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WHITE PAPER - This white paper defines the challenges facing today's IT executives and steps you can take now to support your organization’s SOA-based initiatives by cutting costs, leveraging your existing IT infrastructure and improving productivity.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: January 15, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Systems | CIOs | Databases | IT Infrastructure | ROI | SOA

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn how you can use IBM's InfoSphere software, and integrated platform for trusted information, to align business and IT, accelerate your projects for faster time to value, leverage your existing infrastructire, and adapt to the changing needs of your business.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: November 11, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Processes | Data Integration | Data Management | Information Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Master Data Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper describes a high-level cloud computing infrastructure services framework and the underlying technology enablers, such as virtualization, automation, self-service portal, monitoring and capacity planning. It also discusses examples of, and the value propositions for, certain data centers that have been built in this manner to date.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: February 24, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Service Management | Server Virtualization

SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD - Try IBM® Rational® System Architect® V11.3, which enables business managers and IT professionals to plan, model, and execute changes to improve their business strategy and process as well as the IT systems and infrastructure that support them, enabling successful enterprise planning and transformation.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: November 4, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Processes | Enterprise Asset Management Software | Enterprise Resource Management | Enterprise Systems | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Spending | IT Systems

EGUIDE - Today’s businesses are being pushed to consolidate their data centers, address power consumption and implement virtualization in an effort to reduce operating costs and go green. But what are the best routes to achieving these objectives?
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: November 4, 2009


Topics:  Configuration Management | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Power Management | Energy Efficiency | Environmental Compliance | Environmental Standards | Green Data Center | Green Storage | IT Infrastructure | Network Management | Power Consumption Monitoring | Regulatory Compliance | ROI | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Storage Consolidation | Storage Virtualization | Systems Management | TCO

WHITE PAPER - This buyer's guide outlines features and capabilities that comprise an effective SIEM solution, discusses the benefits of each capability, and provides checklists to help you evaluate whether or not a particular vendor's solutions can address each of these areas.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Published: October 2, 2009


Topics:  Access Control | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Identity Management | IT Infrastructure | Security Event Management | Security Management | Security Policies | Security Threats

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes how security that is built into a dynamic infrastructure can mitigate risks, enabling agility, secure collaboration, and business transformation. The IBM Security Framework and lifecycle approach can help address changing business requirements.
Posted: October 27, 2009 | Published: June 12, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Processes | Business Systems | Collaboration | IT Infrastructure | Risk Management | Security Infrastructure | Security Management

ANALYST BRIEF - In this Research Brief, Clabby Analytics takes a closer look at IBM’s smarter planet initiative and its dynamic infrastructure strategy. They're defined in broad terms ? attention is given to the bigger picture: Don't overlook business resiliency and security when building a dynamic infrastructure.
Posted: October 6, 2009 | Published: April 9, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | Infrastructure Management | Infrastructure Services | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Service Management

WEBCAST - View this on demand Dynamic Infrastructure Worldwide Virtual Forum for advice from leading experts on today's IT challenges.
Posted: October 6, 2009 | Premiered: June 17, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Business Development | Business Environment | Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Services

WHITE PAPER - As SOA becomes a new way of implementing applications, organizations need a way to manage the assets (especially reusable services) developed as part of their SOA activities, to permit the use of these assets to be maximized and insure the results the enterprise envisions. Read on to learn more.
Posted: October 6, 2009 | Published: October 6, 2009


Topics:  Business Management | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | IT Governance | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | SOA

VIDEO - Rational Talks to You - Scott Hebner sits down with Redmonk Analyst Michael Cote to discuss latest announcements around the IBM Rational Jazz platform.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Premiered: October 5, 2009


Topics:  Business Management | CIOs | Collaboration | IT Best Practices | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Systems

PODCAST - Companies with a flexible IT infrastructure credit their success to an ability to adapt to change. Listen to find new ways to lower IT complexity and improve operating efficiency in your company.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Premiered: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Change Management | Configuration Management | IT Asset Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | ROI | TCO

WHITE PAPER - The IBM Dynamic Infrastructure initiative is a combination of programs, products and services designed to improve service to users, reduce costs and more effectively manage risk across all components of organizational IT infrastructures.
Posted: October 2, 2009 | Published: July 9, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Cost Benefit Analysis | Infrastructure Management | Infrastructure Services | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | User Experience

PODCAST - Virtualization has become one of the latest trends in helping to drive efficiencies in the data center -- from management to energy costs, server virtualization may be able to help you optimize your IT environment. Listen to Tom Ready, IBM vice president as he describes the latest trends and benefits of server virtualization.
Posted: October 2, 2009 | Premiered: October 2, 2009


Topics:  Energy Efficiency | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - Register Now to take advantage of this complimentary collection of resources to discover how IBM Rational Software may cut your maintenance cost and give you the flexibility to transform your business with assets you already have without spending a fortune.
Posted: October 1, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | IT Best Practices | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Systems | Project Management | Project Portfolio Management