Since the creation of the Agile Manifesto, many development teams have embraced the guidelines of agile. However, it’s likely that other internal development teams or partners that you work with haven’t completely left behind “old school” methods. Learn how to stay in control and keep development efficient even when everyone isn’t completely agile. 

Each year, organizations across the globe face astronomical project failure rates, often wasting millions of dollars per failed project. This paper examines the roots of project failure and centers in on the elusive, often undefined role of the business analyst. 

This benchmarking study from ESI International identifies the trends impacting the project management function in IT industry in three areas: PMO maturity, measuring and reporting on PMO effectiveness, as well as training involvement. 

This paper provides best practice guidelines for deploying SAP software solutions on VMware Infrastructure 3. 

This SearchVirtualStorage.com E-Guide can help clarify by outlining 4 guidelines for implementing storage virtualization and by divulging factors to consider before deploying storage virt into your IT infrastructure. 

Upgrading from VMware ESX and/or ESXi 3.x to vSphere 4 successfully involves careful planning. There are hardware, software and database requirements, as well as third-party software compatibility considerations. This webcast provides guidelines for planning a successful upgrade, and walks you through a proposed upgrade path step-by-step. 

In this presentation transcript, featuring Exchange expert Lee Benjamin, learn how to use a storage calculator for optimal performance of your Exchange environment. Discover the new storage features of Exchange 2010 and how to utilize them for increased flexibility and reduced costs. 

With the August 2011 PCI Standards Council update, internal tokenization has gained momentum as the lowest impact solution that large merchants can implement to achieve PCI compliance for stored cardholder data. In this session, independent expert Walter Conway discusses best practices for solution selection and implementation. 

This white paper explores today's top security concerns in cloud environments, and aims to dispel the common (and growing) myth that a cloud-based infrastructure introduces new risks that cannot be quantified nor controlled. In this paper, you'll learn how a holistic approach to information security can help your company successfully combat risks. 

<p>With the heightened compliance regulations, your records management has never been more important. Read this e-book to discover: the importance of physical and digital records convergence, why data retention is a cross-departmental concern, new apps designed specifically for e-discovery, and the compliance risks associated with social media.</p> 

<p>Read this white paper to learn why you should always have an effective requirements definition before you begin any kind of software development. Use this paper as a guideline to learning how to create an effective outline of expectations, how to put them into action, and the benefits you’ll reap at the end of the process.</p>