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Increase in digital info creates need for more advanced storage management sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn about a storage management approach to effectively manage storage systems and drive business forward. Read now to discover more. Posted: 13 Jun 2013 \| Published: 31 Jul 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Management \| Data Recovery \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Management \| Strategic Planning

How To Align Corporate Strategy with Project Execution sponsored by AtTask WHITE PAPER: The biggest challenge for IT leaders today is making sure that projects are aligned with the strategic and financial goals of their organizations. Learn why implementing a project and portfolio management (PPM) approach could help simplify your objectives. Gain insight on PPM topics such as allocating resources, capacity planning and more. Posted: 12 Aug 2011 \| Published: 12 Aug 2011 TOPICS: Budgeting \| Capacity Planning \| Portfolio Management (IT Management) \| Project Management \| Project Management Software \| Project Portfolio Management \| Risk Management \| Strategic Planning

Encouraging Greater SharePoint Adoption sponsored by AvePoint, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the progression of SharePoint usage, features available to encourage SharePoint adoption, focusing on the technology components required, scalability of the platform to accommodate growth, migration strategies, and how AvePoint’s DocAve Software Platform help ensure a scalable, reliable platform for bolstered adoption. Posted: 21 Feb 2011 \| Published: 21 Feb 2011 TOPICS: Enterprise Content Management \| Enterprise Content Management Software \| IT Industry \| IT Management \| SharePoint \| Strategic Planning \| Systems Management \| Systems Management Software \| Systems Operations

Capacity Management Is Crucial in Virtualized Environments: Without the Right Tools, IT Service Optimization Is Tricky sponsored by TeamQuest Corporation WHITE PAPER: Virtualization offers a more flexible solution where resources can be redistributed in accordance with shifting demands. However, virtualization resources add a new abstraction layer to the infrastructure stack, which can complicate IT service optimization. Read on to learn best practices for optimizing IT services in complex virtual environments. Posted: 10 Oct 2011 \| Published: 10 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Capacity Planning \| IT Service Management \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Service Level Management \| Strategic Planning \| Virtual Machine

SOA Governance: Framework and Best Practices sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines a framework and best practices for governance as it specifically relates to Service Orientated Architecture (SOA). It also introduces a Six Steps to Successful SOA Governance model. Posted: 16 Mar 2009 \| Published: 01 May 2007 TOPICS: Application Integration \| Best Practices \| Business IT Alignment \| Enterprise Architectures \| Policy Management \| SOA \| SOA Governance \| Strategic Planning

Service Orientation and Its Role in Your Connected Systems Strategy: Building Distributed Applications sponsored by Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents the Microsoft Corporation vision for service orientation and service-oriented architecture in enterprise computing. Posted: 20 Oct 2008 \| Published: 18 Oct 2008 TOPICS: Business Processes \| Enterprise \| Enterprise Computing \| Enterprise Systems \| SOA \| Strategic Planning \| Systems Integration \| Systems Management \| Web Services

Integrating Corporate Travel, Procurement and Meetings Management: A Best Practices Roadmap to Strategic Meetings Management Success sponsored by StarCite WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, StarCite presents its latest industry research about where corporations stand when it comes to travel and meetings integration - and a roadmap for companies ready to reap the rewards of an integrated approach. Posted: 10 Mar 2009 \| Published: 09 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Cost Benefit Analysis \| Enterprise Resource Management \| Procurement \| Strategic Planning \| Teleconferencing Services \| Travel and Expense Management Software \| Videoconferencing Services \| Web Conferencing Services

Transforming Storage Operations from Entrepreneurial to Predictive sponsored by EMC Corporation WHITE PAPER: Some organizations continue to operate without documented processes, procedures and polices. Learn how to avoid risks to services levels, business continuity - and a new approach to IT - one that moves from a reactive to a more predictive model. Posted: 13 Dec 2004 \| Published: 01 Dec 2004 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Models \| Business Performance Management \| Change Management \| CMM (Capability Maturity Model) \| Document Management \| IT Best Practices \| ITIL \| Network Management \| Operational Metrics (Systems) \| Records Management \| SLA \| Storage Management \| Strategic Planning

Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting – A Software Selection Guide sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This guide outlines a systematic approach to software evaluation and selection that aligns best practices and leading-edge technology with planning activities. Posted: 07 Nov 2013 \| Published: 07 Nov 2013 TOPICS: Financial Management \| Financial Services \| Forecasting, planning and budgeting software \| Strategic Planning

SOA Implementation with an Offshore Partner sponsored by Torry Harris Business Solutions WHITE PAPER: Learn how to overcome the cost and time of service-oriented architecture (SOA) development by collaborating with an experienced offshore partner. Posted: 31 Oct 2006 \| Published: 01 Oct 2006 TOPICS: Application Development \| Business IT Alignment \| IT Outsourcing Services \| Outsourcing \| SOA \| SOA Governance \| Strategic Planning