August 31, 2010 - (Free Research) To achieve their business goals and unlock the value of their infrastructures, companies need a more disciplined and structured way to eliminate inefficiencies. This first installment in a three-part series explores how standardization forms the basis for deriving value from the efforts that follow.
September 23, 2010 - (Free Research) At this free, one-day Virtual Seminar, Marc Staimer will concentrate on how to most effectively utilize virtualization within storage infrastructures while highlighting the best fits for each of the different types of virtualization (hypervisor, file, IO, block, SAN, cloud, cluster, etc.)
August 01, 2009 - (Free Research) Reporting is recognized as a way for companies to improve service, ensure quality, control costs, and prevent losses by empowering decision-makers throughout the organization. This paper will explain why reporting is one form of business intelligence that has become business-critical.
January 28, 2009 - (Free Research) This paper takes a holistic view of the data center, discusses each of the components individually, and explains how the crucial element of storage has lagged behind advancements in the rest of the IT infrastructure.
February 01, 2010 - (Free Research) This Aberdeen Analyst Insight draws on three discrete data sets in order to examine the business value of making access to BI more pervasive across the enterprise. The data shows that users taking such an approach have overcome a number of organizational challenges in order to drive significant business performance enhancements.
March 06, 2009 - (Free Research) Butler Group has identified three key opportunities that virtualization offers organizations wanting to operate effectively in the new global economy, and these can be categorized as: automation, flexibility, and business alignment. Read this white paper to learn more.
June 15, 2010 - (Free Research) Now is the time to start evaluating your IT infrastructure and the role private or public cloud services might play for your company going forward. This white paper discusses the promise of cloud computing as well as the three types of cloud services and primary deployment models.
July 30, 2009 - (Free Research) Information management is integral to successfully maintaining a competitive advantage. The value of all your data can increase or decrease over time depending on how you manage it. Read on to learn how to gain the insights into information management you need to succeed and gain that competitive edge that is now more important than ever.
June 18, 2010 - (Free Research) Protecting your IT network and applications against cyber-threats continues to grow more complicated and challenging. As a result, spending on IT security continues to reach record levels. Read this analyst brief to learn more about current security spending trends, what’s causing them, and how managed security services can help mitigate costs.
June 22, 2009 - (Free Research) Read this executive report for invaluable insights from IBM® on when and how to innovate your business model—and seize the advantage.
June 02, 2009 - (Free Research) In order to better understand the opportunities, challenges, risks and rewards companies have seen from these types of agreements, the Economist Intelligence Unit conducted a survey in March 2008, sponsored by SAP, which asked 516 senior executives how their business relationships are evolving.
May 24, 2010 - (Free Research) Attend this webcast to learn how IBM Global Account achieved project payback within one year, migrating architects, project managers and testers across 31 projects to Rational solutions realizing productivity savings of $U3.145 million.
July 30, 2010 - (Free Research) Let it be stated plainly: Business analytics are the key to achieving these challenging objectives. Our world generated more data in 2009 than in the previous recorded history of mankind. A good deal of this data can be converted into useful information and competitive advantage – by applying the right analytics.
September 23, 2009 - (Free Research) In hard economic times, survival is often more top of mind than opportunity. But part of innovation is doing exactly that: turning paradigms on their heads, creating (or unearthing) opportunities regardless of external circumstances. Read this paper to learn more!
December 18, 2009 - (Free Research) Read this paper for compelling examples of how organizations foster collaboration between finance and IT to ensure successful strategic planning.
March 30, 2010 - (Free Research) Read this paper for information on the project management office (PMO), the department or group that defines and maintains the standards of process, generally related to project management, within the organisation. This paper offers details and results from research conducted about PMO position in organizations and its value.
January 06, 2010 - (Free Research) Read this white paper for a discussion of research findings regarding finance and IT executives' disparate views of their roles in the business planning process. This paper offers insight into how strategic planning can benefit both sides.
August 24, 2010 - (Free Research) Download the free e-guide to learn: Today's most common IT help desk headaches and how to relieve them, the real advantages of user-centric remote support, and best practices for delivering user-centric remote support.
July 20, 2010 - (Free Research) The backup and recovery choices for a small- to medium-sized business (SMB) can easily be broken down into three broad segments: tape-based backup, disk-based backup and cloud backup. Each offers a different set of advantages and disadvantages. This tutorial will help you choose a data backup system that will best serve your storage needs.
September 14, 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper explains the importance of flexible software architecture, and how the right CRM solution can support and even advance an organization’s ability to evolve in lock-step with changes as they occur--enabling them to attain and maintain a competitive advantage.
October 22, 2009 - (Free Research) In this 1to1 Executive Dialogue, Don Peppers and Steve Muran talk about the importance of customer retention, the need to integrate disparate sources of data, and the opportunity for financial institutions to rebuild customer trust as a means to competitive advantage.
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