February 17, 2012 - (Free Research) Using modern-day Agile techniques such as automation and cloud hosting solutions, today’s IT leaders have opportunities to reap better returns on their ALM investments. In this issue, experts will share source code control system automation strategies, hosting options for code repositories and trends in requirements management tools.
February 24, 2011 - (Free Research) This white paper highlights the new Master Data Services feature. This enhancement allows an organization to create a Master Data Hub that provides a “single source of truth” for the enterprise’s numerous data entities and hierarchies.
February 24, 2011 - (Free Research) This paper examines how virtualization has become such a hot topic that the number of virtualization techniques, tools, and technologies is into the dozens, and that’s just from Microsoft. Some of the benefits of virtualization include hardware cost savings, configuration optimization, less disruption, and easier reallocation of resources.
April 30, 2010 - (Free Research) This white paper takes a three-pronged approach to configuration management: simplifying the management of your IT infrastructure; improving the level of service you provide your end users; and enforcing compliance with real-time change detection for files, database objects, users, and processes.
May 17, 2012 - (Free Research) Read this case study to learn how MAXIMUS, a health and human services business process outsourcing provider, leveraged change and configuration management software to address their challenges associated with operating their mission critical business processes.
February 17, 2011 - (Free Research) To help IT decision makers evaluate their options for addressing datacenter complexity - Dell posed the following questions to Mary Johnston Turner, research director for IDC's System Management Software service. Learn answers to today's most pressing datacenter questions regarding cloud computing, virtualization, provisioning and more.
February 17, 2011 - (Free Research) This white paper describes how the use of virtualization and the evolution of enterprise datacenter environments require IT infrastructure management teams to integrate and automate operations using state-of-the-art tools and best practices; and how Dell's Advanced Infrastructure Manager can help enterprise datacenters operate more efficiently.
December 31, 2010 - (Free Research) Learn about the improved version of Cisco Prime (previously CiscoWorks) LAN Management Solutions: the changes that have been made, the benefits the new product offers, and what customer challenges it seeks to solve.
April 30, 2010 - (Free Research) While IT leaders understand the benefits of moving to current, standards-based infrastructure, the "how" can seem daunting. Read this white paper to learn how the expertise and guidance provided by migration services can ensure a smooth, low-risk, cost-effective migration.
December 30, 2011 - (Free Research) This white paper shows you how to create a sustainable approach to access certifications and discusses how it enables your company to establish full visibility of user entitlements and roles and automate access certifications and compliance reporting.
April 16, 2012 - (Free Research) Discover what the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is and what benefits your organization can gain from leveraging this set of best practices, such as improved service delivery and increased agility.
March 16, 2012 - (Free Research) Read this white paper to weigh the pros and cons of using Git to develop open source software. Learn how its ability to provide local repositories with repository replications makes it architecturally more scalable than many software change and configuration management (SCCM) systems if you use it within an enterprise-ready SCCM context.
January 05, 2012 - (Free Research) In this paper, gain a better understanding of how branching and merging patterns work and how applying them to your projects can have a profound effect on how your development team handles change management and delivers software.
October 11, 2011 - (Free Research) To embrace the new instant-on, mobile, interconnected business world, IT organizations need to transform their infrastructure and data centers to support agility. This video series features 10 expert tips for planning your IT transformation. Check out this brief video for tips 4-1.
September 02, 2011 - (Free Research) Because virtualization and cloud computing separate workloads from physical machines, they add to the difficulties of managing systems within the data center. This expert lesson explores the landscape for systems management and reveals statistical findings concerning systems management technologies and trends.
February 02, 2012 - (Free Research) The concept of virtualization can still be quite confusing, especially as the term can be applied to many aspects of an IT infrastructure including applications, networks, storage and end-users. Find out what virtualization is and how it's helping companies improve efficiencies, resource utilization, cost reductions, automation and more!
June 17, 2011 - (Free Research) The business analyst is the central point of contact between executives, operations and IT. Access this resource for an in-depth overview of the business analyst position and how it relates to IT.
June 17, 2011 - (Free Research) A flexible, adaptable and scalable IT infrastructure means that change is the only constant. Access this exclusive resource for an in-depth definition of change management and tactics for increasing your ROI via the change process.
March 20, 2011 - (Free Research) This paper examines that many organizations want to take advantage of the speed, security, reliability, and flexibility of Windows 7, and how it is possible to minimize interface shock for users by leveraging Group Policy to make Windows 7 look more like Windows XP.
July 15, 2010 - (Free Research) So you have a requirements plan. You have elicited functional, non-functional, and quality of service requirements. You have validated and verified them, and your stakeholders are satisfied. Now what? Read this paper to learn more about the tools needed for business process improvements.