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Overview: At IBM, we strive to lead in the creation, development and manufacture of the industry's most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, networking systems, storage devices and microelectronics.
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2009 and Beyond: Managing Security and the New Compliance Landscape by IBM
September 18, 2009 - Learn how to successfully safeguard your enterprise and manage the burden of compliance with Kristin Lovejoy, Director, IBM Corporate Security Strategy and Scott Crawford of analyst firm EMA. This webcast discusses how to protect company data and meet compliance needs on a restricted budget.
5 Reasons Investing in Requirements Should Be Your Top Priority by IBM
September 29, 2009 - In this Webcast, we’ll talk about some famous and not so famous disasters and why investing in requirements should be a top priority to avoid similar occurrences in your own organization.
A Breakthrough in Service Delivery for Data Center Workloads by IBM
June 25, 2009 - Watch this Webcast as IBM reveals new offering that can sustain ongoing cost reduction while improving service levels over the long term.
A Close Look at BPEL by IBM
November 13, 2009 - BPEL is an XML-based language that defines the execution of a business process. It is used to implement a particular flow through computer services. Now an OASIS standard, BPEL grew out of separate initiatives at IBM, Microsoft, and BEA to create an orchestration language for business processes.
Aberdeen Green IT Assessment and ROI Calculator by IBM
September 23, 2009 - This online assessment tool designed specifically for organizations seeking to improve their Green IT capabilities, performance and ROI.
Adding Business Value With Cross-Platform Solutions: Linux running on IBM Servers by IBM
October 01, 2008 - This IDC White Paper is based on research data collected at a dozen customer sites in the United States, Canada, and Europe, all with mixed server platforms, to find the technical and business outcomes from deploying cross-platform Linux solutions on IBM servers. This paper presents the key findings of a return on investment (ROI) analysis.
Adding Mainframe Focus to End-to-End Application Performance Management by IBM
June 2008 - Enterprise organizations need to take a serious look at end-to-end application performance management.
Address the PCI Data Security Standard with IBM Tivoli Security Information and Event Manager by IBM
September 18, 2009 - Read the white paper that shows how IBM Tivoli solutions help address the demands of broad-based commitments in terms of people, time and technology resources required to meet Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS).
Addressing Single Sign-On Inside, Outside, and Between Organizations by IBM
December 29, 2008 - This white paper examines how IBM Tivoli Unified Single Sign-On addresses the needs of organizations for enterprise single sign-on, Web single sign-on, and federated single sign-on.
Agile Eval Guide by IBM
November 04, 2009 - IBM Rational® software has helped thousands of companies worldwide improve their agility with software best practices, tools and services. This evaluation guide is designed to help you choose the best tool for your needs today, while protecting your investment as your team, needs and agile maturity grow.
Aligning Lean Six Sigma, Business Process Management and SOA to Accelerate Results by IBM
February 18, 2009 - There has never been a more important time to uncover process waste, reduce non-value adding activity, and increase productivity. Accelerate results by aligning Lean Six Sigma, BPM and SOA. Find out more about best practices, the value of measures and monitoring, and how to get started in this webcast.
Analyst Whitepaper: Practical Approaches for Securing Web Applications Across the Software Delivery Lifecycle by IBM
July 08, 2009 - When web application delivery is implemented in a collaborative, re-peatable, and process-oriented manner, companies can benefit from more efficient development models and more secure applications. Read this white paper to learn more.
Anatomy of a JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Archiving Project by IBM
February 01, 2008 - The basic principles for managing an archiving project presented in this paper can help you initiate and plan an archiving strategy that meets your organization’s requirements.
Anatomy of a PeopleSoft Enterprise Archiving Project by IBM
February 01, 2008 - The basic principles for managing an archiving project presented in this paper can help you initiate and plan an archiving strategy that meets your organization’s requirements.
Anatomy of a Siebel CRM Archiving Project by IBM
February 01, 2008 - The basic principles for managing an archiving project presented in this paper can help you initiate and plan an archiving strategy that meets your organization’s requirements.
Anatomy of an Oracle E-Business Suite Archiving Project by IBM
February 01, 2008 - Companies worldwide are affirming the value of database archiving as a best practice for managing application data growth. The basic principles for managing an archiving project presented in this paper can help you initiate and plan an archiving strategy that meets your organization’s requirements.
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) software solutions for green IT by IBM
February 23, 2009 - This whitepaper will explore best practices for green IT and how Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) can help companies achieve green IT processes for software application management. Specifically, ALM solutions can help IT organizations reduce energy consumption and costs associated with multi-site software development.
Application Quality Management and Testing Tools by IBM
June 2008 - As As companies implement SOA and extend their mainframes applications as web services, it is important that all applications be maintained and enhanced appropriately.
AppPoint’s Proxy for IBM-Rational Functional Tester to support Oracle Forms by IBM
October 01, 2009 - Read this paper to learn about Rational® Functional Tester, an object-oriented automated testing tool that tests Windows®, .Net, Java™, HTML, Siebel and SAP applications, and lets you record reliable and robust scripts that can be played back to validate new builds of a test application.
Asset Management to Support Product Lifecycle Management by IBM
October 01, 2009 - Leading-edge manufacturers are discovering that they can improve production efficiencies and manage MRO expenditures by integrating their Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) with Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems.
Assuring Regulatory Compliance in Your Mainframe Environment by IBM
June 2008 - In this webcast you will get an over of the regulatory context and the issues compliance raises for the IBM mainframe environment.
Better Data Management brings Competitive Advantage by IBM
September 30, 2009 - This on-demand webcast discusses how data growth, test data management, data privacy and other information management solutions can create the opportunity for companies to make IT their competitive differentiator.
BI for Business Users: How IT Can Make Business Intelligence Easy for Everyone by IBM
April 23, 2009 - Today, the latest BI solutions put the power of advanced business intelligence into the hands of more people throughout the organization - improving the speed and accuracy of decision-making from top to bottom. Knowing your business, market, customers, and competition is critical for any organization. Read this for more...
Bloor white paper: The Importance of an Information Strategy by IBM
December 11, 2008 - In this paper we will discuss what an Information Strategy is, why it is important, and what it takes to build one. We will also consider IBM's Information Agenda, that company's approach to assisting in the development of an Information Strategy.
BPM and SOA: Better Together by IBM
October 05, 2009 - SOA standards, such as Web Services, make information resources and task automation applications available yet loosely integrated for process designers to use and reuse at will. Thus processes modeled with BPM tools can be rapidly implemented in production via SOA infrastructure.
BPM Blueworks: The Easy On-Ramp to Business Process Management (BPM) by IBM
October 16, 2009 - With BPM BlueWorks from IBM, it's never been easier to get started with BPM. Using cloud-based processes and strategy tools, BPM BlueWorks allows you to capture and collaborate on BPM Business Designs, discover and contribute industry-specific BPM content and participate easily in the community. See how today.
BPMN Basics, Organizing Your Business Processes by IBM
November 13, 2009 - Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) is a newer language but has been the focus of much attention from business and IT. As business processes grow more complex, BPMN provides a structured way to organize them. But it is important to know the basics before selecting a BPMN solution.
BSD Group’s Oracle Extension for Rational Performance Tester Demonstration by IBM
October 06, 2009 - This quick demo gives you a great overview of the look and feel of BSD Group’s Oracle Extension for Rational Performance Tester, its features, and its capabilities. This plug-in will help you capture, record and playback transactions using Oracle NCA technology. View the demo now to learn more about increasing application visibility during testing.
Building Mission Critical Aerospace and Defense systems with IBM Rational Quality Management Products by IBM
August 05, 2009 - Start smart: get powerful techniques to improve your mission critical systems and product development process by viewing the On Demand Webcast, Building Mission Critical Aerospace and Defense systems with IBM Rational Quality Management Products.
Building on SOA for greater business value by IBM
October 06, 2009 - To thrive in today’s ultra-competitive marketplace, top businesses of all sizes and in all industries are looking for better ways to achieve operational excellence that enables them to run their companies more efficiently and cost-effectively and drive innovation that matters to recognize market needs and
respond to them quickly and decisively.
