<p>The same improvements that increase software performance create new security risks that IT pros must contend with. This white paper takes a closer look at the nature of software complexity and describes tactics you can implement to minimize it.</p> 

You need to take several key security elements into account when planning your cloud initiative. This guide offers practical guidance for incorporating security into your cloud project and offers a checklist to help you choose the right cloud provider for your organization. 

Big Data: What is it? Get a hype-free definition and expert breakdown of Big Data storage and analytics in this e-guide. 

This paper from the Open Group reveals how banks can benefit from combining complementary industry frameworks on enterprise architecture. 

Over time, the information security/risk management profession has developed a variety of methods for assessing risk within an organization. 

This white paper outlines the need for governance in an organization and how SharePoint can help achieve a successful governance plan. Topics discussed include: why implement a governance plan, how to implement a plan and best practices. 

E-sellers must personalize their customer interactions. Recent studies show that personalization is a highly effective method for increasing consumer lifetime value for online sellers. It can have a direct and positive impact on the core metrics that make up e-commerce success: loyalty, conversion, retention, and average order size. 

Cloud computing is one of the latest computer and business industry buzz words. This paper will discuss the definition of cloud computing, the public or external cloud, the private or internal cloud, the evolution of cloud computing and more. 

Business intelligence (BI) allows organizations to better understand, analyze, and even predict what's occurring in their company. 

<p>You need to have the right metrics in place to measure storage efficiency in your cloud infrastructure. This white paper focuses on three aspects of cloud storage and discusses tools that can help you improve utilization, optimize capacity, and effectively manage costs.</p> 

Storage capacity utilization metrics provide a framework you can use to analyze and manage SAN storage use across a diverse IT environment. Check out this white paper to explore how capacity metrics can help your organization with efficiency, capacity management, and risk management.