WHITE PAPER - To help control costs, improve business agility, and remain secure and in compliance, many IT organizations are taking steps to transition to a truly dynamic infrastructure. Microsoft® System Center is a family of leading IT management solutions that helps IT departments proactively plan, deploy, manage, and optimize an IT environment.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: November 1, 2007


Topics:  IT Asset Management | IT Governance | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Spending | IT Systems | Regulatory Compliance | Server Management

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - 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.
Posted: November 12, 2009 | Published: November 12, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business IT Alignment | Change Management | Configuration Management | IT Asset Management | IT Governance | IT Management | IT Service Management

CASE STUDY - annatommie, an orthopedic diagnosis and treatment and rehabilitation center in the Netherlands, was growing rapidly and wanted to take advantage of electronic, automated efficiencies to save money and improve productivity, while minimizing IT costs. Read this case study to learn how Microsoft® Online Services helped them reach their goals.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: February 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Collaboration | Communications Software | Customer Data Integration | Customer Data Management | Customer Data Management Software | Health Care Industry | IT Governance | IT Infrastructure | IT Spending | Microsoft Exchange | Productivity | Software Licensing

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


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

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


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

EBOOK - The federal government's push for electronic healthcare records has made data security even more pressing. This eBook takes a look at where healthcare IT leaders should begin and what they should watch out for as they move to embrace the HITECH Act and other initiatives. Read on to learn more.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Published: October 19, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Compliance Best Practices | Health Care Industry | HIPAA Compliance | IT Governance | Medical Records Management | Regulatory Compliance | Security

WHITE PAPER - The Dell™ Management Console Powered by Altiris™ from Symantec™ provides a comprehensive management platform based on standardized IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) processes—facilitating the adoption of industry best practices and helping streamline and simplify IT management in enterprise data centers.
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Published: March 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Centers | IT Asset Management | IT Best Practices | IT Governance | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Service Management | IT Services | IT Systems | IT Workforce | ITIL

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - Read this presentation transcript for a discussion on risk management, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and information quality presented by speaker Laurence Anker.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Published: October 8, 2009


Topics:  Compliance (Finance) | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Corporate Governance | Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act | HIPAA | HIPAA Compliance | IT Governance | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance | Risk Management

WHITE PAPER - 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.
Posted: October 6, 2009 | Published: October 6, 2009


Topics:  Business Management | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | IT Governance | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | SOA

VIRTUAL SEMINAR - Find out how you can build a plan for IT simplification and automation and get practical advice for your complex challenges around areas such as: business service management, service desk and self-service, mainframe cost optimization, virtualization and cloud computing.
Posted: September 22, 2009 | Published: October 29, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Business Performance Management | Business Service Management | Change Management | Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | IT Governance | IT Service Management | ITIL | Mainframe Operating Systems | Regulatory Compliance

PODCAST - SOA governance is comprised of the strategies and technologies that ensure a SOA is developed to meet company standards and expectations.
Posted: September 18, 2009 | Premiered: September 18, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Application Integration | Application Monitoring | Applications Management | IT Governance | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Service Management | IT Services | SOA | SOA Governance

PODCAST - Hear from Brian Barnier, Principal at ValueBridge, as he speaks on how a formal governance process will ensure a positive impact on your bottom line. Also, get answers to some of the toughest governance questions, including “how important is risk evaluation in IT governance?”
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Premiered: September 16, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | IT Best Practices | IT Governance | IT Management | Regulatory Compliance | Risk Management | Strategic Planning

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - This is a transcript of a presentation by Brian Turner, Chief Service Delivery Officer at Point consulting firm. He discusses how to keep governance relevant and effective in today’s tough times, what factors drive effective governance structures and what strategies make those governance structures in your organization more effective.
Posted: September 15, 2009 | Published: September 15, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | IT Governance | Project Management | Project Portfolio Management | Software Project Management | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - As companies face increasing pressure to deliver more business value from their IT spending and free up funding for new business initiatives, reducing mainframe costs and modernizing legacy applications have become top-of-mind.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Published: March 26, 2009


Topics:  IT Asset Management | IT Governance | IT Management | IT Spending | IT Systems | Legacy Applications Software | Mainframe Computers | Mainframe Server Hardware | QOS

WHITE PAPER - This white paper details how HP enables an enterprise to get the most from their network investment, giving users fast, secure access to the information they need - whenever they need it - quickly and cost-effectively.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | IT Governance | IT Infrastructure | IT Service Management | Network Management | Network Management Protocols | Network Management Services