Business Analytics and Optimization for the Intelligent Enterprise by IBM
April 08, 2009 - Executives recognize that new analytics capabilities, coupled with advanced business process management, signal a major opportunity to create business advantage. Those who have the vision to apply new approaches are building intelligent enterprises positioned to thrive.
Business Case for IBM Virtualization Solutions: Bottom Line Impact for Enterprise Infrastructures by IBM
July 09, 2009 - The IBM Dynamic Infrastructure initiative is a combination of programs, products and services designed to improve service to users, reduce costs and more effectively manage risk across all components of organizational IT infrastructures.
Business Intelligence and Performance Management Assessment Tool by IBM
October 05, 2009 - This brief 10-minute web-based diagnostic tool will explore your experiences with Business Intelligence (BI) in order to generate a customized report designed to help you identify your top pain points and how to address them and see how your organization stacks-up against leading BI professionals.
Business Process Modeling with UML by IBM
November 13, 2009 - In this screencast, get the background on UML and BPM and see a demonstration of how activity diagrams can be used to model business processes.
Buying your BI solution from your ERP vendor: Strategic Business Enabler or IT Convenience? by IBM
September 30, 2009 - This webcast explores the benefits and drawbacks of buying business intelligence (BI) solutions from enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors, and shares survey results that reveal whether or not customers who have gone down the sole-sourcing path are happy with their decision.
Buying your BI solution from your ERP vendor: Strategic Business Enabler or IT Convenience? - Podcast by IBM
October 08, 2009 - This Podcast explores the benefits and drawbacks of buying business intelligence (BI) solutions from enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors, and shares survey results that reveal whether or not customers who have gone down the sole-sourcing path are happy with their decision.
CA Cleanup: Mainframe Security Databases: ACF2, Top Secret, IBM RACF by IBM
June 2008 - Over a period of time security databases accumulate unused, obsolete user ids and entitlements. This demonstration showcases the three causes and solution sets to security data accumulation.
CA Mainframe Security Compliance by IBM
June 2008 - In this video, learn how to combat against regulatory, staffing and audit pressures that security management shortcomings bring to the table.
Choosing a Standard for BI and Reporting: Simplify the IT Environment Reduce Your TCO Increase Your ROI by IBM
January 05, 2009 - The reasons driving standardization in BI and reporting are core to every company—cutting costs, boosting revenue, and increasing profits. IBM Cognos 8 BI lets business users move among capabilities in a guided way, get the answers they seek, and collaborate while giving IT complete control over the BI environment.
Clabby Analytics Research Brief by IBM
April 09, 2009 - In this Research Brief, Clabby Analytics takes a closer look at IBM’s smarter planet initiative and its dynamic infrastructure strategy. They're defined in broad terms ― attention is given to the bigger picture: Don't overlook business resiliency and security when building a dynamic infrastructure.
Closing the data privacy gap for SAP Applications by IBM
October 01, 2008 - This white paper provides insight into the requirements for protecting privacy in SAP non-production environments and describes some of the comprehensive data masking techniques available with the IBM® Optim™ Data Privacy Solution for SAP® Applications.
CloudBurst Marketing Demo by IBM
September 08, 2009 - IBM CloudBurst is a quick-start to cloud computing. Simply roll it into your data center to quickly see the benefits of cloud computing.
CloudBurst Technical Demonstration by IBM
September 08, 2009 - The IBM CloudBurst Family is a line of pre-integrated service delivery platforms including hardware, storage, networking, virtualization, and service management software, which will enable you to create a private cloud environment.
Cognos Solutions for IBM by IBM
October 05, 2009 - IBM Business Intelligence solutions draw on trusted and timely data to deliver consistent information in the terms businesses can own and understand.
Compression ROI Tool by IBM
October 19, 2009 - The IBM DB2 ROI tool has been designed for developers, database administrators and senior IT management personnel alike, to help them perform a clinical analysis of the cost savings gained from the Storage Optimization feature of DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows.
Consolidate Management Software and Reduce Cost by IBM
July 27, 2009 - This webcast explores a phased approach to consolidating application management solutions, aligning IT infrastructure with business needs and reducing costs.
Cost Effective Records Management - An Assessment Whitepaper by Cohasset Associates by IBM
November 06, 2007 - Given the ever-increasing growth of litigation, investigations and regulatory actions coupled with the explosive growth of electronic records, automation of an organization’s records management policies, processes and business practices is no longer an option; it is now a necessity.
Creating and managing value-driven product portfolios by IBM
June 23, 2009 - The product portfolio decisions you make today will determine whether your company is relevant tomorrow. To increase the chances of marketing a successful product, organizations must deliver products and services to the consumers they value the most, and they must provide those deliverables when their consumers want them. Read on to learn more.
Creating and managing value-driven product portfolios - Improving product portfolio management to optimize your products, services and projects by IBM
April 01, 2009 - The best products to offer are those that provide a high level of value for both you and your customer. Companies with successful product portfolios often utilize a systematic process to effectively guide which projects are selected. This whitepaper explains how you can take advantage of a value-driven approach to product portfolio management.
Customer perspectives on the benefits of a collaborative process to deliver software quality by IBM
September 11, 2009 - This Hurwitz and Associates whitepaper shares the successes, challenges and future plans of three companies - Sogeti Group, Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), and Scotiabank.
Data Privacy - The Untold Story by IBM
February 24, 2009 - Check out this webcast to learn the business and technical issues that drive privacy protection requirements and how to safeguard confidential data by leveraging data masking techniques as part of an overall integrated data management strategy.
Data privacy best practices: time to take action! by IBM
September 01, 2008 - This white paper explains the steps you need to consider when developing your privacy strategy and implementing your first data privacy project. Find out how you can help your organization implement best practices in privacy protection and make your privacy project successful from start to finish.
Deliver Effective Governance for Identity and Access Management by IBM
June 11, 2009 - Organizations should consider a thorough approach to IAM governance that meets the requirements of discovering, documenting and analyzing user access; establishing a process for user access governance; ensuring that constraints help manage business conflict; enforcing policies; and continuous monitoring.
Delivering More Value: What’s New in RRC 2.0 by IBM
November 04, 2009 - 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.
Demo: IBM Cognos TM1 MidMarket Edition Online Demo by IBM
November 10, 2009 - Simplify your key financial processes with Cognos.
Demo: Service lifecycle management in action by IBM
October 06, 2009 - Organizations moving towards Service-Oriented Architecture must manage their services from development to deployment. This demo shows how Rational Team Concert, Rational Asset Manager, and WebSphere Service Registry and Repository provide a comprehensive, integrated solution for organizations looking to realize SOA.
Designing a Strategy for End-to-End Web Protection by IBM
July 10, 2009 - This IBM white paper outlines the risks surrounding Web applications and reviews four layers of security needed in a strategy for end-to end Web protection.
Discover your Collaboration Destiny by IBM
October 05, 2009 - Nearly every business has global connections, no matter the size. Learn how to successfully drive efficiency and flexibility in your company's collaboration solutions.
Driving Business Agility through SOA Connectivity & Integration Whitepaper from IBM by IBM
October 06, 2009 - In this whitepaper, you will learn how to work smarter so you can solve the problems of today and seize the opportunities of tomorrow.
Driving Business Results with a New kind of Intelligence by IBM
October 07, 2009 - In a turbulent economy, companies need to seize every viable opportunity possible. Yet, as the global markets struggle, any margin for error or inefficiency has virtually vanished. Access to sound intelligence -- derived from accurate, up-to-date information -- helps companies make game-changing decisions quickly and with confidence.
Driving Business Success with Software Reuse by IBM
March 01, 2008 - This white paper explains how Software Reuse and its underlying fundamentals have evolved dramatically. It also discusses the benefits of constructing critical enterprise software applications through reusable parts.
Dynamic Business Processes Podcast Series: Tips for Thriving in Today’s Economy with BPM by IBM
October 15, 2009 - 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.
