Technology leaders in midsize businesses have a handful of integration approaches to choose from: wrestle with sophisticated enterprise application integration (EAI) tools, write custom code, or use the simple and rapid approach of pre-packaged integrations from WebSphere Cast Iron. 

In this 10-minute software demo, learn how WebSphere Cast Iron allows you to easily integrate cloud (both public and private) and on-premise applications in real-time using a "no-coding" approach. 

When selecting and deploying an online benefits enrollment solution, there are many factors to take into consideration. 

This brief paper outlines a solution that seamlessly synchronizes your customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) data to grant you timely access to the information you need to make pivotal and proper business decisions. 

Learn how to make your presentation stand out from the crowd and make 'death by slide presentation' a thing of the past with this book extract especially written for IT professionals. 

In this white paper, Dan Moore, the senior vice president of professional services at IBM, Cast Iron reviews the current application environment in light of emerging trends, describes an ideal complete integration solution and discusses common sense best practices as well as pitfalls. 

The new work environment is dominated first and foremost by a new type of worker -- one who expects and thrives in socialized, mobile, and cloud-based environments. Using Workday's SaaS HR solutions, companies can get (and remain) up to speed with the new Web 2.0-breed of worker. 

This is the first in an annual series of reports highlighting trends in the structural quality of business applications regarding characteristics such as robustness, performance, securit y, and changeability. 

In this video, an HR financials expert discusses the benefits and possibilities of SaaS and cloud-based HR functions. 

This paper examines the primary data threats that currently concern chief security officers (CSOs) and IT security management within enterprises, and recommends best-practice techniques to minimize and overcome risks to data security. These best practices have been successfully implemented and deployed in organizations. 

The telecommunications industry was already in a redefining shift in consumer preferences, business models and infrastructure development prior to the  economic crisis. Faced with challenges in declining revenues, a maturing mobile industry and increased competition from new entrants, the industry finds itself in dire need of new models for growth. 

A leading insurance company was faced with an IT nightmare when trying to integrate over 70 separate HR systems. By using a new SaaS HR model, Aviva averted disaster and saved over 50 percent on IT costs in Europe alone within the first year. 

This white paper reviews and analyzes the major trends in Human Resources and Financial Systems SaaS and cloud-based technologies, including information on globalization, contingent workforces, and HR restructuring.