This paper discusses the direct relationship of self-service business intelligence (BI) and self-service data integration (DI) and explores how to build a complete self-service solution that provides enhanced visibility and flexibility for integrating, cleansing and analyzing data with ease. 

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. 

Team interaction is an essential component of job success. Often, the creation of teams can lead to communication breakdown and conflict. Learn to identify positive versus negative conflict and how each can impact on your project. This paper also includes a behavioral quiz to help you determine the health of your team. 

This white paper looks at the importance of real-time risk management in fending off the growing number of sophisticated attacks on today's enterprises. 

This expert white paper establishes the ultimate IT security goal: the most reliable preventative and detective security system possible with the least amount of capital expenditure. From common sense solutions to revolutionary concepts, instructor James Michael Stewart challenges IT pros to explore his methods of saving money on company security. 

The tech chasm that has allegedly formed in the workforce created by a cross-generational 1divide  – between those who grew-up with technology and those that didn’t – is vastly overstated. 

Though virtualization is a hot topic in IT circles right now, many myths about this technology still exist around topics such as cost, performance, management and more. In this essential white paper, debunk 15 common myths and discover the truth about implementing server and desktop virtualization. 

The white paper explores the fundamentals of automated software testing, explains how such an endeavor is actually an investment for a company, and details how a company can get a return on their investment. 

Deploying open source projects safely and successfully in an enterprise environment requires thorough understanding and careful evaluation of each project. Read this paper to learn about the benefits, defining characteristics, and requirements for enterprise use of open source software technology. 

This report extract from the Corporate Executive Board, presents key facts and figures on the take up of consumer technology in the workplace. 

<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> 

Between 25% and 50% of most companies’ revenue goes toward purchasing goods and services, so the ability to keep these costs down is paramount. Applying strategic sourcing methodologies to pinpoint spend categories and select qualified suppliers allows organizations to reduce expenses and positively impact the bottom line.