Dynamic Infrastructure - Helping Build a Smarter Planet: Delivering Superior Business and IT Services with Agility and Speed by IBM
February 13, 2009 - IBM has developed a strategy for a dynamic infrastructure that will help organizations address higher service expectations, rising cost pressures and new risks and threats.
Dynamic Infrastructure in Action: Reducing Costs While Increasing Value by IBM
October 01, 2009 - Learn how IBM can help you deliver superior business and information technology services with agility and speed. Hear from IBM and our clients who are taking the next step to create their own dynamic infrastructures.
E-book: The Top 5 IT Budget Killers (and How You Can Fight Back) by IBM
October 2008 - This e-book by IBM, will introduce you to the five big IT budget killers and some of the best ways to knock them out.
E-book: Data Management for Smarter Business Outcomes by IBM
July 16, 2009 - This e-book highlights ways in which you can drive more cost effective data management with less overall resources, in good times and in tough times.
E-book: Smart Data Management: 3 ways to optimize your infrastructure without cutting corners by IBM
July 10, 2009 - This e-book from IBM discusses three solutions that can help you deal with data growth, optimize your resources for the best possible throughput, and increase overall application and database performance.
E-book: Smart Data Management: 5 ways to improve DBA Efficiency by IBM
July 29, 2009 - Applications, services and processes continue to proliferate, and there is never enough staff on hand. Database Administrators have to find more ways to work smarter and not harder. This e-book highlights five tips to help DBAs build new levels of efficiency and productivity.
e-Kit: Web Application Security eKit by IBM
November 03, 2009 - Check out this e-Kit for comprehensive information related to web application security strategies and web application security testing through SaaS. Included are several white papers, demos, and podcasts.
eBook: Best Practices for Implementing BI in ERP Centric Environments by IBM
November 04, 2009 - Read this e-book, which is specifically written to address the unique challenges
of IT and BI professionals in ERP-centric environments. This set of articles offers best practices and strategic advice for organizations seeking to optimize business intelligence programs.
eBook: Smart Data Management: 3 ways to boost development productivity by IBM
July 22, 2009 - As IT budgets get tighter and skills get more expensive, companies are starting to think of ways to get more out of their existing workforce. This e-book proposes three solutions that can help your developers and architects realize the best possible value from their existing infrastructure.
eGuide: Business Process Management (BPM) by IBM
October 21, 2009 - Read this E-Guide to learn what businesses are doing to streamline processes and enhance productivity by successfully implementing business process management (BPM).
eGuide: The Green Data Center: Understanding Energy Regulations, Power Consumption and More by IBM
November 04, 2009 - Today’s businesses are being pushed to consolidate their data centers, address power consumption and implement virtualization in an effort to reduce operating costs and go green. But what are the best routes to achieving these objectives?
EMA Analyst Report: Enabling Real-World Business Transformation through IBM Service Management by IBM
October 01, 2009 - Visit this information center and find out how smarter technology can result in gains in efficiency, business alignment and risk management strategies.
Empowering the Business to Sense and Respond: Delivering Business Event Processing with IBM WebSphere Business Events by IBM
July 25, 2008 - This paper addresses one of the critical IBM technologies for supporting
agility and alignment, Business Event Processing (BEP).
Enabling Sustainable Compliance Management across the Organization by IBM
December 2008 - This paper discusses the growing tide of data security standards and regulations and the need for a sustainable security compliance strategy.
Enhancing Your Infrastructure in an Uncertain Economy to Support Your SOA Business Initiatives by IBM
January 15, 2009 - 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.
Enterprise, Back-Office Applications Propel our Business: An order management system, payroll and customer call center that connects your organization with customers and employees by IBM
October 01, 2009 - With Oracle Applications Extension for Rational Performance you no longer have to jeopardize your business engine during an upgrade. You’ll eliminate risk, increase testing productivity, speedy delivery, and ensure the quality and scalability of your business systems.
Environmentally Aware Software for smarter products by IBM
October 06, 2009 - Simple changes in software investments and practices can have the dual effect of reduced energy consumption and improved team productivity. IBM Rational Software provides an opportunity to make day-by-day shifts toward this goal.
Escaping PCI purgatory by IBM
February 01, 2009 - IBM offers comprehensive solutions designed to take businesses through the entire PCI compliance process and continue to meet new requirements, supporting the next level of security. Read the white paper ‘Escaping PCI Purgatory’ to learn more.
Five CIO Challenges Addressed by Better Change Management by IBM
March 01, 2008 - In today's fast-paced, highly competitive world, change is inevitable. This white paper addresses five of the most important change management challenges that CIOs have to meet and how organizations can turn these challenges into a business advantage.
Five Easy Ways to Better Returns from Your Software Development Investments by IBM
November 04, 2009 - Discover how investing in software development brings back returns with reduced cost and risk, improved time-to-market, and enhanced productivity by following the simple best practices discussed in this webcast.
From Business Intelligence to Business Optimization by IBM
October 05, 2009 - This whitepaper, written by Hurwitz and Associates, talks about moving from Business Intelligence to Business Optimization and the road to increased business benefits.
Full Demo: IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence by IBM
October 06, 2009 - Complete capabilities in one product, on a single architecture. See key features for both business and IT users, including Framework Manager, the Administration Console, and integration with Microsoft Excel.
Future-Proof Your Compliance Program by IBM
July 28, 2009 - The regulatory environment is constantly changing, so creating a streamlined and flexible program is every security pro's first goal when it comes to compliance. Check out this videocast for best practices on forming a comprehensive compliance program.
Get More from Business Intelligence (BI) by Understanding Your Analysis Needs by IBM
July 08, 2009 - A companywide business intelligence deployment that adapts to the analysis needs and styles of key sets of users within the organization is the key to unlocking the true potential of BI. This whitepaper outlines four styles of analysis and explains how to build deployment plans around these key pillars to get the most return on your BI investment.
Getting Personal with Business Continuity: Five Critical Success Factors in Overcoming Workforce Disruptions by IBM
October 02, 2009 - This white paper addresses the critical factors you need to address when dealing with workforce disruption, including threats like pandemics.
Getting Requirements Right : Avoiding the Top Ten Traps by IBM
October 30, 2009 - This white paper presents 10 common and devastating mistakes that project teams make in defining and managing requirements. More importantly, it discusses how to avoid these traps so you can get your requirements right and develop the right product on time and within budget.
Getting There From Here: Delivering Unified Communications to Your Organization - Part 1 by IBM
September 10, 2009 - This webcast explains the business value of unified communications to improve productivity by streamlining processes. Discover how to get started and which considerations to keep in mind when implementing this technique. Gain an understanding of various use cases of this approach and determine which applications best fit your needs.
Getting There From Here: Delivering Unified Communications to Your Organization - Part 2 by IBM
September 10, 2009 - In this webcast, discover new unified communication (UC) technology that enhances collaboration and conferencing capabilities. Gain insight into four UC applications and how to select the best one for your use cases. Learn how to extend telecommunications, mobility, desktops and applications to improve business operation performance.
Getting There From Here: Delivering Unified Communications to Your Organization - Part 3 by IBM
September 11, 2009 - This webcast outlines how to research and implement unified communications, including knowing your enterprise's strategic initiatives. Learn ways to optimize processes and discover which applications to use by determining your organization's communication "hot spots." Justify your investment with a positive return on investment.
Getting your requirements right: Collaborate with Stakeholders to Work Smarter by IBM
May 26, 2009 - This white paper considers the changing focus of the requirements space and how requirements definition differs from requirements management. A business analyst's struggles with defining requirements using common office software and tools are related. Finally, a requirements definition solution is introduced and discussed.
Green IT Through Better Hardware Utilization by IBM
July 01, 2009 - This videocast highlights how to go green in your data center with better hardware utilization. Watch as industry pro David Payne discusses some of the challenges of this approach as well as how to start reducing energy consumption at the hardware level.
Green Storage Webcast by IBM
September 23, 2009 - We know that the energy use in data centers is high today and this rate is rapidly growing, projected to double every 5 year. To help you react to this rapid growth, we offer an informative webcast that will detail. IBM solutions and services can stem this information explosion.
