Business/IT Alignment White Papers

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Practical Steps to Achieve and Maintain NERC Compliance
sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper describes seven practical steps information security professionals can take to integrate controls into IT production operations, to simultaneously achieve NERC compliance goals, and also IT operational and security goals.
Posted: 31 Jul 2009 | Published: 08 Dec 2008

Tripwire, Inc.

IT governance: enabling high performance in turbulent times
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how CIOs can use governance best practices to mitigate the depth and duration of performance declines that often accompany periods of change and innovation. It will clarify what governance is - and isn't - and articulate how CIOs can begin to improve governance within their organizations.
Posted: 13 Feb 2009 | Published: 13 Feb 2009

IBM

SOA Centers of Excellence: Preserving Order Amid Change
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: There is only one good way to approach the adoption and facilitation of SOA and Web services, and that is to establish, right from the beginning, a corporate Center of Excellence to guide the revolution from making a compelling business case to putting in place a long-term solution for measuring and improving on every success.
Posted: 23 Dec 2009 | Published: 21 Mar 2008

Oracle Corporation

Cognos 8 BI
sponsored by IBM Cognos
WHITE PAPER: Cognos 8 Business Intelligence delivers the complete range of BI capabilities: reporting, analysis, scorecarding, dashboards, business event management as well as data integration, on a single, proven architecture.
Posted: 29 May 2007 | Published: 01 Feb 2007

IBM Cognos

Insurance Modernization - New Demands, New Approaches
sponsored by Infosys Technologies Limited
WHITE PAPER: Existing legacy systems contribute to costs, lack of business and IT alignment and a low recognized value of investments. Read this paper to learn how focusing on integrating business and IT architectures can help organizations realize business value.
Posted: 08 Feb 2007 | Published: 01 Nov 2006

Infosys Technologies Limited

Gartner Magic Quadrant: Selecting a vendor
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: The demand for greater ecommerce capabilities is growing leading CIOs and IT professionals concerned with choosing the perfect vendor. Through this in-depth vendor analysis by Gartner, uncover the top 6 questions you should ask and the strengths and weaknesses of the top 20 e-commerce vendors.
Posted: 17 May 2012 | Published: 03 Nov 2011

IBM

Whitepaper: The Journey Along an Information-Led Transformation
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Organizations that plan an information strategy, make realtime business analytics available to all levels of the organization, and architect an extensible information platform can generate more revenue, lower costs, reduce risk, and predict future outcomes with greater confidence. Read this white paper to learn more.
Posted: 11 Nov 2009 | Published: 25 Sep 2009

IBM

Simplifying IT through Virtualization
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and IntelĀ®
WHITE PAPER: Working with Dell will ensure that your virtualization projects achieve fast time to value and return on investment (ROI). Read this paper to learn about how Dell Global Infrastructure Consulting Services, backed by a close partnership with Microsoft, offers flexible, high-impact consulting services for comprehensive solution design and much more.
Posted: 05 Apr 2010 | Published: 05 Apr 2010

Dell, Inc. and IntelĀ®

The Information Agenda: Rapidly Leveraging Information as a Trusted Strategic Asset for Competitive Advantage
sponsored by IBM India Pvt. Ltd
WHITE PAPER: This paper will discuss how organizations using an Information Agenda can greatly improve their organizations' ability to identify and manage risk, meet regulatory requirements, speed new products and services to market and enhance customer service.
Posted: 13 Dec 2010 | Published: 13 Dec 2010

IBM India Pvt. Ltd

Best Practices for Resolving Business-Critical Application Problems
sponsored by BMC Software, Extending Value with Identify Software
WHITE PAPER: This white paper details the challenges of application problem resolution, highlighting the best practices necessary to automate and accelerate the process as a means to optimize development.
Posted: 30 Jul 2007 | Published: 12 Mar 2007

BMC Software, Extending Value with Identify Software