SmartBiz IT Research Library

TRIAL SOFTWARE - Database architects and administrators need to discover, document, and re-use data assets; reverse-engineer, analyze, and optimize existing databases; and design to comply with regulatory requirements and organizational standards.
Posted: May 14, 2009 | Published: May 14, 2009


Topics:  Data Integration | Data Modeling | Data Warehouse Architectures | Database Administration | Database Architectures | Database Management | Database Management Software | Enterprise Resource Management | Model Driven Architecture | Operational Support Systems | Regulatory Compliance

WHITE PAPER - If stimulus plans around the world are effective, we will see a boon in industrial manufacturing jobs and production. This paper stresses the importance of an Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) system.
Posted: April 29, 2009 | Published: March 1, 2009


Topics:  Aerospace and Defense Industry | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Enterprise | Enterprise Architectures | Enterprise Resource Management | Infrastructure Management | Infrastructure Services | Oracle (Product)

WHITE PAPER - This paper proposes a high-level methodology for implementation of Workload Automation (WLA) - a mature evolution of job scheduling that automates complex IT processing and includes support for event-driven workloads, multiple platforms, Web services, composite applications, SOAs, virtual systems, system and application integration, and more.
Posted: April 17, 2009 | Published: April 17, 2009


Topics:  Application Integration | Business IT Alignment | Enterprise Resource Management | Enterprise Systems | IT Management | Job Scheduling Software | SOA | Web Services | Workflow Software

CASE STUDY - For midsize enterprises, now is the perfect time to invest in a significant IT expansion – despite the economic climate. Please read this case study to find out how installing the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 helped Gavina Coffee improve efficiencies, cut overall costs, and make the business more competitive.
Posted: April 1, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Management | Business Structures | Enterprise Content Management | Enterprise Resource Management | ERP | ERP Software | Oracle (Product)

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains how assessment, alignment, achievability, accessibility, agility and accountability, the six key concepts of value-driven product management, can be applied to create a repeatable process for developing successful products.
Posted: March 19, 2009 | Published: January 1, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Customer Satisfaction | Enterprise Resource Management | Enterprise Systems | Product Life Cycles | Product Management | Revenue Projections

PODCAST - In this podcast, virtualization expert Anil Desai provides an easy-to-understand primer on virtualization that will quickly bring any listener up to speed on the topic.
Posted: December 4, 2008 | Premiered: December 3, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Enterprise Resource Management | Network Management | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

DATA SHEET - By continuously monitoring shared capacity utilization trends in your VMware ESX environment, Capacity Analyzer significantly reduces the time and costs of identifying current capacity bottlenecks causing performance problems.
Posted: November 14, 2008 | Published: November 14, 2008


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Databases | Downtime | Enterprise | Enterprise Resource Management | Memory | Performance Testing | ROI | Server Virtualization | VMware

CASE STUDY - Using the VKernel Capacity Bottleneck Analyzer, Hasbro is able to continuously monitor shared CPU, memory, and storage usage to properly allocate the required resources among all of its deployed virtual machines.
Posted: November 14, 2008 | Published: November 14, 2008


Topics:  Authentication | Capacity Planning | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | Data Visualization | Enterprise Resource Management | Linux | Memory | Server Virtualization | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine Monitor | VMware

WHITE PAPER - When IT professionals make massive investments in the virtualized data center, financial controls to contain sprawl and maintain control are essential. This white paper shows you how to do so by implementing chargeback.
Posted: February 27, 2008 | Published: February 1, 2008


Topics:  Asset Management (Finance) | Capacity Planning | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Center Management | Enterprise Resource Management | Network Appliances | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

WHITE PAPER - Given the increasing importance of service-oriented architecture (SOA), this white paper cuts through the marketing hype surrounding SOA and focuses on the three most important facts you need to know about this groundbreaking technology.
Posted: June 7, 2006 | Published: June 1, 2006


Topics:  .NET | Application Integration | Change Management | Composite Applications Software | Content Integration Software | Enterprise Resource Management | Globalization | Network Best Practices | SOA | Web Services Architecture | Web Services Management