This resource provides key tips and best practices to plan the most cost-effective data center infrastructure to maximize your return on investment. Learn about power and cooling efficiencies, increasing storage and bandwidth trends, 10Gb/s infrastructure options, and discover the benefits of virtualization. 

Enterprises have struggled with workload automation (WLA) implementation because of its complexities, dependencies, and costs. These obstacles existed primarily because WLA was simply not a mature technology. However, today WLA solutions are widely accessible and achievable. Read this paper to learn about the latest innovations. 

Based on interviews with CFOs and senior finance executives at six leading international companies, this report presents the strategies they are using to infuse flexibility into their planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes in order to detect and address the constantly changing market realities of today's stubbornly volatile global economy. 

This paper discusses the shift in application performance management by IT operations and it provides insight into how best to ensure applications spanning across all boundaries of enterprise and the Internet can successfully be monitored and managed to meet the needs of the business. 

To grow their business, telcos must overcome obstacles presented by legacy systems and thinking and simplify complex processes and infrastructure. IBM data management solutions can help telcos improve operational efficiency and find innovative ways to differentiate the customer experience. 

Read this paper to learn how to accelerate process change and lower IT costs and to learn how IBM can work with you in a Business Value Assessment (BVA) to quantify the benefits for your projects. 

The Oracle Solution Support Center, Oracle's most comprehensive Advanced Customer Service, is the best way to protect mission-critical operations and drive business success. 

With cost improvements, businesses can stay more competitive and profitable, especially in intensive energy-use industries such as IT and retail. 

Take this capacity management maturity assessment in order to better understand how your company handles performance goals, business forecasting and business process management. Gain advice based on your answers to the assessment questions that will help move your company to higher levels of maturity. 

For most IT organizations, the operational cost of deploying, updating and migrating PCs is the most significant expense associated with the PC life cycle. IDC's Michael Rose outlines some key business considerations that you can apply to reduce your desktop TCO while providing an excellent experience for end-users. 

Read this case study to learn how the City of Miami Reduced EMS Response Times Through IT Modernization and Eliminated 50% of IT Costs. 

The use of project and portfolio management (PPM) can help organizations see the big picture – and effectively plan ahead to achieve strategic results.  Learn how your organization can benefit from a PPM approach that provides visibility into project decisions for greater success. 

Consult this resource to learn how greater visibility into the supply chain can help you effectively combat efficiency and performance challenges and pave the way for business success.