SmartBiz IT Research Library

WHITE PAPER - Read this brief paper to learn how the new CA integrated service management product offers real hope for beleaguered IT organizations that are trying to bring together the pieces to build an integrated service management story.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: October 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business IT Alignment | Business Process Management | Business Systems | Dashboards | IT Management | IT Service Management | IT Services

PRODUCT DEMO - View this Flash demo on virtualization to understand how CA can help you accelerate your time to market, achieve operational excellence across physical and virtual environments and reduce risk associated with virtualization.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Systems | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Risk Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Virtualization Security

WHITE PAPER - This white paper defines the challenges facing today's IT executives and steps you can take now to support your organization’s SOA-based initiatives by cutting costs, leveraging your existing IT infrastructure and improving productivity.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: January 15, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Systems | CIOs | Databases | IT Infrastructure | ROI | SOA

WEBCAST - IBM Rational ® Requirements Composer helps teams define requirements more effectively and apply 'just enough' management to them across the project lifecycle. Join this webcast to learn more.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Premiered: November 4, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Business Systems | Project Management | Project Management Software | Project Portfolio Management

WEBCAST - Join this webcast to learn how organizations can leverage process and technology analysis and planning; then design, execute and govern effectively and efficiently.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Premiered: November 5, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Business Systems | Enterprise Resource Management | Enterprise Systems

WEBCAST - Join this webcast to learn how Enterprise Architecture integrated with Portfolio Management is empowered to integrate your strategic goals into your organization's capital planning, business planning and technology architecture activities. In this way, your strategic planning outputs become actionable.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Premiered: November 3, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Systems | Enterprise Architectures | Enterprise Resource Management | IT Management | Portfolio Management (Finance) | Portfolio Management (IT Management)

WHITE PAPER - As the business demands more from your tight IT budget, it's helpful to know that you can actually fund the IT improvements your business needs from savings generated by improvements in operational efficiency. Read a short overview of how BMC Solutions drive operational efficiency.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: November 3, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Business Systems | ROI | SOA | TCO

WHITE PAPER - IBM has created a pair of complementary views to bridge the communication gap between the business and the technical perspectives of security to enable convergence in thought and process. The IBM Security Framework addresses the business view, and the IBM Security Blueprint addresses the technical view.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Published: July 22, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Management | Business Processes | Business Systems | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Payment Card Industry | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance | Security Management | Security Policies

WHITE PAPER - As part of its comprehensive security framework, IBM offers a broad, unified array of integrated access authorization and identity management solutions that enable organizations to secure their collaboration and access processes in alignment with their overall business needs.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Published: March 31, 2008


Topics:  Access Control | Business Systems | Data Security | Identity Management | Payment Card Industry | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance | Security Threats

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes how security that is built into a dynamic infrastructure can mitigate risks, enabling agility, secure collaboration, and business transformation. The IBM Security Framework and lifecycle approach can help address changing business requirements.
Posted: October 27, 2009 | Published: June 12, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Processes | Business Systems | Collaboration | IT Infrastructure | Risk Management | Security Infrastructure | Security Management

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)

EGUIDE - Read this E-Guide to learn what businesses are doing to streamline processes and enhance productivity by successfully implementing business process management (BPM).
Posted: October 22, 2009 | Published: October 21, 2009


Topics:  Business Management | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | Business Processes | Business Systems | Enterprise Resource Management | SOA | SOA Governance

WHITE PAPER - This paper describes how Microsoft manages security, privacy, and continuity of the Online Services program, as well as how it aligns with industry standards for security and reliability.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Published: October 15, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Systems | Security Best Practices | Security Infrastructure | Security Management | Security Standards

PODCAST - Today, more than ever, organizations must deliver the benefits of cost optimization and business agility. This podcast series explains how that goal can be realized through dynamic Business Processes Management. The series focuses on banking, government, healthcare, insurance, cross-industry and retail.
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Premiered: October 15, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Business Systems | SOA

CASE STUDY - This case study examines how Alcan, a global leader in aluminum products, turned to ReadSoft's invoice processing software to automate their invoice process. With ReadSoft, Alcan was able to scan all their invoices and feed the information directly into their Oracle E-Business Suite.
Posted: October 13, 2009 | Published: October 13, 2009


Topics:  Business Activity Monitoring | Business Integration Software | Business Processes | Business Service Providers | Business Structures | Business Systems | Financial Management | Financial Reporting | Financial Systems | Financing | Integrated Development Environments | Oracle (Product) | Process Control Software