IT/Business Strategic Planning Reports

Adding location intelligence to BI applications
sponsored by Esri
EGUIDE: Location intelligence can provide your business with unprecedented insight into customer behavior, market trends, and more -- so why don't more organizations include location features in their overall BI applications? Read on to learn the benefits of integrating location intelligence with BI and get 7 expert steps for getting started.
Posted: 28 Nov 2012 | Published: 28 Nov 2012

Esri

Workload Automation: Helping Cloud Computing Take Flight
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Many data centers are using the cloud to host applications and data storage but typically aren’t using the cloud to process effective batch computing workloads. Enterprise workload automation tools can give businesses a chance to take a much greater advantage of cloud computing. Read this whitepaper to learn how.
Posted: 06 Apr 2010 | Published: 06 Apr 2010

BMC Software, Inc.

Infographic: Bridging the Gap Between Business and IT
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This infographic illustrates the necessity of integration between business and IT, as well as the fundamental disagreements that exist between the two groups.
Posted: 04 Sep 2014 | Published: 04 Sep 2014

IBM

Virtual and Superior: How to Build Teams that Get Things Done
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: This white paper highlights tips and best practices for CIOs looking for more effective ways to cut risk and create value in virtual environments through better teamwork.
Posted: 12 Sep 2012 | Published: 12 Sep 2012

Citrix

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

Autotask Corporation

Introduction to Business Rules: Taking Advantage of Business Rules Management Systems
sponsored by IBM
TECHNICAL ARTICLE: Business users sometimes try to control and manage business rules without directly having to deal with IT, which isn’t always successful. Using an example from the insurance industry, this article provides an introduction to business rules and the importance of Business Rules Management Systems (BRMS) in bridging the gap between business and IT.
Posted: 24 May 2010 | Published: 05 Feb 2008

IBM

Identify and Leverage Your Existing Service Life Cycles
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This executive brief will illustrate the progression of service management since the 1990s, illuminate the hidden service life cycles and discuss how, once they are visible, we can start to make them work — to improve services and better align IT with business objectives.
Posted: 22 Jul 2010 | Published: 22 Jul 2010

IBM

Presentation Transcript: Demystifying the path to a JBoss Intelligent, Integrated Enterprise
sponsored by Red Hat
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Review this presentation transcript to learn how to eliminate siloed information, automate business processes and improve decision making with a service-oriented architecture (SOA), enhanced data services, and a business rules management system (BRMS).
Posted: 04 Feb 2013 | Published: 04 Feb 2013

Red Hat

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

IBM

What’s New with IBM Cognos Business Intelligence V10.1
sponsored by IBM
PRODUCT DEMO: See what's new in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence V10.1 that makes it possible to connect everyone in your organization with the insight, analytics and information they need to make better, faster, smarter decisions.
Posted: 07 Feb 2011 | Premiered: 07 Feb 2011

IBM