Service-oriented architecture (SOA) enables different programs, applications, and tools to interact via self-contained services that do not depend on the context or state of the other service. This white paper provides insight into the top-four worst practices for SOA integration, and how to avoid and/or overcome these worst practices. 

In this white paper, learn how Sage Software has successfully structured their manufacturing system to deliver useful information to enterprises needing to upgrade from legacy and manual systems. 

Overhauling legacy contact center technology is often costly and time-consuming, but it doesn't have to be. This expert e-guide offers advice on deciding when it's time to upgrade your contact center, making the business case for an overhaul, and important change management considerations. 

This webcast explains that you don't have to move everything to the cloud, and that – in some cases – it's actually preferable to keep some things on premise. Learn how you can develop a hybrid approach and find an adaptable provider able to pull data from legacy systems to the cloud and vice versa. 

This research reports looks at the overall performance of companies and what improvements companies were still getting from their ERP systems.  Find out what the benefits are from newer ERP systems, and when you should consider an upgrade or replacement. 

This e-guide, expertly compiled by ebizQ.com, reveals the true value of modernizing legacy applications. Inside, learn how using a service-oriented architecture (SOA) to migrate and modernize legacy applications can enable organizations to stay competitive and productive. 

Legacy messaging technologies lack the performance and flexibility necessary to support today’s computing environments. Attend this webinar to learn how Informatica’s Ultra Messaging technology can help realize up to 10x performance improvements over legacy messaging solutions while dramatically reducing costs and improving deployment flexibility. 

Learn how Salt River Project focused on understanding the business architecture of their company to enable process visibility and understanding. And examine their multi-phase approach to building a foundation on SAP around finance, human resources, and supply chain management. 

By transitioning to HP from a Sun SPARC Solaris environment now, you can reap the benefits of a stable, reliable IT environment while reducing costs. Investing in industry-standard architectures today will ensure a smooth transition to next-generation systems. 

In this week's Computer Weekly: Amazon and Microsoft earn $5bn in public cloud revenue – we ask if public cloud is now ready for the mainstream. Banks face huge challenges replacing legacy IT – but is the short-term nature of CIOs hindering progress? And we look at how user experience can deliver return on investment for IT. Read the issue now. 

This exclusive whitepaper discusses helpful strategies for effective and efficient application migration from legacy UNIX and RISC-based systems to x86-compatible platforms, such as Linux. Read on to learn how to make your transition smooth and simple. 

This paper discusses how Microsoft SharePoint is the platform of choice for organizations to store enterprise-wide content. New features in SharePoint Server 2010 take the platform to the next level by improving the platform’s scalability and usability to further enhance collaboration among knowledge workers. 

Access this expert e-guide to learn the reasoning behind mainframe modernization and whether it is right for your organization. Discover the crucial information you need to consider before deciding to modernize.