Real-time, global data updates have become a critical business requirement for financial-services firms. Quick reactions require near-instant access to data, risk analysis and deeper computational analysis for effective decision making. View this webcast to learn how to better manage ever-increasing data volumes and transaction rates. 

The tech chasm that has allegedly formed in the workforce created by a cross-generational 1divide  – between those who grew-up with technology and those that didn’t – is vastly overstated. 

Through increased information visibility and data accuracy, Barclays Capital was able to mitigate exposure to operational and reputational risk. Read the entire case study now, compliments of Sybase. 

As data center infrastructures become increasingly complex, so do the IT processes--such as incident management and server provisioning--that keep infrastructure up and running. 

In this week’s Computer Weekly, after HP announced 27,000 job cuts worldwide, we examine how the IT giant is changing its strategy and what it means for customers. We talk to the one-man team that runs IT for a global firm employing 1,600 people. And Virgin Atlantic's CIO explains why mobile apps are such a high priority. Read the issue now. 

Read this white paper to discover what your peers are saying about their virtualization deployment strategies and learn what their cloud plans are for the future. 

Access 7 vital questions any IT manager should ask before deploying deduplication in a midrange data center. 

VMware View™ 5 simplifies IT management while increasing end user freedom by delivering desktop services from your cloud. Building upon VMware's leadership in desktop virtualization, VMware View 5 delivers a high-performance user experience while giving IT greater policy control. View this webcast to learn more about what this solution can offer. 

Serena Orchestrated Service Management is a process-based ITSM solution that offers reduced TCO, speedy issue resolution,end-to-end visibility and improved user satisfaction. View this two-minute demo to see how and why it is so effective. 

This whitepaper compares and contrasts Orchestrated Service Management (OSM) systems to the other classes of ITSM systems in use today. It describes these defining characteristics, thereby creating a template for IT leaders to use when evaluating modern ITSM systems. 

This white paper explores the many benefits of Serena Service Manager, an IT Service Management (ITSM) solution that offers service orchestration of the core processes of incident, problem and change management with initial implementations of service request management and fulfillment together with support for service level agreements. 

IT operations are evolving in a number of ways. Some of the obvious changes include virtualization and the cloud. However, there are 5 less obvious trends that are changing the dynamics of IT operations, each of which is explained in this white paper.