This White Paper is intended to help organizations who are attempting to set up an enterprise architecture practice. It shows how organizations can use a modular, iterative, and incremental approach in order to develop an architectural capability that is otherwise a large and complex undertaking. 

This White Paper presents the initial conclusions from The Open Group on how to build and measure Return on Investment (ROI) from Cloud Computing. It was produced by the Cloud Business Artifacts (CBA) project of The Open Group Cloud Computing Work Group. 

Discover how converged iSCSI storage networks are helping organizations keep down costs, boost performance and keep up with the growing storage and network demands of virtualized environments. In this essential resource, explore the benefits of the open integration of VMware with GbE and 10GbE-based iSCSI SANs. 

CPG companies are discovering that high product volume sales come at the expense of extreme data complexity. Companies struggle to maintain open lines of communication with retail customers and distributors trying to manage the flow of product. Learn how CPG companies deliver BI to business managers to better manage fluctuating product demand. 

This paper discusses how you can leverage existing Abend-AID capabilities to simplify problem resolution even in these increasingly complex systems. Read this paper to learn more about diagnosing DB2 and WebSphere MQ problems with Compuware Abend-AID. 

Explore 3 approaches to building a cloud in this white paper. Discover why building an open cloud is the best strategy to unlock the full efficiency, agility, and cost benefits of cloud computing, and learn what the essential requirements of building an open cloud are. 

This paper discusses several key differences between closed and open source software vendor management, providing advice for managing your deployments and investments in open source technologies. 

This white paper looks at the pros and cons of open-source software and helps organizations understand how to build a business case that is based on cost, schedule, performance and risks across the entire program lifecycle not just up-front program inception costs and considerations. 

In this week’s Computer Weekly, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude talks about releasing government datasets to the public and why open data will drive the next industrial revolution. We also review the latest test version of Windows 8 and see how it shapes up for tablet computers and business users and much more. 

The Open Group IT Specialist Certification Program (the Program) is designed to validate the existence of those qualities and skills in a professional that enable the effective development, implementation, and operation of IT solutions. 

<p>Read this white paper for an overview of JBoss Enterprise BRMS – an open source system that automates decisions by using simple rules development, access, and change management. Learn about the features and benefits of this system, as well as why BRMSs are important for the success of your business.</p> 

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