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

IT managers that fail to embrace on-demand services will hold back the organisation they are supposed to be supporting. Such services can save costs within IT, as well as provide new capabilities to the business that have previously been unavailable or unaffordable. 

The security of SQL Server database servers has become a top priority for database administrators. This article examines best practices that can be employed to secure Microsoft SQL Server 2000 databases. It provides an overview of the security model in SQL Server 2000 and discusses best practices you can employ to secure yours. 

Discover more about anywhere, anytime connectivity and on-demand mobility, enabling better communication and connection with employees, customers, and others. 

View this webcast to discover how to combine the portability and agility of the Spring framework for Java EE with a lightweight application server that gives you the flexibility to virtualize Java applications and workloads for the cloud while improving developer productivity, control and manageability and staying within budget constraints. 

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. 

Many procurement organizations struggle to meet savings goals with an overworked staff using time-consuming, manual processes or outdated systems. Read this paper to learn how to better collaborate with key stakeholders, qualify suppliers, ensure a competitive bidding process, and negotiate contract terms with suppliers. 

In this expert e-brief discover the answers to every CIOs top change management questions. Uncover strategies for keeping up with the rapid pace of change management, how much of the change management process should be automated, how to speed up the change management process to keep pace with business demands, and much more. 

Cloud computing offers massive scalability -  in virtual computing power, storage, and applications resources - all at almost immediate availability and low cost, and business managers are demanding their IT operations assess the benefits this new computing model can represent. 

<p>This report introduces the concept of mobile WAN optimization and provides three case studies including RCM, PRTM and Einstein that highlight how this emerging technology can help IT departments achieve what previously appeared to be conflicting goals.</p> 

A short 4 minute video on the content lifecycle of storage and how it is evolving due to industry demands. The GM of Intel Storage Group, David Tuhy, discusses the new concept of "data mining" that is sweeping through different industries.