Greening the Data Center with IBM Tivoli Software: An Integrated Approach to Managing Energy IBM Tivoli by IBM
August 11, 2008 - This white paper describes the importance of managing energy consumption in data centers and provides an overview of the problems and issues associated with "greening" today's data centers.
How CIOs can drive growth, business flexibility and innovation in a flex-pon-sive* company by IBM
April 01, 2007 - This white paper is a study on the business value of service-oriented architecture (SOA). What they found was that those companies moving to what we would call the flex-pon-sive* world were seeing the results in flexibility from SOA.
How to Address the Federal Government’s Records Management Challenges by IBM
March 14, 2009 - This report documents the systemic failure of the U.S. federal government to understand the nature of electronic record keeping. There is a way forward, but first we must change attitudes and perceptions. Read on to learn more about overcoming records management challenges.
How to Become an SOA Superhero by IBM
February 11, 2009 - This brochure shows how you can be a superhero by making WebSphere MQ the messaging backbone for your SOA, creating a common connection for the free flow of information.
HS22 DataSheet by IBM
September 23, 2009 - IBM BladeCenter HS22 - Versatile, easy-to-use blade optimized for performance, power and cooling.
I Can Do It eKIT by IBM
October 01, 2009 - Register Now to take advantage of this complimentary collection of resources to discover how IBM Rational Software may cut your maintenance cost and give you the flexibility to transform your business with assets you already have without spending a fortune.
IBM Buyers Guide by IBM
October 02, 2009 - This buyer's guide outlines features and capabilities that comprise an effective SIEM solution, discusses the benefits of each capability, and provides checklists to help you evaluate whether or not a particular vendor's solutions can address each of these areas.
IBM CloudBurst™: Making Rain in an Economic Dry Spell by IBM
September 08, 2009 - A complement to your existing IT infrastructure, IBM CloudBurst™ includes hardware, software and services, and provides secure, reliable, private cloud computing. Fit-for-purpose and self-contained, IBM CloudBurst dramatically reduces capital and operational costs, accelerating investment payback. Read on to learn more . . .
IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence for Professional Users by IBM
January 05, 2009 - Professional report authors need a single reporting solution that draws data from a variety of sources and enables wide collaboration yet delivers the resulting information at business speed. IBM Cognos® 8 Business Intelligence includes Web-based reporting tools that support collaboration and good decision making.
IBM Cognos Online Conference for Retailers and Manufactures by IBM
October 21, 2009 - This 2-hour complimentary virtual seminar on performance management (PM) takes place on October 21 and continues on November 4th — Join us to learn how PM can help you improve visibility into your manufacturing business so you can reduce costs, speed delivery and efficiency, satisfy customers and create innovative new products.
IBM Data Studio Administrator: Effective change management for dynamic application and database environments by IBM
September 04, 2009 - This solution brief explains the value of IBM® Data Studio Administrator. This powerful and flexible tool simplifies the process of identifying, analyzing and implementing database schema changes for IBM DB2® for Linux®, UNIX® and Microsoft Windows®.
IBM Internet Security Systems™ X-Force® 2009 Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report (Aug 09) by IBM
August 11, 2009 - The IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force® research and development team discovers, analyzes, monitors and records computer security threats and vulnerabilities. According to X-Force observations, many new and surprising trends surfaced throughout the first half of 2009. Read this report to learn more.
IBM ISS X-Force Threat and Risk Report by IBM
July 01, 2009 - Read this Trend and Risk report from IBM® ISS X-Force® to learn statistical information about all aspects of threats that affect Internet security, including software vulnerabilities and public exploitation, malware, spam, phishing, web-based threats, and general cyber criminal activity.
IBM Performance Manager online demo by IBM
October 07, 2009 - See how plans, financial reports and scorecards can help you manage performance across all data sources in this flash demo.
IBM Podcast Series: Tips for Thriving in Today's Economy with Business Process Management by IBM
October 05, 2009 - Learn how your business can work smarter and optimize cost with BPM solutions from IBM.
IBM Rational Functional Test Demo by IBM
October 01, 2009 - This demo shows how IBM Rational Functional Tester can be used to create test automation scripts to validate the functionality of an SAP system. The script generation capability of Functional Tester produces a re-usable test that can be run against all subsequent builds or releases of the SAP system.
IBM Rear Door Heat Exchanger by IBM
October 27, 2008 - This IBM white paper helps you to understand what's happening in an overheated system and to see if yours is at risk, it also explains how the IBM Rear Door Heat eXchanger helps to dramatically reduce data center power consumption.
IBM Security Framework Blueprint (Redbook August '09) by IBM
July 22, 2009 - 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.
IBM Service Management: Visibility. Control. Automation by IBM
June 25, 2009 - This brochure shows how IBM Service Management combines industry-leading software, hardware and services to deliver solutions that help today's organizations transform assets and infrastructure into smarter services and products that deliver greater business value.
IBM Software Delivery Best Practices eKit : Do More with Less by IBM
November 04, 2009 - This e-Kit is for anyone who wants to deliver effective software, while reducing costs and risks in this challenging economic environment. Our white papers, videos, webcasts, and customer success stories provide guidance and best practices while showing you how Rational solutions help you gain both short- and long-term value.
IBM solidDB Universal Cache: Accelerating a Database Near You by IBM
March 17, 2009 - View this Webcast to explore the industry's first relational, in-memory caching software platform that accelerates a broad range of databases up to ten times.
IBM Virtual Conference Series by IBM
September 23, 2009 - Our Virtual Conference Series, designed to put you in touch with industry experts, will help you discover how IBM can provide you the innovative technology and world-class expertise to set you on the right path for years to come.
IBM Web Seminar: Dynamic Process Change to Optimize Cost and Agility by IBM
October 15, 2009 - Tune into this Web Seminar to hear BPM industry analysts, Dr. Bruce Silver and Amy Lipton share how dynamic BPM powered by the IBM Smart SOA approach can help you react quickly and drive ROI. After the seminar you'll receive a complimentary IBM BPM assessment for a targeted analysis of your current situation.
IBM WebSphere Cloudburst Appliance Demo by IBM
October 06, 2009 - Watch this demo to see how this new SOA appliance deploys and manages SOA in a private cloud.
IDC Paper – Services for Virtualization by IBM
October 02, 2008 - IDC's white paper reviews finds that virtualization can have significant benefits to an organization, like increased utilization, simplified management and reduced energy costs, but it can be a complex undertaking and if not planned correctly, it can hurt instead of help.
IDC White Paper By Carl W. Olofson. IBM's Secret Weapon: The Power, Flexibility, and Self-Managing Capability of Informix Dynamic Server by IBM
October 19, 2009 - Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) represents a technology that is too significant to compromise or to try to blend into a more general product line. That is why IBM decided to boost investment in IDS development and promote it as a premier relational database management system (RDBMS) for high-volume transaction applications.
Implementing an Effective Data Loss Prevention Solution for Your Network by IBM
July 25, 2009 - Read this paper for a thorough examination of data loss prevention and for a step-by-step guide for implementing an effective DLP solution in your organization.
Improving Confidence by Increasing Understanding in Information by IBM
May 08, 2009 - Building greater confidence in your underlying data is easier said than done. The typical organization is home to a wide variety of fragmented data sources. Organizations with a baseline of data management maturity will get better value from their BI investments. They are also more likely to outperform organizations less mature in data management.
Improving Systems Management and Availability with x86 Virtualization by IBM
October 02, 2009 - Find out how smarter technology can result in gains in efficiency, business alignment and risk management strategies.
In my Defense let me State that the Bed was Already on Fire when I climbed into it -- A Guide for Medical Device Developers to design better products, save money, and meet FDA/CDRH requirements by IBM
March 31, 2009 - The CDRH (Center for Devices and Radiological Health) is in the process of updating their standards and suggested practices. They are going to be more strict with medical device developers. The purpose of this paper is to present the medical device developer guidelines for complying with the "suggestions" of the CDRH.
Information Agenda Assessment Tool by IBM
October 07, 2009 - The cost and complexity of managing increasing volumes of data and content, plus the need to provide trusted information to all users, are driving CIOs to rethink approach to information delivery. This quick self-assessment is the first step to find out how IBM's Info Agenda approach can help your company unlock the business value of information.
