WHITE PAPER - A new approach to Business Process Management (BPM) is the use of BPM and SOA together in a layering strategy. This white paper explores the BPM layered concept and offers a case study of how ABN AMRO, one of the world's largest financial institutions, has benefited from its deployment.
Posted: December 21, 2009 | Published: January 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Management | Business Models | Business Process Management | Business Process Modeling | Business Processes | Oracle (Product) | Productivity | SOA

WHITE PAPER - As new challenges continue to arise related to mobile devices, legislative pressures, social media, and the continued degradation of core security, learn 5 key predictions for strategies and trends in IT and security operations in 2012.
Posted: January 6, 2012 | Published: December 1, 2011


Topics:  Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Risk Assessment | Risk Management | Security | Security Best Practices | Security Industry | Security Management | Security Managers | Security Policies | Security Threats

EZINE - In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the British Library about the enormous storage challenges of digitising its printed archive; we examine the state of the UK IT jobs market and the skills that are most in demand by employers; and we look at case studies of the best virtualisation projects. Download the new issue now.
Posted: December 12, 2011 | Published: December 12, 2011


Topics:  Business Management | Business Systems | Cloud Computing | Storage Hardware | Storage Security | Training Software

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses five rules for negotiating that can help make the transaction more pleasant for everyone involved and better your chances at getting what you want.
Posted: May 1, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Communications | Business Consulting Services | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Processes | Negotiation

WHITE PAPER - This paper highlights common mistakes companies make in a down economy and discusses how organizations can use business intelligence to avoid them. Use the self-assessment questionnaire at the end of this paper to determine the level of business intelligence opportunity across your organization.
Posted: September 28, 2009 | Published: September 28, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Performance Management | CEOs | CFOs | CIOs | Cost Benefit Analysis | Decision Support Systems | ROI | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - This resource explores practical tips on how to avoid common pitfalls in order to ensure a successful Business Service Management (BSM) implementation.
Posted: December 16, 2011 | Published: December 16, 2011


Topics:  Business Management | Business Service Management | Business Service Management Software | IT Asset Management | IT Service Management

IT BRIEFING - This research from management consultants, Xantus, shows that while there is still a lack of clarity and a reluctance to fully commit to the cloud, there is a general acceptance from CIOs of the benefits and a growing commitment to develop those benefits.
Posted: December 1, 2011 | Published: December 1, 2011


Topics:  Budgeting | Business Development | Business of Information Technology | Business Processes | CIOs | Cloud Archive | Cloud Backup | Cloud Computing | Cloud CRM | Cloud Management | Cloud Security | Cloud Storage | Cloud Storage Strategy | ROI

WHITE PAPER - In February 2008, CFO Research Services, a unit of CFO Publishing and part of The Economist Group, began a research project with Business Objects, an SAP company, asking senior finance executives to give views on their priorities and challenges around integrating operational and financial planning processes.
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Balance Sheets | Business Intelligence | CFOs | Financial Industry Organizations | Financial Management | Financial Metrics | Financial Reporting | Financial Services | Financial Services Industry | Financial Systems | Risk Assessment | Risk Management | SAP (Product) | Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

WEBCAST - Are you considering updating from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010 but are not sure of the best way to do so? In this webcast, review recommended processes for upgrading from Exchange 2003 to Exchange Server 2010. Discover common pitfalls you may experience during the upgrade process.
Posted: December 13, 2010 | Premiered: December 13, 2010


Topics:  Application Development | Best Practices | Business Management | Email Management | Software Best Practices

WHITE PAPER - In today's rapidly changing business environment, organizations of all types face one common and persistent challenge: how to become—and remain—agile enough to satisfy ever-increasing customer expectations and accommodate new compliance mandates, all while staying ahead of the competition. The solution is building business based on SOA principles.
Posted: December 23, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Integration | Business IT Alignment | Business Management | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | Oracle (Product) | SOA

WHITE PAPER - Just as the U.S. space program could not have put a man on the moon using conventional aviation technology, IT leaders and business executives cannot use yesterday’s approaches to realize tomorrow’s objectives.
Posted: October 21, 2011 | Published: February 25, 2011


Topics:  Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software

WHITE PAPER - Whether you are trying to reduce costs, manage risks, decrease capital expenditures, or expand your business, you must make sure to select the right service that offers the experience and expertise to help you achieve your goals. Access this resource to learn how to leverage your vital strategic resources while transforming your credit services.
Posted: January 9, 2012 | Published: January 9, 2012


Topics:  Business Management | Business Process Outsourcing | Business Service Management | Data Center Management | Outsourcing

WHITE PAPER - What about small and mid-sized businesses? Who’s looking out for you and your data? Who’s creating affordable, reliable and ultra-simple solutions that fit your needs? Who’s able to guide you to evolving environments like virtualisation and the cloud? Who’s backing up your success? Read this white paper to find out.
Posted: May 19, 2011 | Published: May 19, 2011


Topics:  Backups | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Recovery | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | Risk Management | SMBs | Storage Management | Virtual Machine

WHITE PAPER - This paper explores the challenges of trying to deliver quick time-to -value for IT projects and achieve the status of ‘agile enterprise’. It illustrates how IBM® WebSphere® ILOG BRMS can facilitate the alignment of IT with business and support the implementation of an ADS to provide business value within months of project adoption.
Posted: December 12, 2010 | Published: December 12, 2010


Topics:  Application Development | Application Server Hardware | Application Server Software | Applications Management | Applications Management Software | Business Management | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | Business Processes | WebSphere

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - In this BeyeNETWORK transcript of a webcast, industry expert and author Cindi Howson details the current state of business intelligence (BI) adoption, the business impact and offers BI best practices from both organizational and technical perspectives.
Posted: December 12, 2011 | Published: December 12, 2011


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Metrics | Data Management | Real-time Analytics