Enterprise service bus (ESB) and business process management (BPM) solutions solve different problems and have complementary strengths if utilized correctly. Learn more about where each is appropriate, best practices for designing your solution, and tips on how to select a BPM solution to complement your ESB foundation. 

Read this white paper to explore: the most common SAP integration challenges; a brief overview of SAP interfaces and integration points; various approaches for SAP integration; and architectural best practices for effective SAP integration. 

The Department of Defense's manual, DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program, supports DoD Directive 8570.1, which requires all individuals possessing privileged access to a DoD Information System (IS) to be trained and certified in the secure operation of computer systems used throughout the DoD's Global Information Grid. 

Enterprise services management has greatly changed over the years. Read this white paper to get a grasp on the latest architectural, design and functional changes. 

See how a governmental agency can improve its fisheries resource management with interactive, map-based dashboards, reports and analysis. 

When IT resources are pulled into drawn-out identity management tasks such as service level agreements, internal policies, etc., it means less time developing high-value innovations for future agency initiatives. Read this white paper and see how IBM can help your federal agency centralize and automate your repetitive processes. 

Data abstraction overcomes data structure incompatibility by transforming data from its native structure and syntax into reusable views and data services. But some data abstraction approaches work better than others. Composite data virtualization is an optimal way to implement an abstraction layer at enterprise scale. 

This report from Capgemini, shows how organisations can navigate around ‘cloud confusion’  from suppliers pushing products rather than business solutions. 

Read this article to learn how Dell has developed adaptive power management and worked with VMware to develop ways to autonomically and proactively power-down underutilized systems during off-peak times. 

Many threats to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of critical data on federal government networks can be traced to a lack of compliance. Read on to find out how IBM’s expertise can help you build a robust IT security solution governance program that detects, protects and manages vulnerabilities within your federal IT infrastructure. 

As threats to Web applications continue to grow, IBM offers Web application security for a smarter planet—integrated, end-to-end security to build secure Web applications, run secure Web applications and protect SOA environments. 

Discover the ten simple steps SOHO users can take to secure their wireless networks.