Communications service providers are increasingly looking at vendors as partners to help them provide a new generation of managed services. This new trend has advantages for customers, service providers, and vendors that have the expertise on staff to handle increasingly complex network services. Read this eGuide to learn more. 

This paper proposes an approach for IT to manage virtualized environments and shows how HP Business Service Management software enables IT operations to link specialists and specialized tools into day-to-day operations while keeping promises to business users. 

In an exclusive interview with Sharon Taylor, you'll hear her address the negative user comments about ITIL V3, the improved potential for ROI and the new V3 certification path. 

Infrastructure and operations (I&O) comprise 60% or more of total IT spending worldwide. I&O leaders are under intensifying pressure to reduce costs. This Gartner research note outlines the key actions that should be taken to change the I&O cost structure in the short term (through 2010) and in the longer term (during the next three years). 

A time of unprecedented market volatility and competition calls for a new business strategy. View this video white paper to learn how integrated business planning can help your company align strategic, operational, and financial plans. 

The SAP® Business All-in-One fast-start program enables you to configure a solution online, obtain an estimate of costs, and implement the solution quickly and cost-effectively. It delivers rapid time to value and lets you tailor the solution to meet your changing needs, protecting your long-term investment. 

This benchmark study showcases the operational performance benefits manufacturers are currently enjoying due to the adoption of Lean scheduling and execution principles. 

Tune into this podcast for expert insight into the impact of cloud computing on your IT infrastructure. Hear from cloud computing expert, Jeff Kaplan, as he explains the basic pressures driving cloud computing. Learn about Amazon's influence on the cloud market and discover the 3 elements that attract enterprises to the cloud. 

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. 

SAP ERP applications can help you increase productivity, reduce costs, and gain strategic advantage. However, they touch every business process across your company and the risk for problems with implementation, management, and upgrades can be high. This paper identifies the most common SAP pitfalls and explains the best ways to resolve them. 

Learn how streamlining the AP process can help your company gain control over its invoice management. With the electronic workflow, invoices don’t get lost avoiding late fees. 

This white paper describes the architecture of the Sun Fire X4170, X4270 and X4275 servers, including the processor technology, I/O subsystem, built-in system management features, and range of supported operating systems.