WHITE PAPER - Read this whitepaper to learn seven practical steps that IT organizations can take to mitigate the unique security challenges of virtualization. While some are directed specifically at virtualized environments, many of these steps are solid best pr...
Posted: October 10, 2008 | Published: April 1, 2008


Topics:  Access Control | Change Management | Information Security | Risk Management | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine Monitor | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This SearchCIO.com and SearchSecurity.com E-guide offers an explanation of the requirements of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and best practices for ensuring compliance with it.
Posted: October 8, 2008 | Published: October 8, 2008


Topics:  Change Management | Compliance Audits | Compliance Best Practices | Credit Cards | Data Security | Identity Theft | Information Security | Network Security | Payment Card Industry | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance | Risk Assessment

WHITE PAPER - This paper explores the impact agile development methodologies are having on the Business Analysts community, what new skills are required, and what BAs can do to ease the transition.
Posted: October 2, 2008 | Published: September 26, 2008


Topics:  Change Management | Collaboration | Leadership | Project Management | Software | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Development Methodologies

WHITE PAPER - DR Testing enables an organization to increase adaptibility in business, technology, and strategy development.
Posted: October 1, 2008 | Published: September 30, 2008


Topics:  Application Development | Change Management | Disaster Recovery | Software | Systems Maintenance | Systems Management | Testing

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses the evolution of telework. It discusses how and why it started, its development and evolution, where it is today, where it's going, problems to be addressed, and why it's being adopted by a growing number of employers.
Posted: September 29, 2008 | Published: September 27, 2008


Topics:  Change Management | Communications Networks | Disaster Recovery | Productivity | Remote Network Management | Remote Offices | ROI | Security | SMBs | Teleconferences

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses, Business Change Management, Data Change Management, and Cultural Change Management. These are the three main categories of change management that accompany any Master Data Management (MDM) effort.
Posted: September 26, 2008 | Published: September 26, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Change Management | Customer Data Management | Data Integration | Data Quality | Data Warehouses | Knowledge Management | Master Data Management | Policy-Based Network Management

WHITE PAPER - New rules have spawned an army of consultants, vendors and solutions to address the "compliance" problem. Read this paper to learn how to turn the compliance challenge into a business advantage.
Posted: September 26, 2008 | Published: September 18, 2008


Topics:  Change Management | Compliance (Finance) | Consultants | HIPAA | Insurance Industry | Outsourcing | Product Management | Regulations | Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | Spreadsheets

CASE STUDY - CAPITAL Card Services wanted a solution that could help automate compliance, improve best practices and reduce unplanned work to meet this requirement it turned on to Tripwire as a result Capital was able to reduced unplanned work by 75%.
Posted: September 25, 2008 | Published: September 19, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Change Management | Credit Cards | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance | Security | Security Systems

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains the rationale behind the need to have in place a solid change management program in support of an ERP initiative or other growth and expansion initiative.
Posted: September 22, 2008 | Published: September 22, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Change Management | ERP | Manufacturing | ROI | Training

WHITE PAPER - This white paper introduces the steps that organizations must take to improve their systems and software development processes, by implementing key best practices and uniting development teams with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM).
Posted: September 19, 2008 | Published: September 19, 2008


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Best Practices | Change Management | Collaboration | Enterprise | Financial Services Industry | SOA | Software | Software Configuration Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper details the challenges and solutions available for companies wanting to improve their software development process, reduce costs, improve quality. It also presents examples of companies that have successfully implemented Strategic QA.
Posted: September 19, 2008 | Published: September 19, 2008


Topics:  Change Management | Quality Control | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Development Tools | Software Quality Assurance | Software Testing

WHITE PAPER - This white paper addresses five of the most important change management challenges that CIOs have to meet and how organizations can turn these challenges into a business advantage.
Posted: September 19, 2008 | Published: September 19, 2008


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Change Management | ITIL | Productivity | Security | Six Sigma | Software Configuration Management | Software Maintenance

CASE STUDY - In this case study, TietoEnator was seeking to build a digital business operation in which all major products and services are produced, distributed and consumed via data networks. Learn how Telelogic Synergy provided their solution.
Posted: September 18, 2008 | Published: September 18, 2008