INNOV8 2.0: A Business Process Management Simulator by IBM
October 05, 2009 - Innovate your business’ process model, play against the market, compete against others on our scoreboards and WIN!
IT Quality Health Assessment Tool by IBM
September 09, 2009 - This one minute survey consists of ten questions to assess your software quality environment. When complete, you will receive custom recommendations that you can view and print out to help plan your QA strategy; complete with next steps, and thought leadership guidance and papers.
ITG - VALUE PROPOSITION FOR IBM POWER SYSTEMS Virtualization Impact for Enterprise UNIX and Linux Server Infrastructures by IBM
April 09, 2009 - This report by industry analyst International Technology Group evaluates how organizations can reduce IT costs by employing IBM Power Systems and PowerVM verses competitive offerings from HP and Sun Microsystems. Cost savings range from 43 to 65% and are based on client data.
ITG: Challenges of Operational Management for Enterprise Server Installations by IBM
November 01, 2008 - This report looks at the potential for cost savings through use of IBM Systems Director 6.1 and Active Energy Manager to manage large numbers of IBM System x and BladeCenter systems. The study details areas of savings resulting in up to a 35% reduction in systems administration costs
Jazz - Build consensus by improving business and IT collaboration by IBM
October 05, 2009 - Rational Talks to You - Scott Hebner sits down with Redmonk Analyst Michael Cote to discuss latest announcements around the IBM Rational Jazz platform.
Leveraging System Flexibility to Reduce Costs by IBM
October 01, 2009 - Learn more about reducing costs through a more dynamic infrastructure.
Lotus Domino and Lotus iNotes Trial by IBM
October 05, 2009 - Sign up for a 90-day trial of Lotus Domino and Lotus iNotes from IBM.
Lotus Notes Demo by IBM
October 05, 2009 - Does your company need a smarter way to work? With the capabilities of IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8, your people will be able to communicate, collaborate, and share information from virtually anywhere.
Lotus Sametime Trial by IBM
October 05, 2009 - Get instant messaging, web conferencing, VoIP, point-to-point video, mobile capabilities and more in this Lotus Sametime 60-day-trial.
Lotus Symphony Demo by IBM
October 05, 2009 - Work smarter with Lotus Sympony document software from IBM.
Low Rate Financing: Get Competitive Rates on Virtually Every IBM Brand by IBM
October 30, 2009 - With all these great products available at such incredible rates, it's easy to
see why Low Rate Financing is the best way to get the IT solutions your
organization needs. Read this brief paper to learn more.
Mainstream Cloud Computing by IBM
February 18, 2009 - Cloud computing is no longer an abstract, far-off concept. It has become part of mainstream discussions in the IT industry. IBM builds cloud computing solutions focused on delivering the right capabilities for each individual organization.
MarketScope for Records Management by IBM
September 10, 2009 - Organizations have long known that implementing their records management initiatives is challenging. People and processes are both important elements, but choosing the right records management solution can be the difference between success and failure. Read on to learn about selecting the right records management solution for your organization.
Maximizing Energy Efficiency across the Dynamic Infrastructure by IBM
September 23, 2009 - Learn more about offerings to improve energy efficiency across your infrastructure.
New CA Application Performance Management Flash Demo by IBM
June 2008 - Traditional, manual intensive approaches to application performance management are no longer adequate. In this demo watch the proactive solution set of CA Mainframe Application Performance Management
Next steps for business intelligence by IBM
September 25, 2009 - To find out more about how organizations can take the next steps with their BI initiatives, SearchDataManagement.com turned to Boris Evelson of Forrester Research. In this videocast, Boris will reveal some of the most important emerging trends in BI today and how organizations should start planning to take advantage of next-generation BI.
No Paper Weight - IT Briefing by IBM
January 2007 - Organizations face a tremendous challenge in meeting the many different regulatory compliance issues driven by legislation, auditors and litigation.
Online Trial: Rational System Architect by IBM
November 04, 2009 - Try IBM® Rational® System Architect® V11.3, which enables business managers and IT professionals to plan, model, and execute changes to improve their business strategy and process as well as the IT systems and infrastructure that support them, enabling successful enterprise planning and transformation.
Optimize energy use for the data center through enhanced measurement and management by IBM
May 01, 2008 - Along with an in-depth discussion of energy measurement and management, this white paper provides a brief overview of IBM solutions that can help organizations support their initiatives for developing energy-efficient and environmentally responsible data centers.
Optimize your Technology Infrastructure Podcast Series by IBM
October 01, 2009 - Companies with a flexible IT infrastructure credit their success to an ability to adapt to change. Listen to find new ways to lower IT complexity and improve operating efficiency in your company.
Optimizing Web-to-Mainframe Performance of Critical Business Services by IBM
June 2008 - Sign up today for this valuable webcast to learn how integrated Web-to-mainframe performance management can help you achieve higher levels of availability, performance and customer success rates.
Performance Management for a Challenging Economy by IBM
March 11, 2009 - In a challenging economy, the price paid for bad decisions can be dire. Even average decisions can cost your organization dearly. See how information sweet spots and performance management can help you not only weather the storm, but be better prepared to steer your way with greater agility into the upturn.
Pocket E-Guide: 6 Solutions for Developing a Clear Data Growth Management Strategy by IBM
October 08, 2009 - Growth of data on databases and applications can lead to failure to meet service levels which stems from the high TCO involved in maintaining, supporting, and planning for growth. Read this E-Guide and explore the advantages of having a clear data growth management strategy. Discover 6 key solutions for managing your data before it manages you.
Pocket E-Guide: Data Breach Dangers -- Learn to How to Protect Data and Lower Security Spending by IBM
October 08, 2009 - Information security is important, but justifying increased security spending isn't. Even though important factors such as stock performance and customer loyalty are directly affected by security breaches. This E-Guide outlines three specific actions for your company to take in order to protect and promote brand trust by preventing data breaches.
Podcast: How to Virtualize your Servers by IBM
October 02, 2009 - Virtualization has become one of the latest trends in helping to drive efficiencies in the data center -- from management to energy costs, server virtualization may be able to help you optimize your IT environment. Listen to Tom Ready, IBM vice president as he describes the latest trends and benefits of server virtualization.
PODCAST: Break free from high application costs and application backlog with Enterprise Mashups by IBM
August 28, 2009 - Come learn best practices for getting started with enterprise mashups and lowering application costs in this information-packed podcast.
PODCAST: Getting There From Here: Delivering Unified Communications to Your Organization - Part 1 by IBM
September 10, 2009 - This podcast explains the business value of unified communications to improve productivity by streamlining processes. Discover how to get started and which considerations to keep in mind when implementing this technique. Gain an understanding of various use cases of this approach and determine which applications best fit your needs.
PODCAST: Getting There From Here: Delivering Unified Communications to Your Organization - Part 2 by IBM
September 11, 2009 - In this podcast, discover new unified communication (UC) technology that enhances collaboration and conferencing capabilities. Gain insight into four UC applications and how to select the best one for your use cases. Learn how to extend telecommunications, mobility, desktops and applications to improve business operation performance.
PODCAST: Getting There From Here: Delivering Unified Communications to Your Organization - Part 3 by IBM
September 11, 2009 - This podcast outlines how to research and implement unified communications, including knowing your enterprise's strategic initiatives. Learn ways to optimize processes and discover which applications to use by determining your organization's communication "hot spots." Justify your investment with a positive return on investment.
Podcast: Managing third-party compliance by IBM
July 28, 2009 - Listen to this podcast, featuring Richard Mackey, for tips on managing third-party risk, specifically for compliance. Learn how to choose the right partners and ensure they apply the same standards as your organization when securing your assets.
Podcast: Staying competitive and Showing ROI by IBM
September 18, 2009 - According to recent research conducted by IBM® ISS X-Force®, more than half of all disclosed vulnerabilities in 2008 were Web application flaws. Learn how IBM Web application security solutions can help you reduce costs, manage risk and improve service. Listen to the podcast.
