WHITE PAPER - This paper outlines the Oracle SOA Maturity Model and explains how the model is used to accelerate SOA adoption by identifying specific capabilities that are either completely lacking or which are lagging with respect to the other capabilities necessary for successful SOA adoption.
Posted: September 18, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Application Development | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Business Development | Business IT Alignment | Oracle (Product) | SOA

WHITE PAPER - Over the last few years, BPM has seen rapid growth because it succeeds where earlier approaches have failed -— uniting business strategists and technologists together with a shared set of tools to accomplish common goals. The future promises even more explosive growth as BPM products continue to mature. Read on to learn more.
Posted: September 18, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2008


Topics:  BPEL | Business Development | Business IT Alignment | Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software | Business Process Automation | Business Process Management Software | SOA

WHITE PAPER - In this new release of SOA Suite, Oracle continues to emphasize the development, management and monitoring of service-oriented architectures, while delivering the extreme performance & scalability required for mission-critical environments.
Posted: September 18, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2009


Topics:  802.11g | Business Development | Business IT Alignment | IT Infrastructure | Performance Testing | Scalability Testing | SOA

WHITE PAPER - The true value of SOA is unlocked when services are leveraged for process orchestration to deliver automation of business processes. Industry's leading process orchestration engine, the Oracle BPEL Process Manager supports a 100% standard approach to orchestrating systems and services into end-to-end process flows.
Posted: September 18, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2006


Topics:  Business Activity Monitoring | Business Development | Business IT Alignment | Business Management | Business Process Management | SOA

PODCAST - Hear from Brian Barnier, Principal at ValueBridge, as he speaks on how a formal governance process will ensure a positive impact on your bottom line. Also, get answers to some of the toughest governance questions, including “how important is risk evaluation in IT governance?”
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Premiered: September 16, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | IT Best Practices | IT Governance | IT Management | Regulatory Compliance | Risk Management | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - Datamonitor surveyed 100 SAP customers to understand the implications of sole-sourcing. Read the survey findings and learn the trends and behaviors associated with sole-sourcing BI from ERP vendors.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business IT Alignment | Enterprise Resource Management | ERP | Reporting Software | SAP (Product) | Surveys

WEBCAST - This webcast explores methods and best practices for transforming your data center for optimum business alignment. Gain insight into the importance of an IT TCO Baseline and discover how to fund your transformation with the IT Cost Management Intelligence assessment.
Posted: September 16, 2009 | Premiered: September 22, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | IT Management | Solaris

PODCAST - Complexity, uncertainty, global competition and shrinking cycle times are all challenges organizations face today. As a result, finance needs to take on the role of a business partner and work with operations to accommodate the business plan. In order to do this, the proper tools need to be in place.
Posted: September 16, 2009 | Premiered: September 14, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Management | Financial Management | Financial Metrics | Financial Systems | Operational Metrics (Systems) | Oracle (Product) | Podcasts

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - Businesses across the globe have adopted the concepts set forth in the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL), a set of guidelines to help companies determine best practices to achieve quality service. This eGuide will answer the common questions that arise when considering implementation as well as introduce you to resources from Skillsoft on ITIL.
Posted: September 15, 2009 | Published: September 15, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Business IT Alignment | Business Service Management | CIOs | Information Technology Professionals | Infrastructure Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Service Management | IT Services | ITIL | ROI

WHITE PAPER - Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 is an integrated suite of server capabilities that can help improve organizational effectiveness by providing comprehensive content management and enterprise search, accelerating shared business processes, and facilitating information sharing across boundaries for better business insight.
Posted: September 15, 2009 | Published: September 15, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Management | Collaboration | Collaborative Applications Software | Data Center Design | Data Management | Social Computing | Social Networking

WEBCAST - Join us for this webcast to learn key strategies for reducing the cost of data management and collaboration projects by deploying software that you already own. Also find out about secrets for saving time while empowering your information workers.
Posted: September 15, 2009 | Premiered: September 15, 2009


Topics:  Business Development | Business IT Alignment | Business Management | Collaboration | Collaborative Applications Software | Collaborative Product Development | Shareware | Software | Software as a Service | Software Best Practices | Software Implementation

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - This is a transcript of a presentation by Brian Turner, Chief Service Delivery Officer at Point consulting firm. He discusses how to keep governance relevant and effective in today’s tough times, what factors drive effective governance structures and what strategies make those governance structures in your organization more effective.
Posted: September 15, 2009 | Published: September 15, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | IT Governance | Project Management | Project Portfolio Management | Software Project Management | Strategic Planning

PODCAST - In this podcast, discover new unified communication (UC) technology that enhances collaboration and conferencing capabilities. Gain insight into four UC applications and how to select the best one for your use cases. Learn how to extend telecommunications, mobility, desktops and applications to improve business operation performance.
Posted: September 11, 2009 | Premiered: September 11, 2009


Topics:  Business Communications | Business Development | Business IT Alignment | Business Management | Collaboration | Communications Hardware | Communications Networks | Communications Software | Communications Systems | IT Infrastructure | Unified Messaging

WHITE PAPER - This paper examines how the adoption of SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) can significantly improve Business and IT alignment.
Posted: September 9, 2009 | Published: September 9, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Processes | IT Service Management | SOA

CASE STUDY - Read this case study to learn how IT can make a difference in a firm's effectiveness and productivity by aligning security with business strategy.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: March 6, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business IT Alignment | Customer Loyalty | Enterprise Systems | Firewall Management | Network Security | Security Management | Security Policies