May 01, 2009 - (Free Research) As IT commoditization continues to increase audit and control activities, IT gets better at identifying and documenting the causes of significant outages. In an increasing number of cases, these ITIL efforts show the source of the outage to be action from the security department, and the BSM processes show the impact to be devastating.
December 29, 2010 - (Free Research) Active Administrator™ is a comprehensive and proactive Active Directory management solution. Active Administrator provides four powerful integrated AD management features within one console, including centralized event auditing and reporting, back-up and recovery, Group Policy offline editing and rollback, and simplified delegation of AD rights.
May 05, 2011 - (Free Research) This global benchmarking study from ESI international identifies the key challenges and successes experienced by project and programme management offices (PMO) and draws recommendations for the future.
April 24, 2012 - (Free Research) This week’s Computer Weekly examines research that suggests CEOs want to invest in IT more than ever, but still see CIOs as technical experts and not business people. We review SQL Server 2012 and ask if Microsoft's database software is catching its competitors as well as concluding our Buyer's Guide to data security.
December 28, 2011 - (Free Research) With the rise of consumerization and increasing movement of resources to the cloud, access management, enforcement and auditing have become more complex than ever before. And there are still some basic access management challenges that need to be addressed. This paper outlines 5 predictions for 2012 for access management.
SkillSoft’s Business Skills Library focuses on behavioral skills that are designed for business professionals and key to performance regardless of job responsibility, as well as the skills and knowledge that are relevant to the various areas of functional responsibility in today’s business organizations.
February 2006 - (Free Research) Now is a great time to train yourself or your team. Choose from over 30 eligible courses from our Project Management and Professional Skills line.
May 2012 - (Free Research) In this expert resource, find answers to six of your most pressing compliance and audit questions concerning fixed assets, financial reporting standards, tax filing, and more.
March 2012 - (Free Research) This whitepaper explores the optimism IT services companies have about growth potential in the cloud, and why they are so eager to buy into the hype and invest in the technology.
January 2007 - (Free Research) This white paper outlines the application process for both the PMP and CAPM exams, explains the composition of the exam questions, provides tips for successfully passing the exam, and lists the requirements to maintain certification.
February 2011 - (Free Research) This paper examines the reasons you might need secure, managed file transfer. It is directed specifically towards organizations that need to move data from place to place, and need to do so in a secure, auditable, managed fashion, no matter what kind of data they’re moving.
May 2011 - (Free Research) This benchmarking study from ESI International identifies the trends impacting the project management function in IT industry in three areas: PMO maturity, measuring and reporting on PMO effectiveness, as well as training involvement.
December 2011 - (Free Research) What skills do you need to be a good manager? How does leadership differ from management? Get answers to these fundamental questions and relate the core skills of management to each other and to the art of leadership in this white paper. Find out how to delegate, negotiate, motivate, lead and more.
April 2012 - (Free Research) High turnovers and a changing marketplace are forcing companies in the retail sector to rethink the way they conduct their business. Many are turning to training and talent management as a means to drive organizational success. Read this white paper to learn more about this strategy and how it can benefit your business.
April 2011 - (Free Research) Thiswhite paper discusses the top-five results of this research project. Read on to find out the key results and the top-three recommendations of the ITIL Experts who participated in the project.
March 2010 - (Free Research) Read this paper to learn the many benefits of cloud computing as well as the 10 security concerns that need to be addressed when considering moving critical applications and sensitive data to public and shared cloud environments.
March 2012 - (Free Research) GroupLogic's activEcho is a secure Enterprise File Sharing and Syncing solution designed for corporate users. This video provides a high level overview of the problems enterprises face when considering file sharing and syncing solutions and how activEcho provides a solution that meets the needs of end users and IT.
May 2012 - (Free Research) This 2012 benchmarking survey from ESI assesses the role of the Project/Programme Management Office (PMO), its development to full-blown maturity and value to the business.
August 2008 - (Free Research) The challenges faced by today’s government agencies and commercial operations are many and varied—and to stay afloat, these organizations must not only promote change from within, but they must also be agile enough to quickly adapt to evolving markets, policies, regulations, and business models.
January 2012 - (Free Research) In this brief white paper, Jeff Martin, Station Casinos’ director of business intelligence (BI), provides specific examples of the types of problems that the company wanted to solve, and offers insight into the specific job scheduling solution it selected to overcome its challenges.
May 2012 - (Free Research) Access this exclusive case study to gain insight on how Netherlands Railways, the nation's largest and Europe's busiest, was able to save € 20 million annually by crafting an optimized operating plan that improves service quality, reduces costs, and provides guidance for future infrastructure investments.
