SmartBiz IT Research Library

PRESENTATION - EA, a key IT governance tool, plays an active role in strategic business planning. Effective EA requires managing standards and promoting best practices in architecture.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Architectures | Business IT Alignment | CIOs | Enterprise Architectures | IT Best Practices | IT Governance | IT Managers | Strategic Planning

EZINE - We evaluate the established meta-models and frameworks of enterprise business architecture, and extract the key ingredients to build an innovative meta-model.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Architectures | Business IT Alignment | CIOs | Enterprise Architectures | IT Management | IT Managers | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - A robust governance framework is imperative for effective Enterprise Architecture (EA). Our framework helps you assess performance and chart a continuous improvement course that deepens the impact of your EA program.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2005


Topics:  Business Architectures | Business IT Alignment | CIOs | Enterprise Architectures | IT Governance | IT Management | IT Managers

WHITE PAPER - The era of business 2.0 is already upon us and companies that are not embracing it will be left behind. This brochure will outline some of the key business trends created by the business 2.0 model, how they affect your network and what can be done to address them. Read on to learn more.
Posted: October 29, 2009 | Published: October 29, 2009


Topics:  Business Architectures | Business Environment | Network Architectures | Network Infrastructure | Network Security | Network Security Appliances | Web 2.0

ANALYST REPORT - Never has operational responsiveness, the pursuit of how continually and quickly to deliver maximum value to customers while deriving maximum profitability, been nearer the top of the business agenda. As this paper will demonstrate, harnessing business events, smart interpretation & fast response are definite objectives, and the need is immediate.
Posted: October 26, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Architectures | Business Continuity Planning | Business Intelligence | Business Logistics | Business Management | Business Metrics | Business Models | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Business Service Management | Service Level Management | SOA | SOA Governance

WEBCAST - Join Forrester analyst Galen Schreck for a discussion on maintaining readiness for recovery in 2010. He shares ideas on the topic, starting with consolidation and infrastructure, combining virtualization and automation to reduce your cost, making better hardware decisions, and optimizing your data center facilities.
Posted: July 30, 2009 | Premiered: July 30, 2009


Topics:  Business Activity Monitoring | Business Architectures | Business Environment | Business Intelligence | Business Management | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Economic Environment | ROI

WHITE PAPER - In this issue of ONE, Oracle takes a look at how insight combined with effective customer-facing processes can help you rise above your competition while at the same time gaining loyalty with your customers.
Posted: June 4, 2009 | Published: June 4, 2009


Topics:  Business Architectures | Business Continuity Planning | Business Intelligence | Business Management | CRM | Customer Loyalty | Customer Retention | Scalability Testing

WHITE PAPER - According to a September 2006 benchmarking survey conducted by the Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG) and SAP on governance, risk, and compliance (GRC ), most organizations today have a reactive approach to GRC management - a fire-drill method of channeling precious resources and management attention to address specific regulatory...
Posted: June 4, 2009 | Published: June 2, 2009


Topics:  Business Architectures | Business Intelligence | Business Structures | Compliance (Finance) | Data Governance | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Regulatory Compliance | Risk Assessment | Risk Management | Supply Chain Intelligence

WHITE PAPER - This white paper will discuss what you can do to protect your company's data in case of an unexpected disaster. Having a disaster recovery plan is not only a smart business move, but in some cases it is mandatory for legal and regulatory reasons.
Posted: May 28, 2009 | Published: May 28, 2009


Topics:  Business Architectures | Business Continuity Planning | Business Management | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Data Security | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Risk Management | Systems Management

CASE STUDY - Aspen Publishers Inc. was able to complete two benchmarking surveys more efficiently and save $20,000 per year without the help of outside consultants by using SPSS for Windows, SPSS Data Entry Builder, and SPSS Data Entry Station. Read this case study and find out how they did it.
Posted: May 4, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Architectures | Business Communications | Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Data Entry | Health Care Industry | Productivity

ANALYST BRIEF - In many IT organizations, inadequate succession planning is a time bomb - easily ignored in the short term, but with the potential for disaster in the future. This e-book details steps your company can take to ensure a robust IT succession plan.
Posted: February 19, 2009 | Published: December 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Architectures | Business Continuity Planning | Business Intelligence | CIOs | Leadership | Workforce Planning