This paper explains how a common platform can provide the basis for not only managing manufacturing operations, but also quality and inventory across global supplier networks. 

Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer delivers all-in-one monitoring for the data center. A single interface provides a view to the availability and performance of servers and network and storage devices on a network. It eases troubleshooting without agents. 

This executive brief presents the six "Rules of the Road" that can help you cut costs, increase cash flow and become more responsive to changing market conditions in the manufacturing industry. 

Service Operation, the fourth book in the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Version 3 publications, assists readers in developing management practices to ensure customers are satisfied and receive the value they expect. BMC experts have compiled an overview based on Service Operation, including valuable commentary, practical guidance and examples. 

Learn how you can deliver more services with fewer tax dollars and deliver unparalleled public value, lower cost of ownership and scalability to grow affordably over time. 

Untamed costs can deplete the precious working capital that's critical to your ongoing operations and new expansions. By instituting efficient automated processes throughout your organization, you can reduce waste, unnecessary overtime, and a host of other cost factors. 

More than ever, business and IT must collaborate to meet current business realities. Significantly, CIOs must map out long-term strategies that address business plans over the next three to five years, with the delivery of high-quality IT services as a key element of strategic planning. Read this white paper to learn more. 

Effective master data management can save time and money - even enable the capture of incremental revenues, it can also reduce costs while improving customer service. 

CAPITAL Card Services wanted a solution that could help automate compliance, improve best practices and reduce unplanned work to meet this requirement it turned on to Tripwire as a result Capital was able to reduced unplanned work by 75%. 

Read how the software and tools SAP provides can help retailers succeed today by understanding their customers, anticipating their needs, and inspiring their loyalty as long-term customers by meeting those needs as they arise. 

This paper proposes an approach for IT to manage virtualized environments and shows how HP Business Service Management software enables IT operations to link specialists and specialized tools into day-to-day operations while keeping promises to business users. 

This paper explores the problems IT operations can encounter in coordinating the activities of application and infrastructure specialist teams, and it proposes an approach-- consolidated operations-- designed to get incidents to the right person with the right information fast so problems can be resolved quickly, with no duplication of effort. 

Disk-based backup systems fundamentally change the way we do backup and recovery. But the key is to treat disk as disk and not as tape. Solutions need to recognize the intelligent features of disk and take advantage of those features. This webcast explores how to leverage the advantages of disk for best possible backup performance and maximum ROI.