It is important for the IT Manager to know the basics of formalized project management. Why? Because every organization needs to be able to implement change and almost all important changes are defined or implemented through project teams. 

This document presents a reference architecture and additional controls needed to address the three cloud challenges to achieve PCI compliance. 

ILOG's Business Rules Management System, or JRules, provides a full function business rule management system that enables all business rules to be externalized. This allows the business to develop the rules directly, ensuring the rules accurately reflect the business policies. 

This white paper provides an overview of the updated FFIEC Guidance on Authentication and addresses the threat landscape which helped define it. View now to explore the gap between the previous guidance and this latest update, and why methods like out-of-band authentication with transaction verification are key to protecting online banking today. 

This paper from Kurt Salmon identifies the common inhibitors to innovation and how to overcome them, and sets out some important principles that can help organizations establish innovation more firmly within their normal operations. 

Are you going to upgrade to SQL Server 2012? This edition of SQL Server Insider sets out to help you decide whether the investment is worth it or not. Read this edition to learn if several IT pros are going to upgrade and why, how this release will affect the database marketplace and pros and cons of actually upgrading. 

This product profile describes the challenges of training the next generation of mainframe specialists. Discover a tool that can ease mainframe management and explore its key features. 

Findings of the Web Lead Evaluation and Scoring Study, conducted by KnowledgeStorm and The Artemis Group, suggest companies using the Internet to generate leads might discover that focusing on the C-suite is not the fastest route to improved lead-to-close ratios. Listen to this podcast to find out why. 

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. 

This perspective paper covers the forces that are driving the m-commerce market, the benefits available, and the kinds of business models and partnerships that are seeking to achieve that credible scale over time. 

How can a converged infrastructure simplify even the most complex IT environment and benefit your data center? Access this expert e-guide to discover how converged infrastructures can increase IT flexibility and meet your organization’s needs. 

Access this case study to read about how an insurance company leveraged an automated conversion strategy to upload applications almost instantly to their management system. Discover how you can implement a similar system to facilitate the automation of submitting application forms.