IT/Business Strategic Planning Reports

Transforming Healthcare Delivery with Analytics
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, learn how data mining and statistical analysis can dramatically improve patient care and satisfaction without stretching your budget.
Posted: 13 Aug 2012 | Published: 13 Aug 2012

IBM

The Evolving Role of the Business Analyst
sponsored by IBM
TECHNICAL ARTICLE: With the advent of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), the business analyst now has to think about issues such as IT services and how to define business logic as rules for easier and faster change cycles. Thus, a new position called the business rules analyst has emerged. This article will examine the role of this new star in the business world.
Posted: 24 May 2010 | Published: 03 Jun 2008

IBM

CIO MI E-Zine Supplement: Big Data: Access and Outcome Over Infrastructure
sponsored by TechTarget CIO
EZINE: In their rush to capitalize on big data, enterprises may be putting the cart before the horse, in this case infrastructure before business outcome. This e-zine can help CIOs and business executives formulate a big data strategy that is business-goal and business-value driven, including the choice of big data platforms.
Posted: 10 Apr 2013 | Published: 10 Apr 2013

TechTarget CIO

How to select the best ERP strategy for your business
sponsored by Epicor Software Corporation
EGUIDE: In the expert guide discover how the right enterprise resource planning (ERP) strategy can increase overall efficiency and visibility in your enterprise. Learn 6 steps to evaluating ERP vendors, 8 questions that will help you determine your organization’s ERP needs, and much more.
Posted: 01 Jun 2012 | Published: 01 Jun 2012

Epicor Software Corporation

Tools and strategies for reducing manufacturing IT costs
sponsored by Apriso Corporation
EBOOK: This eBook explains the performance management and governance software and methodologies that can align technology with business goals and bring IT costs under control.
Posted: 01 Aug 2011 | Published: 28 Jul 2011

Apriso Corporation

IBM’s Three Server Approach to Workload Optimization vs. Oracle’s Exadata Single Server Approach
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Access this resource to  learn about IBM vs. Oracle’s different methods of workload optimization. Review the differences between IBM’s three server approach and Oracle’s one-size-fits-all approach to deep analytics, operational analytics, and transaction processing, and decide which technology best suits your organization.
Posted: 07 Jun 2012 | Published: 01 Jun 2012

IBM

The Power of Real-time Continuous Intelligence™ with ESP
sponsored by Sybase, an SAP company
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the inherent challenges of dealing with "big data": overwhelming information that seems to come from everywhere and everything. Continue reading to discover strategies for overcoming these challenges by processing "big data" and providing impressive, real-time decision making.
Posted: 12 Jul 2011 | Published: 12 Jul 2011

Sybase, an SAP company

Expert Comparison of Big Data Storage Options
sponsored by Cray
EGUIDE: This expert guide from SearchStorage.com explains the storage requirements for big data and examines the concept behind a file system and the leading offerings on the market.
Posted: 28 Jun 2013 | Published: 28 Jun 2013

Cray

Cloud Security Myths and Strategies Uncovered
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Security and compliance is the most often-cited barrier to cloud adoption. Read what David Hunter, CTO of Platform Security from VMware, and Art Coviello Jr., Executive Chairman of RSA, say about ensuring control and visibility in a secure cloud.
Posted: 11 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jan 2012

VMware, Inc.

How to successfully modernize your BI system
sponsored by IBM
EGUIDE: Business intelligence (BI) has become more essential than ever before as organizations strive to stay one step ahead of competitors. Inside this expert resource, learn how IT leaders use emerging strategies for extracting meaningful information from growing stores of data with state-of-the-art BI systems.
Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 04 Jan 2012

IBM