All Research Sponsored By:IBM

The Business Value of Web 2.0 Technology
BROCHURE: It's fast becoming a Web 2.0 world. Read this paper to learn how to take advantage of new technologies and tap into the collective knowledge of employees, customers, and influencers.
Posted: 29 May 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007


Site and Facilities Services from IBM - Success Stories: A Guide to Client References
PRODUCT LITERATURE: As energy costs rise, so does the demand to reduce data center costs. In this white paper, you'll learn about IBM® Project Big Green's five-step approach to increasing your data center's energy efficiency.
Posted: 19 May 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008


An Examination of Server Consolidation - Trends That Can Drive Efficiencies and Help Businesses Gain a Competitive Edge
WHITE PAPER: The white paper also describes areas of savings and provides advice on sustaining your new environment.
Posted: 16 May 2008 | Published: 01 Dec 2006


The Outsourcing Decision for a Globally Integrated Enterprise: From Commodity Outsourcing to Value Creation
WHITE PAPER: The ability to manage operations, expertise and resources more fluidly enables globally integrated enterprises to enter new markets and seize new business opportunities wherever they happen to arise.
Posted: 14 May 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2008


Telecom Switches Emphasis: Preliminary Analysis of the 2007 Telecom Industry Survey
WHITE PAPER: As revenues from traditional telecom services decline, the continual erosion of technology barriers to adjacent industries offers the prospect of new markets for telecom providers.
Posted: 14 May 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2007


Managing 21st Century Business and Technology Innovation: Core Banking Transformation with System z
WHITE PAPER: This paper provides practical insights into global best practices and the strategic benefits of core banking transformation through the lens of the CEO, COO and CIO.
Posted: 14 May 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2007


The New Information Agenda: Do You Have One?
WHITE PAPER: This white paper defines the information agenda; describes key considerations and best practices in creating and implementing an information agenda.
Posted: 14 May 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2008


Retail Opportunities in a World of Extremes: Understanding Today's Teens and Boomers
WHITE PAPER: This IBM study focused on two groups – teens and boomers. It explores their lifestyles, values, and particular preferences and attitudes toward shopping. Read this paper to learn how retailers can better meet the needs of these two segments.
Posted: 14 May 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007


IT Optimization as a Source of Sustainable Competitive Advantage
WHITE PAPER: This white paper highlights the costs of IT asset proliferation and the advantages of the IBM view of IT optimization as a strategic, ongoing process.
Posted: 14 May 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2007


Mastering Carbon Management: Balancing Trade-offs to Optimize Supply Chain Efficiencies
WHITE PAPER: Taking into account traditional concerns about quality, service and cost, a comprehensive carbon-management strategy can build a base for sustaining growth -- enabling companies to maintain competitive differentiation.
Posted: 14 May 2008 | Published: 01 Feb 2008


A Day in a Low Carbon Life: What Might It Be like to Lead a Business in 2012?
WHITE PAPER: This entertaining paper describes a day in the life of a fictional Chief Executive Officer, preparing to face market analysts in 2012.
Posted: 14 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008


Multi-channel Retailing: The Route to Customer Focus - Putting the Customer First by Moving from Multiple Channels to Multi-channel Retailing
WHITE PAPER: This document elaborates on how successful retailers are using multichannel retailing to make operating model change to put the customer at the heart of their organisations.
Posted: 14 May 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007


Why Advocacy Matters to Grocers: Surveyed Consumers Give Retailers Food for Thought
WHITE PAPER: Grocers can pursue customer-focused initiatives and investments with greater precision and success by concentrating on customer advocacy. This paper discusses the attitudes and behaviors that can do improve the level of advocacy among customers.
Posted: 14 May 2008 | Published: 01 Sep 2007


Keeping Your Data Center Cool - There Is Another Way
WHITE PAPER: This white paper helps you to understand what's happening in an overheated system and to see if yours is at risk and also explains how the IBM Rear Door Heat exchanger helps to dramatically reduce data center power consumption.
Posted: 12 May 2008 | Published: 10 May 2008

TOPICS:  Data Centers

The New Information Agenda - Do You Have One?
WHITE PAPER: The cost and complexity of managing increasing volumes of data and content, combined with the need to provide trusted information to every user for every transaction, is driving CIOs to rethink their approach to information delivery.
Posted: 09 May 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2008


IBM pureXML for SOA: Unlocking the Business Value of Information
WHITE PAPER: XML has emerged as an important driver for SOA-enabled business agility and growth because it is not tied to any specific platform, language or system.
Posted: 09 May 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2007


Master Data Management: Effective Data Governance
WHITE PAPER: This white paper will describe how engaging in a master data management (MDM) project enables effective governance of data-specifically master data-and achieves maturity in key categories of the IBM Data Governance Maturity Model.
Posted: 09 May 2008 | Published: 01 Nov 2007


The Art of the Possible: Rapidly Deploying Cost-Effective Energy-Efficient Data Centers
WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, IBM® reveals the next generation data center: scalable, modular data centers (SMDC).
Posted: 08 May 2008 | Published: 01 Feb 2008


Leveraging Information for Innovation and Competitive Advantage
WHITE PAPER: This paper by Hurwitz & Associates provides an overview of what is required to create an environment that leverages information dynamically in your enterprise.
Posted: 23 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007


Customer Service as a Competitive Advantage: IBM Enterprise Content Management Solutions in Insurance
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how to excel at customer service using the best tools for the task.
Posted: 17 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2007


Case Management: Transformational Process Management in Government
WHITE PAPER: IBM FileNet Business Process Framework is a framework that gives governments the ability to rapidly build a case management system.
Posted: 17 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2007


Choosing the Right Enterprise Report-Management System for Your Enterprise, Buyer's Guide: Purchasing Criteria
WHITE PAPER: Download this buyer's guide to learn what you need from an enterprise report management solution.
Posted: 17 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2007


Optim Data Privacy Solution
SOFTWARE LISTING: The Optim™ Data Privacy Solution de-identifies application data so that it can be safely used in testing or training environments.
Posted: 14 Mar 2008 | Published: 13 Mar 2008


Optim Data Growth Solution for Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise
SOFTWARE LISTING: IBM's Optim™ Data Growth Solution for Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise provides proven archiving capabilities.
Posted: 14 Mar 2008 | Published: 13 Mar 2008


The importance of security assessments
WHITE PAPER: This white paper helps you understand the variety of security assessment options that are available and provides the criteria for selecting a vendor that can help you meet your company?s security requirements.
Posted: 06 Dec 2007 | Published: 01 Apr 2007