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Principles of Agile Architecture sponsored by Rally Software WHITE PAPER: The benefits of Agile methods are becoming more obvious and compelling. While the most popular practices were developed and proven in small team environments, the interest and need for using Agile in the enterprise is growing rapidly... Posted: 14 Aug 2008 \| Published: 14 Aug 2008 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Collaboration \| Collaborative Applications Software \| Enterprise \| Enterprise Systems \| SOA \| Software Architectures \| Software Development Life-Cycles \| Software Development Methodologies \| SSO

Getting your Requirements Right: Collaborate with Stakeholders to Work Smarter sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper considers the changing focus of the requirements space and how requirements definition differs from requirements management. A business analyst's struggles with defining requirements using common office software and tools are related. Finally, a requirements definition solution is introduced and discussed. Posted: 26 May 2009 \| Published: 26 May 2009 TOPICS: Application Development \| Application Life-Cycle Management \| Functional Requirements \| Software Architectures \| Software Development Life-Cycles \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Development Tools \| Software Project Management

Requirements Definition as the Foundation for Effective Software Delivery sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the challenges that impede teams as they try to collect, analyze, and evaluate ideas to define the best solution requirements. The paper also provides information on the four critical areas to defining great requirements and how IBM Rational® solutions help teams address these areas. Posted: 16 Mar 2009 \| Published: 13 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Collaboration \| Information Management \| Software \| Software Architectures \| Software Asset Management \| Software Best Practices \| Software Configuration Management \| Software Development Life-Cycles \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Project Management \| Software Quality Assurance

Performance Center of Excellence sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise WHITE PAPER: As the application lifecycle evolves, components that drive efficiency and quality become more crucial. Organizations building centers of excellence (CoE) around performance testing find that the CoE centralizes resources and utilizes the full capabilities of today's robust automation products. Read on to learn more about the benefits of CoE. Posted: 27 Feb 2009 \| Published: 27 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Application Life-Cycle Management \| Applications Management \| Software \| Software Architectures \| Software Development Life-Cycles \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Quality Assurance \| Software Testing

Enterprise Performance Management: Joining Planning and Reporting for Superior Results sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Read this paper on enterprise performance to learn about financial and reporting requirements, when to adopt integrated enterprise performance management processes and system software, and hear about customer examples. Posted: 05 May 2009 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 TOPICS: Business Development \| Business Intelligence \| Business Management \| Enterprise \| Enterprise Architectures \| Enterprise Content Management \| Enterprise Systems \| Performance Testing \| Reporting Software

Using Virtualization and Digital Control Technologies to Increase Data Center Operating Efficiency sponsored by Emerson Network Power WHITE PAPER: In this paper, learn about tools being developed to balance workload and improve thermal management in the data center. Access now to discover predictive information - combined with server virtualization, a service-oriented architecture and digital power and operating system controls - can optimize operating efficiencies and reduce costs by 20-30%. Posted: 07 Jul 2009 \| Published: 07 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Power Management \| Data Centers \| Digital Asset Management \| Energy Efficiency \| Network Capacity \| Operating Equipment Efficiency or Effectiveness (OEE) \| RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) \| Server Virtualization \| SOA \| Storage Capacity \| Workload Automation

Epicor ICE 2.0: Introducing Next-Generation Business Architecture sponsored by Epicor Software Corporation WHITE PAPER: Epicor Internet Component Environment (ICE) 2.0 is a modern business architecture and application framework which utilizes a 100% service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Web 2.0 technologies for a new breed of enterprise solution. Posted: 21 Nov 2008 \| Published: 21 Nov 2008 TOPICS: Business Processes \| CRM \| Enterprise Architectures \| Enterprise Systems \| ERP \| Globalization \| SOA \| Software

Modernizing IT: Strategies for Improving Service Quality and Reducing IT Costs sponsored by BMC Software, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Working harder simply won't get you there. No matter how many people you allocate, sinking more labor into old IT practices cannot concurrently meet rising demands on IT and cut costs. Read about cost-effective, automated ways to meet this challenge head-on in our latest article, “Strategies for Modernizing IT, Reducing Costs, and..” Posted: 17 Jun 2009 \| Published: 15 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Process Reengineering \| Business Service Management \| Data Collection \| Help Desk Management \| IT Best Practices \| IT Service Management \| IT Services \| ITIL \| Service Level Management \| SOA \| SOA Governance

The New Face of IT Service Management: Aligning Business, Development and Operations Teams for Strategic Advantage sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This research shows that a lack of trust in IT's ability to deliver business value is one of the biggest hurdles that enterprises face in bringing IT and business closer together. Posted: 13 Feb 2009 \| Published: 13 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Business Processes \| Change Management \| IT Service Management \| SOA

IT Tipping Point for Mid-sized Companies: Deciding When to Move to Tier 1 ERP sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: This white paper will focus on debunking the myth that Tier 1 systems make running the business more difficult, while demonstrating that Tier 1 systems can actually make it easier for growing mid-sized companies to do the things they need to do. Posted: 04 May 2009 \| Published: 04 May 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Enterprise \| Enterprise Architectures \| Enterprise Content Management \| ERP \| Manufacturing \| Manufacturing Industry \| Middleware \| ROI