Power Systems: Comparing Costs of IBM PowerVM and x86 VMware for Enterprise by IBM
April 14, 2009 - This independent study by the International Technology group found IBM PowerVM more cost-competitive over time, compared to VMware, in terms of IT costs and the costs of downtime.
Presentation Transcript: Break free from high application costs and application backlog with Enterprise Mashups by IBM
September 15, 2009 - Come learn best practices for getting started with enterprise mashups and lowering application costs in this information-packed presentation transcript.
Presentation Transcript: Buying Your BI Solution from Your ERP Vendor: Strategic Business Enabler or IT Convenience? by IBM
October 20, 2009 - This presentation transcript explores the benefits and drawbacks of buying business intelligence (BI) solutions from enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors, and shares survey results that reveal whether or not customers who have gone down the sole-sourcing path are happy with their decision.
Presentation Transcript: Getting There From Here: Delivering Unified Communications to Your Organization by IBM
September 17, 2009 - This presentation explains the business value of unified communications to improve productivity by streamlining processes. Discover how to get started and which considerations to keep in mind when implementing this technique. Gain an understanding of various use cases of this approach and determine which applications best fit your needs.
Proven strategies for archiving complex relational data by IBM
December 01, 2008 - Database growth, long-term data retention regulations and storage requirements increase operational costs. Yet, archiving complex relational data poses many challenges. Optim Data Growth Solution provides proven technology and comprehensive capabilities that make archiving complex relational data practical and desirable.
Quality begins with Requirements by IBM
August 05, 2009 - Learn about the new integration between IBM® Rational® DOORS and IBM® Rational® Quality Manager and how it enables you to implement a successful requirements based testing approach to your development lifecycle.
Rational Agile Development Solutions eKit by IBM
September 11, 2009 - Learn how agile development can lead to improved team efficiency, shorter development cycles, and higher quality software that is better suited to the customer's needs.
Rational AppScan Podcast by IBM
November 10, 2009 - Web Application Security Podcast featuring Paul Kaspian. This PodCast touches on how to meet application security compliance deadlines.
Rational Build Forge Demo Series by IBM
October 15, 2008 - Access IBM Rational Build Forge demos to see how it can be used to create a software assembly line to automate and accelerate software delivery. Learn how Rational Build Forge can help development teams automate repetitive tasks, uncover development bottlenecks, determine trends for specific projects and manage compliance mandates.
Rational Build Forge Value Estimator by IBM
November 04, 2009 - Take two minutes to determine the value that Build Forge can provide your organization with the new Build Forge Value Estimator. This automation and visibility positively impacts your organization by reducing idle time, errors and rework. Try it today.
Rational Quality Manager by IBM
November 04, 2009 - Download your free trial of IBM Rational Quality Manager V2, a collaborative, Web-based, quality management solution that offers comprehensive test planning and test asset management from requirements to defects.
Rational Requirements Composer by IBM
September 11, 2009 - Download a free trial of IBM Rational Requirements Composer V1.0.0.1, a requirements definition tool for organizations seeking easy to use elicitation and definition tools that enhance their ability to create the right requirements for their projects and drive improved quality, speed, and alignment across the IT lifecycle.
Rational Software Analyzer by IBM
November 04, 2009 - Download IBM Rational Software Analyzer Enterprise Edition V7.1, software that incorporates code quality analysis into existing software build processes to automate and centralize code scans reducing the number of software defects which lowers development and maintenance costs.
Rational Team Concert Trial by IBM
September 11, 2009 - Download a free trial version of IBM® Rational® Team Concert Standard Edition, a member of the Rational Team Concert family of products built on the Jazz Technology Platform. Jazz is a scalable, extensible team collaboration platform for seamlessly integrating tasks across the software lifecycle.
Real Innovation with Real Budgets by IBM
October 01, 2009 - Tight economic times can squeeze businesses hard. Yet to succeed, you must innovate to differentiate yourself from your competition. How can you cut costs without stifling innovation or undermining your investments? Watch this quick video to explore how you can achieve your business objectives within your limited budgets reality.
Real World Disaster Recovery by IBM
July 01, 2006 - In preparation for disasters, it's critical to have a backup site that can be used if your primary location goes down. Download this article about a new enterprise data center and learn more about protecting your IT infrastructure.
Realize effective distributed development via a virtual software factory by IBM
September 11, 2009 - This one minute flash video and accompanying interactive pdf will introduce you to the concept of a virtual software factory. Check out the interactive pdf for information and links to the solutions behind the factory, including links to some of our newest ROI calculators.
Realizing Business Value with Identity and Access Management by IBM
September 25, 2009 - Read this white paper to learn how IBM identity and access management solutions help organizations realize business value through a centralized, automated identity and access management infrastructure.
Recommendations for Optimizing a Virtual Environment by IBM
September 25, 2009 - In this videocast, learn how to optimize your virtual infrastructure performance by allocating resources properly. Gain insight into essential steps you should take to begin the optimization process. Learn how to meet business requirements while increasing resource efficiency.
Reducing Cost and Risk Through Improved Quality Management by IBM
August 05, 2009 - During the Webcast, we'll show you how adopting a proactive quality management approach to systems and software development can help minimize risk and assist in improving predictability across your development lifecycle.
Requirements engineering for the automotive industry. by IBM
March 31, 2009 - This white paper explores requirements engineering and its groundbreaking role in product development and engineering for the industrial segment. It discusses the best practices and benefits of requirements engineering, and how automotive manufacturers can overcome today's quality and cost challenges using those best practices.
Requirements-driven product development at EADS, Cardinal Health and Chrysler by IBM
October 06, 2009 - Learn how leading companies are improving product development by managing requirements across multiple disciplines!
Robert Frances Group: Increasing Energy Efficiency with x86 Servers by IBM
September 23, 2009 - Increasing energy efficiency with x86 servers. Robert Frances Group (RFG) explains why Intel/IBM is a winning combination.
ROI Calculators: Requirements-Driven Quality by IBM
November 04, 2009 - Check out these three ROI calculators for estimates on your return on investment using one or more IBM solutions.
ROI Evaluation Report: IBM Cognos Software by IBM
May 05, 2009 - Companies that use IBM Cognos software are able to improve productivity, reduce or avoid headcount, reduce financing costs, and increase profitability. These benefits are achieved because when employees can rapidly access and analyze data in consistent ways, they are better able to make business changes that both lower costs and increase revenues.
Secure and Compliant Collaboration and Access by IBM
March 31, 2008 - 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.
Securing a Dynamic Infrastructure by IBM
June 12, 2009 - 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.
Securing Virtualization in Real-World Environments by IBM
June 25, 2009 - This paper examines many of the concerns associated with virtualization and describes how the breadth of security experience, focused under the IBM Security Framework, helps customers better understand and prioritize these risks, and helps build a strong security posture that positions organizations to reap the full rewards of this technology.
Seeding the Clouds: Key Infrastructure Elements of Cloud Computing by IBM
February 24, 2009 - This paper describes a high-level cloud computing infrastructure services framework and the underlying technology enablers, such as virtualization, automation, self-service portal, monitoring and capacity planning. It also discusses examples of, and the value propositions for, certain data centers that have been built in this manner to date.
Seven steps to achieving better requirements engineering in your organization by IBM
March 31, 2009 - Requirements engineering is about more than just analyzing documenting requirements. It is an important and multifaceted part of systems engineering that broadens the product development process. Companies that successfully introduce a new requirements engineering process don't just change their process and technology; they change their thinking.
Simplifying the IT Environment for Better Productivity by IBM
June 25, 2009 - CloudBurst is a ready to go system complete with software, platform, and the services to make you productive immediately. This tightly integrated system encompasses your networking fabric, storage fabric and compute fabric complete with service management.
Smart Archive for SAP and the Enterprise by IBM
November 10, 2009 - Brian Hill of Forrester and Laurence Leong of IBM discuss how to take a smarter approach to archiving beyond point solutions in this webinar. Learn about the latest industry trends and strategies for archiving and enterprise content management.
