Tape remains the most cost effective, energy efficient and reliable program technology for storing large amounts of inactive, off-line or near-line data while complimenting disk-based data protection and retention solutions. Read this paper and find out why. 

Trade study analysis is an effective method of comparing potential solutions to a given problem. Using a model-driven approach allows you to perform trade studies before development or implementation begins and saves time, money, and development headaches. Read on to learn more. 

This white paper presents the key characteristics of successful agile managers as they introduce and scale agile methods. Learn what agile managers can do to help their teams and organizations adopt agile development practices to deliver real... 

While there are many "how to" options to extending agile beyond a few teams, this white paper focuses on critical recommendations for organizations moving to full-scale agile development. Avoiding these pitfalls can mean the difference between... 

This white paper explains the characteristics of a good requirement and presents ten steps to better requirements management. 

This document discusses the challenges in implementing DOORS in a rapidly evolving environment and the clear payoffs from using DOORS to integrate across diverse disciplines and to boost the collaborative effort. 

Quality Assurance (QA) is an integral component in the software development lifecycle to ensure the development of quality, high-performance applications. This E-Guide provides QA best practices, a step-by-step overview of how software QA and testing activities should be organized, and QA's role in requirements gathering. 

This study talks about top three trends such as outsourcing MRO, aging aircraft and lean impacting the MRO segment. 

This paper discusses the fundamentals for successful Lean manufacturing, including the establishment of optimal customer relationships, improved channel visibility, flexible product configuration, shortened cycle times, improved capacity utilization and integrated operational infrastructures. 

In this podcast, virtualization expert Anil Desai talks with WhatIs.com's Alex Howard about the many ways virtualization can be used to improve software testing and development. 

HP QAInspect delivers automated security information that QA professionals and software testers can access at any point in the application development process to identify and remediate potential security defects. 

IBM Rational® software has helped thousands of companies worldwide improve their agility with software best practices, tools and services. This evaluation guide is designed to help you choose the best tool for your needs today, while protecting your investment as your team, needs and agile maturity grow. 

Successful execution of an SOA strategy, combined with the release of the business value contained in legacy systems, can bring five proven benefits to the enterprise. Functioning as both a software development environment and a delivery framework, SOA provides a mechanism for defining business services and operating models.