<p>Read this expert article to find best practices for keeping your iteration and release cycles in sync even as your Agile development projects becoming increasingly complex.</p> 

BI empowers companies with the ability to offer products and services at the lowest cost and with the greatest amount of efficiency and productivity possible- while returning the highest revenues and profits. Learn how BI can help you to establish a culture of measurement and begin a powerful cycle of continued improvement within your organization. 

The data center is one of the most critical operations in any business. Unfortunately, data center complexity has increased in recent years, straining resources and increasing the consequences of poor performance. Learn how to overcome data center challenges with 7 best practices for improving performance. 

This paper discusses a five-step best practices approach to implementing a cost-effective and timely data privacy solution. It also details a brief case study illustrating how Compuware’s combination of tools, technology, best practices and customized services can save time and money. 

This first issue of Cloud Development Digest, geared for Java developers, features the following three articles: "Java Platform as a Service Providers Vie for Developers’ Affection," "Cloud Architecture Key to Leveraging Cloud-Based Services," and "IaaS Management Tools and Test Cycles in the Cloud." 

This paper provides use cases and primary technical benefits that can be achieved by deploying Exchange 2010 on VMware vSphere. 

<p>While the benefits of advanced intelligence are substantial, achieving the capability requires a careful planning and consideration. In this paper, uncover best practices and a proven process for establishing a formal cyber intelligence capability as well as explore key considerations.</p> 

This Technology Brief discusses different approaches to data deduplication in the market today along with the pros and cons of each, and then matches some of the most common backup problems to a recommended deduplication approach. The brief close with a spotlight on Quantum's DXi7500 enterprise disk backup and replication system 

The Internet has changed the dynamics of technology sales and marketing. While most marketing efforts emphasize generating leads, and most sales efforts are focused on closing sales, not enough consideration is given to the little-understood but vital middle ground of lead qualification. Learn more about industry best practices. 

Learn how HP is combining the best new standards-based technologies with a modular architecture that fully optimizes virtualized resources, while meeting business requirements for low total cost of ownership, faster time-to-service, and critical requirements for reliability, IT governance, and compliance. 

This podcast offers recommendations for moving your virtualization project from the testing phase to production. Learn how to plan virtualization design to ensure a smooth transition to production rollout. Discover ways to align your implementation with best practices and determine which next steps to take to prepare for production. 

This white paper highlights how project managers can utilize effective integration of multiple disciplines to achieve maximum performance. A disciplined collaboration between the BA and BPM has become a prerequisite for success. 

Your company’s success relies heavily on the quality of its core  business applications. Watch this webcast to see how Levi Strauss & Company cut costs and improved their operational efficiency with SAP’s application life cycle management solution (ALM). <br /><br />