Smarter Development Environments: A Conversation with Grady Booch by IBM
September 11, 2009 - Join Grady Booch in a freewheeling, interactive conversation on the future of software delivery in the current internet culture and new social media vehicles.
Smarter Products - The Building Blocks for a Smarter Planet by IBM
May 01, 2009 - IBM offers the first integrated software platform dedicated to the delivery of smarter products, with our portfolio of software, hardware and services, IBM can help companies create and manage smarter products for a smarter planet. Read on to learn more.
Smarter Products for a Smarter Planet by IBM
October 06, 2009 - Join us to learn how to leverage IBM’s software, hardware and services to achieve competitive advantage.
Smarter system development: a systems engineering trade study to support green initiatives with model-driven development by IBM
April 01, 2009 - Trade study analysis is an effective method of comparing potential solutions to a given problem. Using a model-driven approach allows you to perform trade studies before development or implementation begins and saves time, money, and development headaches. Read on to learn more.
SOA and BPM: Aligning Business Needs with Your Architecture by IBM
September 25, 2009 - View this videocast and learn about the intersection of business process management (BPM) and service-oriented architecture (SOA), with an emphasis on how architecture forms the key foundation for business execution.
SOA for Dummies 2nd IBM Limited Edition Mini eBook by IBM
October 06, 2009 - In this ebook, you’ll learn how to work smarter and optimize cost using the IBM Smart SOA approach.
SOA Governance: An IBM White Paper by IBM
October 06, 2009 - As SOA becomes a new way of implementing applications, organizations need a way to manage the assets (especially reusable services) developed as part of their SOA activities, to permit the use of these assets to be maximized and insure the results the enterprise envisions. Read on to learn more.
SOA In Any Economic Climate Keep Ahead of Change with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) by IBM
December 28, 2008 - This white paper from ZapThink discusses how organizations can quickly benefit from SOA, regardless of the economic climate.
Sole-sourcing BI from your ERP vendor: IT convenience or strategic business decision? by IBM
July 01, 2009 - Datamonitor surveyed 100 SAP customers to understand the implications of sole-sourcing. Read the survey findings and learn the trends and behaviors associated with sole-sourcing BI from ERP vendors.
State of Green in the Data Center by IBM
November 12, 2009 - This session describes the emerging and continually maturing state of green energy management world wide from not only a data center view but a view across the enterprise.
Strategic QA: Steps to Effective Software Quality Assurance by IBM
July 01, 2007 - This whitepaper details the challenges and solutions available for organizations wishing to improve their software development process, reduce costs, improve quality and increase reliability of planning.
Take a Holistic Approach to Business-Driven Security by IBM
March 06, 2008 - This paper introduces actions that organizations can take to drive security efforts from a business and operational perspective and discusses how security leadership from IBM can help enable their success.
Take the Maturity of Your Systems and Software Development Process to the Next Level with ALM by IBM
April 01, 2008 - This white paper introduces the steps that organizations must take to improve their systems and software development processes, by implementing key best practices and uniting development teams with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM).
Ten steps to better requirements management by IBM
October 01, 2008 - Requirements definition and management is an activity that has the potential to deliver a high, fast ROI. This white paper explains the characteristics of a good requirement and presents ten steps to better requirements management. Read on to learn how better requirements translate into easier, higher quality projects.
The Dynamic Infrastructure Worldwide Forum by IBM
June 17, 2009 - View this on demand Dynamic Infrastructure Worldwide Virtual Forum for advice from leading experts on today's IT challenges.
The Economics of Embedded Development, Testing, Deployment and Support by IBM
December 30, 2008 - This paper is aimed at helping senior management address its product ROI in a manner that can be directly applied to their everyday management practices. In this report, EMF presents a methodology for calculating the ROI for a development based on the direct cost of development, associative costs, extrinsic costs and a process for estimating risk.
The Hidden Costs of Data Migration by IBM
December 07, 2007 - Read this white paper to learn how your organization can achieve significant cost savings by conducting data migrations while applications are running rather than scheduling down time.
The IBM Rational Jazz Cultural Revolution by Ovum analyst Laurent Lacha by IBM
February 11, 2009 - The Jazz application lifecycle management (ALM) platform is project, team and process centric. It redefines not just the way developers relate to one another, but also the way enterprises relate to their software development teams.
The Information Agenda: Rapidly Leveraging Information as a Trusted Strategic Asset for Competitive Advantage by IBM
October 06, 2008 - An Information Agenda is an approach for transforming information into a trusted strategic asset that can be rapidly leveraged across applications, processes and decisions for sustained competitive advantage.
The New Voice of the CIO: 2009 Global CIO Study - Perspectives for Midsize Organizations by IBM
November 10, 2009 - How can today's CIO make the biggest impact on their organization? Learn more here.
The Performance Manager: Turning Information Into Higher Business Performance by IBM
February 14, 2008 - Download this white paper for an extensive summary of The Performance Manager, Proven Strategies for Turning Information into Higher Business Performance, a book that examines the partnership between decision-makers and the people who provide them with information to drive better decisions.
The Return on Investment of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards Compliance by IBM
June 10, 2009 - Compliance with PCI DSS has become a global requirement for any business or entity that processes credit card transactions as payment for goods and services. This paper explores the ROI implications and opportunities of PCI.
The Shortcut Guide To Prioritizing Security Spending Chapter 1: Optimizing Business-Driven Security by IBM
October 01, 2009 - This eBook provides a context for understanding today’s information security environment and selecting an optimal set of technologies, policies, and practices to meet the needs of your particular business.
The Shortcut Guide to Prioritizing Security Spending Chapter 4: Best Practices for Prioritizing Security Spending by IBM
June 25, 2009 - Read this chapter for an exploration of best practices and topics to consider in security spending by framing them around four stages of IT management: assessing, designing, deploying, and monitoring/managing.
The Shortcut Guide to Prioritizing Security Spending Chapter One: Optimizing Business-Driven Security by IBM
January 15, 2009 - This eBook provides a context for understanding today's information security environment and selecting an optimal set of technologies, policies, and practices to meet the needs of your particular business.
The Shortcut Guide to Prioritizing Security Spending Chapter Three: Security and the Dynamic Infrastructure by IBM
April 14, 2009 - With a focus on keeping a dynamic infrastructure secure, this chapter examines virtualization, cloud computing, distributed information flows, and Web 2.0 technologies with an eye toward discerning the security implications of each.
The Shortcut Guide to Prioritizing Security Spending, Chapter Two: Maximizing Effective Security Priorities by IBM
March 06, 2009 - A combination of technologies and practices can serve to protect assets and maintain operational efficiencies. Read this chapter for an examination of asset protection with a look at basic requirements for protecting business operations.
The State of Database Management by IBM
June 2008 - Data managers are concerned about managing the explosion of data, and are looking for ways to manage the process. In this survey from IDUG, learn about improving database performance and overall corporate performance.
Tivoli Beat Article: Seamlessly Link IT Development and Operations by IBM
November 12, 2009 - This executive brief reviews the benefits of integrated asset management between development and operations and provides a concrete example of the impact analysis benefits of having a unified catalog of services and assets.
Together, we can work smarter by IBM
October 05, 2009 - By giving your people the tools and resources to work more effectively, you are giving your business the opportunity to operate more efficiently.
Top 10 Software Delivery Secrets: Doing More with Less by IBM
July 01, 2009 - In this white paper, we’ll discuss specific secrets of delivering more valuable software to customers despite having fewer resources. We’ll include secrets related to process, development, infrastructure, and information. It can be done, and we’ll tell you how.
Top 6 Reasons to Choose IBM for Collaboration by IBM
October 05, 2009 - IBM has been leading the charge for smarter collaboration solutions for the past 20 years. Learn about the expereince and expertise IBM can bring to your busniess.
Tough Economic Times Demand Tough Choices in Business Intelligence by IBM
July 08, 2009 - This white paper will focus on the acquisition of Business Objects by SAP and the pain points caused by the uncertainty of SAP's product roadmaps and the difficulty of integrating their products. It will then outline some effective business intelligence strategies.
