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Enterprise Portal Rationalization: Using a Service-Oriented Architecture to Stop Web Asset Sprawl sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: This paper provides an overview of the problem of Web sprawl, and an account of the rationalization strategies organizations are adopting to gain the upper hand on sprawl. Adopting a service-oriented architecture based on integrated application platform infrastructure emerges as the key to rationalizing sprawl. Posted: 03 Apr 2009 \| Published: 01 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Application Infrastructure \| Business IT Alignment \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| CRM \| IT Best Practices \| IT Managers \| IT Systems \| SOA \| Web Applications Architectures \| Web Services Architecture \| Web Services Management

Creating and Managing Value with IBM Tivoli Service Management Center for System z sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how IBM Tivoli Service Management Center for System z can help you reduce the overall cost of IT by transforming your data centre from a reactive, resource focus to a business-driven, proactive service. Posted: 27 Oct 2008 \| Published: 27 Oct 2008 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Enterprise Systems \| IT Service Management \| ROI \| System z \| TCO

Smarter Business Planning & Transformation: Attain Maximum Value from Your Enterprise Architecture sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Using the information contained within an EA, stakeholders can identify innovation initiatives – freeing funds through optimization initiatives, or developing new opportunities. This white paper provides an overview of EA and highlights how an actionable EA approach from IBM can maximize organizational agility, and more. Posted: 12 Aug 2010 \| Published: 12 Aug 2010 TOPICS: Business Architectures \| Business IT Alignment \| Business Systems \| Enterprise Applications Software \| Enterprise Architectures \| Enterprise Systems \| Organizational Change

Cloud Security Myths and Strategies Uncovered sponsored by VMware, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Security and compliance is the most often-cited barrier to cloud adoption. Read what David Hunter, CTO of Platform Security from VMware, and Art Coviello Jr., Executive Chairman of RSA, say about ensuring control and visibility in a secure cloud. Posted: 11 Jan 2012 \| Published: 11 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Cloud Computing \| Cloud Security \| Compliance Best Practices \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Management \| Virtualization Security

Best Practices for Resolving Business-Critical Application Problems sponsored by BMC Software, Extending Value with Identify Software WHITE PAPER: This white paper details the challenges of application problem resolution, highlighting the best practices necessary to automate and accelerate the process as a means to optimize development. Posted: 30 Jul 2007 \| Published: 12 Mar 2007 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Application Performance Management Software \| Best Practices \| Business IT Alignment \| Business Process Automation \| Help Desk Software \| IT Management Services \| ROI

How Do You Measure Up Against Top IT Service Provider Benchmarks? 13 Must See Charts sponsored by Autotask Corporation WHITE PAPER: This graphic whitepaper features 13 charts that will show you how your IT department compares to some of the top service providers. Posted: 04 Feb 2014 \| Published: 04 Feb 2014 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| IT Management

SOA Platforms - Evolving to Meet Stringent Market Realities sponsored by Fiorano Software, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper details the evolution of SOA platforms from point products to second-generation architectures such as the enterprise service grid. Posted: 13 Jun 2007 \| Published: 01 Jun 2007 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Business IT Alignment \| Business Process Management \| Computer Hardware \| Operating Systems \| Project Management \| SOA \| Standards

IBM’s Three Server Approach to Workload Optimization vs. Oracle’s Exadata Single Server Approach sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Access this resource to learn about IBM vs. Oracle’s different methods of workload optimization. Review the differences between IBM’s three server approach and Oracle’s one-size-fits-all approach to deep analytics, operational analytics, and transaction processing, and decide which technology best suits your organization. Posted: 07 Jun 2012 \| Published: 01 Jun 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business IT Alignment \| Data Analytics \| Database Management \| Oracle (Product) \| Server Hardware \| Server Management

Ten Steps to Better Requirements Management White Paper sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains the characteristics of a good requirement and presents ten steps to better requirements management. Posted: 11 Dec 2009 \| Published: 01 Oct 2008 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Project Management \| Software Development Life-Cycles \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Development Tools \| Software Project Management \| Software Quality Assurance \| Software Testing

Insurance Modernization - New Demands, New Approaches sponsored by Infosys Technologies Limited WHITE PAPER: Existing legacy systems contribute to costs, lack of business and IT alignment and a low recognized value of investments. Read this paper to learn how focusing on integrating business and IT architectures can help organizations realize business value. Posted: 08 Feb 2007 \| Published: 01 Nov 2006 TOPICS: Application Development and Integration Services \| Application Integration \| Business IT Alignment \| Business Performance Management \| Insurance Applications Software \| Insurance Industry \| Systems Integration