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whitepaper PCI Requirements Mapping: BorderWare Security Platform Secure Content & Threat Management Platform2009-09-01 WatchGuard Technologies
  In a business environment where daily media reports of consumer data loss are on the rise and PCI compliance audits are placing increasing pressure on organizations to implement tools and strategies for data loss prevention, businesses can no longer afford to ignore data security. According to The Ponemon Institute, the cost of a single consumer data loss incident has risen in the past year, averaging roughly $6.6 million in regulatory fines and incremental expenses such as mitigation and remediation, not to mention possible negative publicity that can put a company's brand and reputation at risk.

Tags: Data Tools, IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper Force.com Cloud Platform Drives Huge Time to Market and Cost Savings2009-09-01 IDG (International Data Group)
  IDC believes that the rise of Cloud computing has the potential to be among the most transformative developments in the world of information technology in the last 20 years. To date, Cloud computing is already having a significant impact on the way technology vendors are service-enabling and delivering applications, how CIOs think about infrastructure and datacenter optimization, how vendors are building platform-based BPO and other high-level service offerings, and how CIOs approach building and deploying custom applications and objects via Cloud-based Platform as a Service (PaaS). PaaS services bundle all stack components (hardware, infrastructure, storage) together with database, security, workflow, user interface, and other tools that allow users to create and host powerful business applications, Web sites, and mobile applications.

Tags: IT Infrastructure, 		  
whitepaper University of Utah Writes New Thesis on Risk Management2009-09-01 Qualys
  The University of Utah is ranked as one of the top public research universities in the nation. It's also the oldest and largest institution of higher education in the state. The challenge was the need to keep its systems secure, and within HIPAA compliance. University deployed QualysGuard providing control of the entire vulnerability management life cycle: asset discovery, vulnerability assessments, and tracking of security fixes.

Tags: IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper IDC ROI Calculator for IBM Tivoli Netcool2009-08-31 IBM
  This ROI calculator from IDC will help you quickly and easily understand the average annual benefit that you may be able to achieve using IBM® Tivoli® Netcool®. The tool and underlying calculations and metrics are based on IDC research of 14 IBM Tivoli Netcool implementations, which have yielded an average benefit of $23.5 million per year. Simply answer the questions that are specific to your organization and see the results you could achieve.

Tags: Data Infrastructure, IT Budgeting, IT Budgeting, IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper Sustainable Cost Reduction: How Insurance Companies Can Embed Efficiencies for Long-Term Operating Improvement2009-08-31 Ernst & Young
  The insurance industry today is facing an extraordinary confluence of adverse macroeconomic trends along with unique challenges and opportunities. As balance sheets weaken, revenue growth slows and margins come under pressure, the urgency for companies to reduce costs, strengthen risk management and stabilize their capital position is increasing. In addition, companies are under growing pressure from analysts and investors to implement changes that will improve their longer-term operational efficiency.   
whitepaper Economic Capital (EC) Meets the Real World2009-08-31 Ernst & Young
  In the last several months, all have witnessed financial market turmoil at a level unprecedented in the post-Depression era. At the same time, many North American life and non life insurers have been implementing EC methods designed to help manage risk and capita levels. Most commonly, these measures are based on estimates of the fair value of assets, liabilities and capital and their volatility. Typically, the measures are performed at a consolidated level across the organization.

Tags: IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper UIM Evaluation: IBM Information on Demand2009-08-26 IBM
  IBM can claim what is arguably the industry's broadest portfolio of unified information management (UIM) software, serves and industry-specific solutions. IBM is promoting the importance of companies establishing an "information agenda." The information agenda is intended to map out corporate business and technology goals and to create a roadmap to ensure that companies can leverage their corporate information as a strategic asset in the pursuit of these goals. Read more about Ovum's evaluation of IBM as a provider of an unmatched UIM portfolio.

Tags: Enterprise Planning, Internet and Web, IT Budgeting, IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper Top 5 IT Budget Killers (and how you can fight back)2009-08-26 IBM
  You've heard it a million times: Do more with less. It may be good business, but as budgets shrink and IT demands grow, you may start to wonder if the people who are saying ""do more with less"" think that it's a magical incantation. Run the servers without electricity!

You've already taken basic cost-cutting steps and saved the easy money. You know that you need to dig deeper. But where should you start? What's killing your IT budget?

The good news is that you're probably already staring right at the problem—it's just a matter of knowing what you're seeing and understanding what to do about it. Many of the largest IT budget problems can be traced back to five big money drains:

1. Storage expansion 2. System complexity 3. Hardware sprawl 4. Reliability and scalability 5. Compliance

If any of this sounds familiar, you're not alone. This e-book, provided by IBM, will introduce you to the five big IT budget killers - and some of the best ways to knock them out.

Tags: IT Budgeting, IT Budgeting, IT Budgeting, IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper IBM DB2 9 Optimized for SAP Software2009-08-26 IBM
  IBM and SAP® have a unique partnership that was established with the goal of delivering the very best enterprise IT solutions to SAP customers. Both companies are leaders in their field: SAP brings industry-leading applications and IBM brings world-class infrastructure components, including hardware and softwareConsidering the vast amount of data kept within SAP applications, no infrastructure component is more important than the database. Extreme reliability and availability are essential. This whitepaper discusses how IBM has pioneered the development of data management technology that can help reduce the total cost of SAP ownership and improve performance so users are more productive.

Tags: Enterprise Planning, Enterprise Planning, Software Development Tools, IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper Low Rate Financing: Get competitive rates on virtually every IBM brand2009-08-26 IBM
  Improve your cash flow and return on investment with IBM Low Rate Financing—the best way to get the IT solutions your organization needs.

Tags: Wholesale - Retail, Wholesale - Retail, Wholesale - Retail, IT Budgeting