Topics:  Change Management | Customer Data Management | Enterprise | Quality Control | Software | Software Quality Assurance

WHITE PAPER - Enterprise Change Management (ECM) looks at an enterprise's lines of business, tying together the needs of the business and the developing IT infrastructure. This whitepaper introduces some of the features of ECM.
Posted: September 18, 2008 | Published: September 18, 2008


Topics:  Change Management | CMM (Capability Maturity Model) | IEEE | ISO | ITIL | Metrics | Process Control Software | Project Management | Six Sigma

WHITE PAPER - Enterprise Content Management (ECM) should be applied across the enterprise as a whole. This paper offers a disciplined, pragmatic approach to predicting and managing change across an enterprise, while delivering proven cost benefits and efficiency.
Posted: September 18, 2008 | Published: September 18, 2008


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Best Practices | Change Management | Configuration Management | Mergers and Acquisitions | Software

WHITE PAPER - In this report, BusinessWeek Research Services (BWRS) launched a research program to determine the views of C-level managersâ??at large companies on how to improve the value derived from human resources outsourcing.
Posted: September 18, 2008 | Published: September 18, 2008


Topics:  Benefits | Business Process Management | Business Process Outsourcing | Change Management | Competition | Human Resources Services | Outsourcing | Workforce Planning

WHITE PAPER - This SAP Executive Insight details the challenges and outlines the path to success of different M&A strategies.
Posted: September 17, 2008 | Published: September 17, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Change Management | CRM | ERP | Mergers and Acquisitions | Regulatory Compliance

PRODUCT LITERATURE - The SAP® Service and Asset Management solution supports organizations in efficiently managing their enterprise assets.
Posted: September 17, 2008 | Published: September 17, 2008


Topics:  Change Management | Enterprise Asset Management Software | ERP | Project Management | Reporting Software | TCO

WHITE PAPER - IBM Rational software can offer the best of both worlds through integration with a broad range of open source tools and plug-ins, while maintaining an overarching platform that manages the entire development lifecycle.
Posted: September 17, 2008 | Published: September 17, 2008


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Change Management | Collaboration | Open Source | Software Configuration Management | Testing

WHITE PAPER - This white paper explains how a powerful requirements analysis capability integrated on a enterprise-class ALM platform can help you capture and deliver on your evolving business objectives.
Posted: September 17, 2008 | Published: September 17, 2008


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Change Management | Collaboration | Security | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - Banks, utilities, retailers, and the like are taking advantage of incoming calls and Web visits to make offers to existing customers. In this paper learn how with real-time offer management applications, can help leverage customer information.
Posted: September 16, 2008 | Published: September 16, 2008


Topics:  Call Center Management | Change Management | Cost Benefit Analysis | Customer Satisfaction | Data Management | Real Time Operating Systems | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - This document first establishes what master data and Master Data Management (MDM) mean and then discusses the nontechnical organizational and operational challenges associated with introducing an MDM program.
Posted: September 16, 2008 | Published: September 16, 2008


Topics:  Change Management | Data Governance | Data Integration | Data Quality | Master Data Management | Program Management | Sales | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes some of the missteps and lessons learned from implementing automated performance management and what companies can do to avoid them.
Posted: September 15, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Applications Management | Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software | Business Process Automation | Change Management | Compensation | Human Resources Services | Software Implementation

WHITE PAPER - The report examines how to increase adoption of BI tool licenses and how to increase usage once those licenses are deployed. It also discusses best practices and pitfalls for deploying, reporting, and analysis tools on an enterprise basis.
Posted: September 12, 2008 | Published: September 11, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Intelligence | Change Management | Dashboards | Financial Services | Project Management | Training

WHITE PAPER - This white paper explores some of the key issues in managing changes across 5 system SAP landscapes, discusses current manual methods of managing these changes, and looks at the value of change control technology in these situations.
Posted: September 10, 2008 | Published: September 10, 2008


Topics:  Change Management | Parallel Processing | Project Management | Risk Management | SAP (Product)