide, readers will get a better understanding of why two-tier ERP is a growing trend among SAP shops.

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 | Published: 27 Oct 2011

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Chuck Gruber, Principal Architect, JDSU and Graham Toppin, Vice President of Engineering, Infobright led an information-packed webinar to on how JDSU is leveraging Infobright's analytic database to troubleshoot the largest networks in the world. If you missed it, read this presentation transcript to get caught up.

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 | Published: 27 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the delivery methods and strategies for achieving versatile, agile and powerful IT capabilities. Inside, learn about the need for service and application orchestration, as well as cutting edge strategies for meeting a new generation of business needs.

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 | Published: 30 Jun 2011

SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD: Download the latest version of IBM Rational Software Architect V8 to experience the latest in design and modeling technologies, comprehensive support for emerging technologies around SOA and Java Enterprise Edition 5, and best of breed tools that integrate with IBM's product lifecycle management solutions.

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 | Premiered: 09 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: Intel® SOA Expressway (SOAE) provides superior performance for service mediation and governance use cases outpacing IBM® DataPower in a direct "apples-to-apples" comparison by 1.5X to 8X at half the cost. This paper presents benchmark test scenarios, cost analysis, and SOAE's multi-core optimized software architectural elements.

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 | Published: 25 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the use of the fault tree analysis (FTA) approach to safety analysis and the use of the UML® profiling mechanism to create a safety analysis profile, including the definition of its normative metamodel.

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 | Published: 13 Dec 2010

EBOOK: The upsurge in cloud computing presents development teams with challenges that may require them to rethink  established ways of building applications. Read this e-book, which discusses languages for cloud computing, distributed caching, scaling horizontally, and changing data architectures midcloud, for further discussion of these issues.

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 | Published: 21 Sep 2010

CASE STUDY: As the systems and hardware continue to be replaced and upgraded, the incremental effort is minimal, even when moving to new versions of the operating system. The wireless system readily manages remote desktops using InstallFree, which links both the PC and the User to the virtual application.

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 | Published: 21 Jan 2010

WHITE PAPER: Read this technical brief to learn more about the Oracle Data Integrator Enterprise Edition architecture in detail.

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 | Published: 01 Feb 2009

WHITE PAPER: The content in the planning and architecture guides IT Pros in the development of conceptual, logical, and physical designs for configuring Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 features, servers, and topologies.

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 | Published: 10 Dec 2009

WHITE PAPER: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 offers all of the enterprise search features and functionality that are in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and provides many new enterprise search capabilities. This article summarizes the new enterprise search features and functionality in SharePoint Server 2010.

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 | Published: 12 Nov 2009

EGUIDE: The articles in this guide help you plan for and perform an upgrade from Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 to SharePoint Server 2010.

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 | Published: 04 Dec 2009

WHITE PAPER: Libraries play an important role in threading software to run faster on Intel multi-core platforms. Read this white paper to learn more.

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 | Published: 22 May 2008

WHITE PAPER: Information technology is undergoing constant innovation. To keep pace, software development organizations need to release business-critical software in less time, but this increases risk and often results in compromised quality. So the question becomes: How can you save time and reduce costs without sacrificing quality? Read on to learn more.

Posted: 07 Aug 2009 | Published: 10 Mar 2009

WHITE PAPER: This white paper considers the changing focus of the requirements space and how requirements definition differs from requirements management. A business analyst's struggles with defining requirements using common office software and tools are related. Finally, a requirements definition solution is introduced and discussed.

Posted: 26 May 2009 | Published: 26 May 2009

ANALYST REPORT: Embedded Market Forecasters, in this paper, present the case for using Model Driven Development (MDD). MDD is a preferred model because it allows for the development of software applications that are delivered on-time and meet pre-design expectations while also providing for the reuse of said software when the current hardware is replaced.

Posted: 02 Apr 2009 | Published: 02 Jun 2008

WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the challenges that impede teams as they try to collect, analyze, and evaluate ideas to define the best solution requirements. The paper also provides information on the four critical areas to defining great requirements and how IBM Rational® solutions help teams address these areas.

Posted: 16 Mar 2009 | Published: 13 Mar 2009

WHITE PAPER: Cloud computing is transforming the way IT departments build and deploy custom applications during lean times and changing the economics of information technology. Here are the 5 reasons why thousands of companies are betting that cloud computing is the right technology strategy for 2009 and beyond.

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 | Published: 10 Mar 2009

WHITE PAPER: As the application lifecycle evolves, components that drive efficiency and quality become more crucial. Organizations building centers of excellence (CoE) around performance testing find that the CoE centralizes resources and utilizes the full capabilities of today's robust automation products. Read on to learn more about the benefits of CoE.

Posted: 27 Feb 2009 | Published: 27 Feb 2009

WHITE PAPER: The benefits of Agile methods are becoming more obvious and compelling. While the most popular practices were developed and proven in small team environments, the interest and need for using Agile in the enterprise is growing rapidly...

Posted: 14 Aug 2008 | Published: 14 Aug 2008