Transforming Insight Into Action with Business Process Management by IBM
December 15, 2008 - Take action based on deep process insight with business process management.
This white paper shows how your business can not only acquire deeper insight into current business operations, but also how to use that insight to drive performance, productivity and savings throughout your organization with BPM from IBM.
Transforming Insight into Action with Business Process Management by IBM
December 28, 2008 - Read this white paper to learn about IBM's business process management solution, WebSphere Business Monitor software, which enables your organization to measure, monitor, and report on business process performance as well as identify and correct problems.
Try LotusLive by IBM
October 05, 2009 - Sign up for a no charge 30-day trial of LotusLive Engage from IBM.
Try Rational AppScan by IBM
November 03, 2009 - Download Rational® AppScan® Standard Edition V7.9, previously known as Watchfire AppScan, a leading Web application security testing tool that automates vulnerability assessments and scans and tests for all common Web application vulnerabilities including SQL-injection, cross-site scripting, and buffer overflow.
TSM 6 Launchpad Demo by IBM
November 12, 2009 - This demonstration menu for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager includes an overview, expert videos, product demonstrations, and additional resources. See how this end-to-end data recovery management solution can benefit your organization.
Understanding the Components of Business Confidence by IBM
July 08, 2009 - With over 60% of CEOs saying they need to do a better job of capturing and understanding information to make more effective and timely business decisions, it's clear that there's a gap between capability and need. It's similarly fair to say that this shortfall is a leading reason why businesses aren’t as competitive as they’d like to be.
Unified communications and collaboration in action by IBM
October 05, 2009 - Find out how your employees, customers and business parters can share ideas and information better with a unified approach to business communications.
Unlocking Hidden Value from Investments in SAP NetWeaver® Business Warehouse by IBM
May 01, 2009 - The purpose of this paper is to outline how IBM Cognos 8 Performance Management software and solutions are best suited to drive maximum value from investments in the SAP Business Warehouse. This topic is of interest to Business and IT Executives as well as SAP Solution Managers and Project Managers.
Using enterprise architecture to develop a blueprint for improving your energy efficiency and reducing your carbon footprint by IBM
December 31, 2008 - This whitepaper is about enterprise architecture as it pertains to finding and maximizing the business value in greener operations. Higher energy efficiency and a smaller carbon footprint are obvious areas of interest for any business, but how do you balance these goals with productivity, customer service, and all your other business concerns?
Value Proposition for IBM DB2 9.7 -- Cost Savings Potential Compared to Oracle 11g; International Technology Group; July 2009 by IBM
August 20, 2009 - Informational applications have become one of the most critical areas of IT activity. How will these challenges be met? This report examines an option -– use of IBM DB2 9.7 as an alternative to Oracle 11g -– that represents a major new opportunity for organizations to meet escalating demand while reducing IT costs.
Value-driven product management: Six keys to product success by IBM
January 01, 2009 - 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.
Video: Hear from Your Peers: DB2 is easy to learn by IBM
October 19, 2009 - Whether you have experience in administering DB2 on the mainframe or Oracle database, you probably have the skills to get started with DB2 for Linux Unix and Windows. Hear from your peers about their recent experiences.
Virtualization for a Dynamic Infrastructure by IBM
October 01, 2009 - This IBM white paper describes how Virtualization is an important element of a dynamic infrastructure and expands on the areas of server, storage, application, network, and client virtualization and the IBM technology and benefits from each.
WAS Comparison Paper: Application Server Choices: Important Considerations in Selecting an Application Server by IBM
February 11, 2009 - This competitive snapshot compares and reviews some prominent open source application server offerings, particularly those from BEA, Oracle and IBM®.
We Have Met the Enemy, and He is Us by IBM
December 15, 2008 - Organizations are being forced to move towards identity-based access lifecycle
management tools in order to support IT agility and flexibility, safely empower
staff, meet compliance requirements, and cope with the rapid evolution of data
centers and core systems.
Web Application for a Smarter Planet by IBM
July 09, 2009 - As threats to Web applications continue to grow, IBM offers Web application security for a smarter planet—integrated, end-to-end security to build secure Web applications, run secure Web applications and protect SOA environments.
Webcast - Are You Making the Best Decisions for Your Organization? Make Better Decisions by Overcoming Information Blind Spots by IBM
November 03, 2009 - Learn how the new IBM Performance management and measurement solution automatically provides real-time information from across the entire development lifecycle for complete visibility into progress.
Webcast - IT Performance Management: Measure, Monitor and Modify for Operational Excellence by IBM
July 22, 2009 - High-performing organizations take a more practice-based and practical, approach to measuring, managing and enhancing IT performance. Adopt new, flexible solutions to support the way that your organization uses IT to drive operational excellence.
Webcast - Towards a Smarter Enterprise: Driving Business Efficiency and Innovation by IBM
November 05, 2009 - Join this webcast to learn how organizations can leverage process and technology analysis and planning; then design, execute and govern effectively and efficiently.
Webcast - Turn Your IT Plan into a Competitive Advantage in an Uncertain Market: Harnessing the Power of Enterprise Architecture by IBM
November 03, 2009 - 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.
Webcast -- Malware: It’s Everywhere by IBM
July 16, 2009 - Join IBM for a one-hour presentation which introduces a new technique that combines IBM Rational AppScan & ISS technologies that scan to identify unwanted, embedded malware.
Webcast -- Staying Ahead of Cybercrime: The Importance of Web Application Security by IBM
November 03, 2009 - This webcast discusses new and emerging network and application security attacks and ways organizations can protect themselves against Web application and network security threats.
Webcast: Hear from Your Peers: Take Action now to Lower your Database Costs by IBM
October 19, 2009 - Is data management costing you too much money? Join us for a webcast where two IBM DB2 customers will discuss proven strategies that they have incorporated into their IT operations that have resulted in lowering their overall database costs.
Webcast: Five Things You Can Do Today to Cut Costs Using Agile Development by IBM
September 10, 2009 - In this economic downturn, organizations are looking to cut costs. Agile teams produce higher quality work, are quick to deliver and provide greater ROI. What can these teams do now to cut costs? Join us as Scott Ambler, Practice Leader Agile Development, provides his expertise and guidance on this pressing topic for today.
Webcast: Security convergence equals network security cost savings by IBM
September 18, 2009 - Listen to IBM Internet Security Systems' take on network security convergence. You will learn how to get more out of your existing investments in network security, combat new Web 2.0, Web application and database threats without purchasing stand alone technologies, and how to protect your company from worms to botnets to preventing data leaks.
Webcast: Trust but Verify....Managing and Auditing Privileged Users by IBM
September 18, 2009 - Discover the hidden dangers posed by privileged users and the damages they have caused. This webcast features two senior analysts from Burton Group Identity and Privacy Strategies, as well as IBM identity and access management solutions that can help address this challenge.
Whats new in Lotus Notes and Lotus Domino by IBM
October 05, 2009 - Learn about the tools and capabilities available in the latest version of IBM Lotus and Lotus Domino software.
Whitepaper-- IBM InfoSphere Software: Trusted Information by IBM
November 11, 2009 - Read this paper to learn how you can use IBM's InfoSphere software, and integrated platform for trusted information, to align business and IT, accelerate your projects for faster time to value, leverage your existing infrastructire, and adapt to the changing needs of your business.
Whitepaper: The Journey Along an Information-Led Transformation by IBM
September 25, 2009 - 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.
Why Virtualization Matters to the Enterprise Today by IBM
December 01, 2007 - This IBM white paper discusses how virtualization tools can help you build an infrastructure that is simpler, more cost efficient and more flexible.
Working Smarter: Enriching the Jazz environment with Lotus social software by IBM
September 11, 2009 - This interactive teleconference will answer your questions about combining social software (instant messaging, team wikis, blogs, and professional networks) with software delivery tools.
z/OS Tape Encryption Security & Compliance Series: Identity, Access and Encryption by IBM
June 2008 - Listen to this webcast to learn how your company can quickly and efficiently comply with recent security breach notification legislation, review implementation experiences from early adopters of this new technology, and have a plan of action.
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