This white paper explores the need for uptime, explains the three components that contribute to uptime, reviews some of the problems with existing enterprise server management, provides a clear definition of clustering, and finally gives an honest explanation of what it can and can’t offer your organization. 

<p>Choosing the right workload automation tool for your enterprise can be a daunting task. This white paper outlines the benefits of using cloud computing for workload automation and provides a checklist to help you select the right offering for your business.</p> 

Many IT administrators believe the cloud is staged to offer adaptable, flexible and scalable resources at a fraction of the cost. But with varying definitions, strategies and expectations, the cloud is still clearly in the developmental stages. Take a look at this white paper for an expert analysis of cloud computing. 

More IT pros are looking to introduce a cloud infrastructure to their organization. However, as the definition and its potential benefits have morphed over time, knowing exactly what this technology offers is not always easy. This white paper highlights cloud computing to help you better evaluate this technology. Learn more here. 

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. 

<p>This white paper presents an effective way to establish a requirements definition (RD) process that reduces the need to rework requirements and speeds development time. Read more inside to learn how you can get started now.</p> 

Software as a Service (SaaS) is a term that many business people misunderstand. Read this white paper to learn what SaaS is, how it can help your organization, and what's important when evaluating your options.  

This 1-page white paper provides a snapshot of the top 10 reasons why customers deploy virtualized Oracle applications on EMC Unified Storage. Read now to learn more. 

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

Many organizations struggle to carry on the processes of multiple large data integration and SOA projects for reconstructing data flows, ontologies, transformations and more. This paper addresses the obstacles faced when attempting data projects and the strategic plans for overcoming these issues to attain a higher ROI and reduce overall cost. 

This Technical Standard provides a taxonomy describing the factors that drive risk – their definitions and relationships. This Technical Standard is not a reference or tutorial on how to assess or analyze risk, as there are many such references already available. 

A flexible, adaptable and scalable IT infrastructure means that change is the only constant. Access this exclusive resource for an in-depth definition of change management and tactics for increasing your ROI via the change process. 

This week’s Computer Weekly contains an exclusive interview with JP Morgan COO India Gary-Martin about juggling multiple legacy IT systems while keeping the merchant bank compliant. We also look at how near-field communications technology promises to revolutionise consumer spending and we ask whether 2012 could be the year that APM becomes vital?