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Riding the Cloud To Improve Your Top- and Bottom-Line Economics sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Review this white paper for tips on selecting - and planning - the right cloud strategy for your organization so you can enjoy all the benefits the cloud has to offer. Posted: 13 Jul 2012 \| Published: 30 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Cloud Storage \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Data Centers \| IT Asset Management \| IT Best Practices \| IT Consulting Services \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Management Services \| IT Service Management

A Guide for CIOs: Make Your Mark with Business Transformation sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise WHITE PAPER: Review this informative white paper to discover the importance of implementing a formal transformation program. Gain insight into 2 business transformation success stories, 9 reasons why you should work with an experienced transformation partner, a simple 5-phase business transformation program, and much more. Posted: 06 Jul 2012 \| Published: 01 Jul 2012 TOPICS: Business Development \| Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Business Process Management \| CIOs \| IT Best Practices \| IT Departments \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management

Rethinking People Costs in Enterprise IT sponsored by Rackspace Technology WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores how to assess your IT people spend and position IT as a central driver of business growth. Posted: 15 Oct 2014 \| Published: 12 Aug 2014 TOPICS: IT Asset Management \| IT Best Practices \| IT Governance \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| IT Outsourcing Services \| IT Services \| IT Spending \| Talent Management

Running IT as a Business: Seven Steps to Aligning IT with the Business sponsored by SAS WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines the 7 steps to aligning IT with the business. Find out what they are and how they can help your business provide customer-driven results. Posted: 27 Jun 2011 \| Published: 27 Jun 2011 TOPICS: Business Performance Management \| IT Best Practices \| IT Management \| IT Spending \| ROI \| Strategic Planning \| TCO

Bridging the Business/IT Divide in B2B Integration sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This research report presents results from a survey of 360 line of business managers in regards to B2B integration, and also offers recommendations on narrowing the gap between business and IT to maximize returns from B2B integration initiatives. Posted: 16 Jun 2014 \| Published: 30 May 2014 TOPICS: B2B \| B2B Integration \| B2B Integration Software \| Business Communications \| Business Integration \| Business Intelligence \| Business Management \| Business Structures \| CIOs \| Enterprise \| Enterprise Resource Management \| IT Best Practices \| IT Departments \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| Surveys

Modernize your IT with an approach that's purpose built for your needs sponsored by VMware and IBM WHITE PAPER: This guide explores the benefits of joint solutions featuring IBM's System x portfolio and VMware's vSphere with Operations Management. These two companies collaborated to develop solutions that address the individual needs and plans of organizations when it comes to cloud environments. Posted: 18 Apr 2014 \| Published: 31 Oct 2013 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Data Center Design \| IT Best Practices \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| Server Hardware \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| VMware

Defining a Governance Model for Portals sponsored by Infosys Technologies Limited WHITE PAPER: Enterprise portals involve governance issues that when ignored can lead to an unsuccessful implementation. Read this paper to learn about a holistic approach to defining and implementing an effective governance model for portals in your organization. Posted: 17 Sep 2007 \| Published: 01 Sep 2006 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Development and Integration Services \| Change Management \| Corporate Governance \| IT Best Practices \| Portals

Best Practices for Virtualizing Distributed Environments: Enterprise-Class Virtualization for Remote Office and Branch Office Infrastructures sponsored by VM6 Software WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper provides the 4 best practices that IT leaders of ROBO organizations need to consider when virtualizing their businesses, providing ROI tips and establishing a roadmap for reducing the Total Cost of Ownership for virtualizing the distributed ROBO environment. Posted: 27 Oct 2009 \| Published: 27 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Distributed Computing \| Downtime \| High Availability \| IT Best Practices \| IT Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Remote Offices \| ROBO \| ROI \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Systems Management \| TCO

Transform IT: Transform the Enterprise sponsored by ServiceNow WHITE PAPER: Discover the three IT imperatives for a CIO-led transformation, and learn how CIOs are adopting strategies to change IT. Posted: 19 May 2014 \| Published: 19 May 2014 TOPICS: CIOs \| IT Asset Management \| IT Best Practices \| IT Departments \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Management Services \| IT Service Management \| ITIL

Software Asset and Licence Management Best Practice sponsored by Flexera Software WHITE PAPER: SAvvy businesses realize there's a huge opportunity for cost savings and risk mitigation with the right approach to software asset management (SAM) and software license management. In this informative resource, explore best practices for a better approach to SAM and license management, so you can take full control of all your enterprise software. Posted: 27 Sep 2013 \| Published: 31 Jan 2011 TOPICS: IT Asset Management \| IT Best Practices \| IT Management \| Project Management \| Project Portfolio Management \| Software Asset Management \| Software Licensing \| Software Project Management