Read this paper to learn Niel Nickolaisen's proven model for strategic and tactical alignment of IT with business objectives - enabling IT to do more for the business with less. By implementing all four components of Niel's model, IT can dramatically reduce system downtime and closely align their efforts and investments with business priorities. 

This E-Guide provides an expert overview of software requirements management and examines issues with requirements-based testing, software requirements documentation, requirements creep, and requirements use cases. 

Information security is important, but justifying increased security spending isn't. Even though important factors such as stock performance and customer loyalty are directly affected by security breaches. This E-Guide outlines three specific actions for your company to take in order to protect and promote brand trust by preventing data breaches. 

In this case study you will learn how Virco turned to Catalyst, to improve its efficiency and lower costs related to warehouse activities. Catalyst is a warehouse management system that works with current SAP foundations and provides accurate inventory control to eliminate stock-outs, without negatively impacting customer service. 

Infor ERP VISUAL combines affordability and deep functionality, and is ideal for high growth, mixed-mode manufacturers who need a modular solution. Learn why more than 4,000 businesses trust Infor ERP VISUAL to run their operations. 

Mobile communication technologies are evolving quickly and new customer demands arise almost every day. At the same time, the economic downturn has impacted budgets, so that cost efficiency now tops the corporate agenda. Service providers must now must not only test and develop new services to meet customer demand, but do it within tight budgets. 

As social networking sites explode in popularity, the hype and interest continue to build. But sorting the fact from the hype can be a challenge. This paper discusses tangible ways that organizations can extract measurable business value from social networking by leveraging it in conjunction with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions. 

Given the dramatic events in the capital markets, everyone is wondering what will happen next - and what the implications are for the wider economy. This paper will discuss challenges facing companies and how to respond. 

Attend this free virtual event and hear from top data center experts who will provide you with a coherent strategy to consolidate your data center, build a new facility or make an educated decision on the cloud model best suited for your environment. 

This Pocket E-Guide provides expert insight into the common weaknesses that exist in today's Windows-based systems. Explore the top ten most frequent Windows security vulnerabilities and how to counter these threats. Discover the pivotal role proper malware protection, usage of firewalls, and updated patches play in a secure Windows environment. 

At a time when identity theft is running rampant, it's crucial to have sound practices for user authentication, customer authentication and partner authentication. Explore this E-Guide for expert tips on making the most of authentication tools on a small budget and how to use authentication to develop a secure system. 

Traditionally, NAS systems have had limitations in throughput, connectivity, reliability and scalability. Today, a new generation of high-performance NAS is making high-availability for NAS a reality. In this expert podcast, find out about the latest trends in clustered NAS and what it means for storage pros facing increasing data storage growth. 

Find out how you can build a plan for IT simplification and automation and get practical advice for your complex challenges around areas such as: business service management, service desk and self-service, mainframe cost optimization, virtualization and cloud computing.