This paper provides a survey of the practices and technology related to business process management (BPM). Basic concepts are explained, the transformational effect on the enterprise is examined, and the value that BPM can create is analyzed. The paper then presents a survey of the vast array of technology that is related to BPM. 

Participants at industry conferences and events often ask where the right place to start implementing security is. This is similar to starting off a talk with a doctor by asking “What medicine should I take?” The answer is going to be more questions. This article presents three questions to ask yourself before starting a security implementation. 

Data--Protect critical information anywhere it goes. Implementing data protection products and processes can be daunting. Make the right decisions by exploring what is available and what makes sense for your organization. Use this simple guide to evaluate different vendor offerings. 

In this three-part series podcast, hear from an industry expert as he discusses what's new with Windows Phones. Uncover why Windows Phones on Exchange server is the best mix for your enterprise and key advantages of leveraging business applications through Windows Phones. 

What Application Performance Management tactics and best practices can you apply to ensure a good end-user experience? What process and strategy can you institute to enable your IT organization to align with the business? What can you do to prepare for the additional complexities that virtualization, cloud and SOA can bring to your environment? 

Storage networks provide the link between the servers that need data and the storage systems that store that data. Too often, however, storage networks are just considered the connective tissue in the storage environment and are often overlooked when greater performance, scalability or new services are needed. 

Meeting regulatory requirements means that administrators must carve out a sound email-archiving policy; making the wrong move can be costly. In this issue, you'll learn what to do and what not to do when planning your email-archiving strategy. 

With more and more sensitive data moving from file servers to SharePoint sites, it's important to keep a close eye on what users can access documents, what users have permissions to change the SharePoint sites, and what documents are getting modified. 

The very same virtualization infrastructure you use for your servers today can be naturally extended to support the hosting of desktops as well. As a result, users gain the flexibility of connecting to a well-managed desktop from virtually any network endpoint. But how do you get there? 

Dell systems with Intel® vPro™ technology running Microsoft® Windows® 7 can enhance your user experience and help optimize your IT resources helping to save time and money. 

How does outsourcing fit into your business strategy? Outsourcing your backup data can be a convenient and reliable method of handling backups — if you select the right vendor and ask the right questions. This podcast covers some of the questions you should ask any potential vendor before you sign on the dotted line. 

Discover some of the challenges you'll face when compliance mandates a retention policy that just doesn’t make sense, and learn about some alternate solutions to backup and archiving you may not have considered yet.