WHITE PAPER - According to industry leaders and pundits in 2006, the role of the CIO was at a crossroads. Read the white paper to see how CIOs are beginning to seize this opportunity to play increasingly impactful strategic roles within their enterprise, and how IBM research can provide CIOs with the skills necessary to become a Business-Savvy CIO.
Posted: August 26, 2010 | Published: August 19, 2010


Topics:  Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software | Business Processes | CIOs | Enterprise Resource Management | Enterprise Systems

WHITE PAPER - The issue of data protection is now paramount, and awareness of the issue has moved well up the food chain to the executive ranks. However traditional back up technologies are no longer ideal to meet today’s 24/365 business requirements. Read this white paper to learn how to stop doing backup.
Posted: August 19, 2010 | Published: August 19, 2010


Topics:  Backups | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Enterprise Systems | RAID | Remote Backups | RPO | RTO | Storage Management | Storage Replication | Storage Systems | TCO

WHITE PAPER - This white paper introduces different ways of implementing storage virtualization and illustrates how the virtualization technology embedded in Infortrend ESVA storage systems benefits users with optimized efficiency of storage utilization.
Posted: August 17, 2010 | Published: August 17, 2010


Topics:  Backups | Enterprise Systems | Network Infrastructure | SAN | Scalability Testing | Storage Architectures | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | TCO

WEBCAST - Join Sue Green, Market Manager for IBM Rational Systems at this webcast as she shows you a structured approach to seizing opportunity and managing change amid the fast pace world and complexity of smarter product development.
Posted: August 17, 2010 | Premiered: August 17, 2010


Topics:  Change Management | Enterprise Systems | Quality Control | ROI | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Development Tools | Software Project Management | Software Quality Assurance

WEBCAST - The time for enterprise mobility is now, so don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about IBM Lotus Connections and IBM Lotus Quickr for BlackBerry, how it will benefit your organization and mobilize your business.
Posted: August 17, 2010 | Premiered: May 11, 2010


Topics:  Collaboration | Collaborative Applications Software | Enterprise Systems | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Workers | Smart Phones | Social Computing

WHITE PAPER - This white paper explores the issues that may arise when migrating to Exchange Server 2010 and how an email archiving solution can be an effective tool for making the move easier and more efficient.
Posted: August 16, 2010 | Published: August 16, 2010


Topics:  Email | Email Archiving | Email Management | Enterprise Systems | Legacy Applications Software | Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 | Systems Implementation

WHITE PAPER - This report documents the extent of the cost savings opportunity if DB2 9.7 is employed. The findings are based on the combined five year costs for databases, storage systems, database servers and supporting personnel, calculated for use of Oracle 10g and DB2 9.7 in large-scale SAP Business Suite 7 installations in three companies. 
Posted: August 13, 2010 | Published: June 15, 2010


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Management | Database Management Software | Database Server Software | Databases | Enterprise Systems | SAP (Product)

RESOURCE CENTER - The IBM Enterprise Analysis and Planning Executive e-Kit contains white papers, brochures, briefs, trials, and videos that demonstrate how IBM software can assist business and IT leaders make better decisions about strategic technology and organizational investments, helping you execute faster and enhance stakeholder collaboration. 
Posted: August 12, 2010 | Published: August 12, 2010


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Management | Business Systems | Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Systems | Investments | IT Asset Management | IT Spending

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: August 12, 2010 | Published: August 12, 2010


Topics:  Business Architectures | Business IT Alignment | Business Systems | Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Architectures | Enterprise Systems | Organizational Change

VIDEOCAST - In any progressive systems environment that enables extensive online communication, the tradeoff is increased security risks. Ultramatics SOASafeGuard.com is a new cloud-based development solution that gives businesses the ability to deliver integrated SOA solutions faster, with reduced deployment risk, and greater cost efficiency.
Posted: August 9, 2010 | Premiered: August 9, 2010


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Management | Data Security | Enterprise Systems | ERP | Productivity | Risk Management | ROI | Secure Content Management Appliances | SOA | Software Development Tools

VIDEOCAST - Watch this videocast from Ultramatics to learn how to maximize your business through Enterprise Modernization including Service-Oriented Architecture solutions and approaches to business process optimization that help achieve ambitious business goals while preserving important infrastructure investments.
Posted: August 9, 2010 | Premiered: August 9, 2010


Topics:  Architectures | Business Metrics | Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Decision Support Systems | Enterprise Architectures | Enterprise Systems | ERP | Legacy Applications Software | ROI | SOA | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Struggling to set up application access to your DB2 database?  Get detailed, technical advice for IBM DB2 access, data integration, middleware, data replication and more!  Written by DB2 experts, this paper provides details on Change Data Capture (CDC), Microsoft Clusters, .NET application access for DB2 designers, developers and IT.
Posted: August 6, 2010 | Published: August 6, 2010


Topics:  Application Development | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Clustering | Data Integration | Data Replication | Database Performance Management | Databases | Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Systems | High Availability | Middleware

ANALYST REPORT - Charles King at Pund-IT defines the phrase “workload-optimized systems” citing IBM Smart Analytics System as a true example. Oracle’s misleading Exadata TPC-C benchmark claims against old DB2 results are cited by Charles as an example of confusion elsewhere in the market today. Read this report to learn more.
Posted: August 6, 2010 | Published: April 15, 2010


Topics:  Enterprise Systems | Systems Management | Systems Management Software | Systems Operations | Vendors | Workload Automation

BROCHURE - This brochure introduces the Smarter systems from IBM, workload optimized systems that are designed to be data-load ready. Applications, middleware, servers and storage are all pre-integrated, tested and configured—primed to deliver value from day one.
Posted: August 6, 2010 | Published: July 21, 2010


Topics:  Applications Management | Business Environment | Business IT Alignment | Enterprise Systems | Middleware | Server Management | Storage Management | Systems Management

EBOOK - Seems like you’ve just finished a multi-year ERP implementation and already it’s time to consider an upgrade. Do the new features justify the hassle and expense? Or should you wait - and risk paying more to maintain an obsolete system? This eBook provides expert advice on making the case for an upgrade and executing a plan to ensure a positive ROI.
Posted: August 4, 2010 | Published: August 4, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence Software | Data Management | Data Management Software | Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Systems | ERP | ERP Software | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Software | Manufacturing Systems