Business Intelligence Network - The Vision for BI and Beyond

WHITE PAPER - CIOs are focused on raising the ROI of IT, expanding business impact, and making innovations real. This whitepaper focuses on two high return options–license cost optimization and migration to a lower total cost infrastructure to deliver the same or better business value.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: November 24, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Cost Benefit Analysis | Desktop Virtualization | IT Management | IT Spending | Linux | Linux Desktop Environment | Lotus Notes | ROI | Software Licensing | TCO

WHITE PAPER - This paper outlines the Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite, illustrates its relevance to small and midsized business customers, and provides the resources to help you evaluate how your business might benefit from the service.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: November 24, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Collaboration | Collaborative Applications Software | Communications Software | Customer Data Management | Customer Service | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Spending | Productivity | ROI | Small Businesses | SMBs

WHITE PAPER - This white paper provides an overview of recommended servers, storage, software, and services. It can be used to plan, scope, and procure the required components to set up a virtualization infrastructure.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: May 24, 2009


Topics:  IT Infrastructure | IT Spending | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Devices | Storage Hardware | Storage Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER - To help control costs, improve business agility, and remain secure and in compliance, many IT organizations are taking steps to transition to a truly dynamic infrastructure. Microsoft® System Center is a family of leading IT management solutions that helps IT departments proactively plan, deploy, manage, and optimize an IT environment.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: November 1, 2007


Topics:  IT Asset Management | IT Governance | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Spending | IT Systems | Regulatory Compliance | Server Management

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn how innovative management solutions from CA add comprehensive support for Amazon EC2 with real-time automation, application performance, service, and database management.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: October 30, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Applications Management | Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | Database Management | IT Management | IT Spending

WHITE PAPER - To help you make an informed decision when considering various storage solutions, the Storage Value Index takes into account not only purchase price, but capacity, efficiency, and operating expenses as well. This paper explains how the Storage Value Index was designed and offers suggestions for finding the best storage value for your needs.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: March 19, 2009


Topics:  IT Spending | Storage Appliances | Storage Hardware | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Spending | Storage Systems

WHITE PAPER - When determining a potential storage system's TCO, you must include both capital and operating expenditures, some of which are easy to calculate and others are less obvious. Read this whitepaper to identify target areas for cost savings in your new storage system.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: March 19, 2009


Topics:  Data Storage | IT Spending | Storage Hardware | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Spending | Storage Systems | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Microsoft® Online Services provide businesses with subscription-based Microsoft-hosted online services that offer access to rich communication, collaboration, and productivity applications from anywhere. Read this white paper to learn more.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Collaboration | Collaborative Applications Software | IT Infrastructure | IT Spending | Microsoft Exchange | Microsoft Office | Productivity | SLA

WHITE PAPER - With all these great products available at such incredible rates, it's easy to see why Low Rate Financing is the best way to get the IT solutions your organization needs. Read this brief paper to learn more.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: October 30, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Financing | Hardware Selection | IT Management | IT Spending | Software Selection | Spend Management

WHITE PAPER - This independent study by the International Technology group found IBM PowerVM more cost-competitive over time, compared to VMware, in terms of IT costs and the costs of downtime.
Posted: November 10, 2009 | Published: April 14, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | CRM | ERP | IT Spending | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | UNIX | VM | VMware

WHITE PAPER - The current recession and credit crunch deeply affected IT spending in the last quarter of 2008 and into 2009. This SWOT Analyst report for Q3 2009 regroups the market contenders by categories for an easier evaluation to enable vendor strategy professionals to substantiate decisions about their partnership and go-to-market strategies.
Posted: October 27, 2009 | Published: October 27, 2009


Topics:  IT Management | IT Spending | Middleware | Software Implementation | Software Licensing | Storage Management | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - The SAP® Business All-in-One fast-start program enables you to configure a solution online, obtain an estimate of costs, and implement the solution quickly and cost-effectively. It delivers rapid time to value and lets you tailor the solution to meet your changing needs, protecting your long-term investment.
Posted: October 26, 2009 | Published: February 8, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business IT Alignment | Business Processes | IT Services | IT Spending | Operational Metrics (Systems) | SAP (Product) | SMBs

WHITE PAPER - A disciplined IT performance measurement program is critical not only for business growth but also for economic viability. This paper provides a framework for a Return on IT (ROIT™) methodology and discusses how to deploy it within a company's business processes.
Posted: October 26, 2009 | Published: December 29, 2008


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Business Systems | Enterprise Resource Management | Enterprise Systems | IT Spending | ROI | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn Niel Nickolaisen's proven model for strategic and tactical alignment of IT with business objectives - enabling IT to do more for the business with less. By implementing all four components of Niel's model, IT can dramatically reduce system downtime and closely align their efforts and investments with business priorities.
Posted: October 26, 2009 | Published: October 26, 2009


Topics:  Change Management | Downtime | High Availability | IT Best Practices | IT Spending | Systems Management | Systems Management Software | Windows Server Software

WHITE PAPER - In this white paper, you'll read about the top objections buyers have for upgrading their current equipment. You'll also hear about the solutions Intel has to offer to help increase the productivity of your workforce, reduce energy consumption, and much more!
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Published: October 15, 2009


Topics:  Downtime | IT Asset Management | IT Spending | Personal Computers | Server Hardware | Workforce Planning