WHITE PAPER - When an IT skill falls out of favor, it rarely ever comes back. Here's our list of 10 dying IT skills. If any of these skills are your main expertise, perhaps it's time to think about updating your skill set.
Posted: May 13, 2009 | Published: May 13, 2009


Topics:  COBOL | Code Management | IT Best Practices | IT Departments | IT Governance | IT Industry | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Service Management | IT Services | IT Systems | IT Workforce | Programming | Programming Languages

WHITE PAPER - 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.
Posted: March 17, 2010 | Published: March 17, 2010


Topics:  Access Control | Business Continuity Planning | Cloud Computing | Disaster Recovery | IT Outsourcing Services | IT Services | Platform as a service | Private cloud computing | Public cloud computing | Regulatory Compliance | SLA | Software as a Service

WHITE PAPER - In February 2008, CFO Research Services, a unit of CFO Publishing and part of The Economist Group, began a research project with Business Objects, an SAP company, asking senior finance executives to give views on their priorities and challenges around integrating operational and financial planning processes.
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Balance Sheets | Business Intelligence | CFOs | Financial Industry Organizations | Financial Management | Financial Metrics | Financial Reporting | Financial Services | Financial Services Industry | Financial Systems | Risk Assessment | Risk Management | SAP (Product) | Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses the benefits of moving to the cloud, including real ROI and lower total cost of ownership. Read this paper to learn more about the benefits your company could experience by moving to the cloud and learn some helpful hints for choosing a SaaS vendor.
Posted: March 17, 2010 | Published: March 17, 2010


Topics:  CFOs | Cloud Computing | Financial Applications Software | Financial Management | Financial Services | Financial Systems | Grid Computing | ROI | Software as a Service | Utility Computing | Vendor Selection

ANALYST REPORT - Mobile banking is quickly growing in popularity among young, affluent, tech-savvy smartphone users in America and Canada. As a result, financial institutions will have a highly interactive and expandable line of services and devices they can use to engage their customers.
Posted: July 27, 2009 | Published: July 27, 2009


Topics:  Banking Industry | Banking Services | Financial Industry Organizations | Financial Management | Financial Services | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Payments | PDA | Smart Phones

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains ASG's unique, automated solution for discovery and dependency mapping for change and configuration management.
Posted: February 23, 2010 | Published: February 23, 2010


Topics:  Business Service Management | Business Service Management Software | Configuration Management | IT Service Management | IT Services | ITIL | UNIX | Windows

ANALYST BRIEF - Tight budgets and complex IT environments mean that IT operations teams must operate as efficiently as possible. Read this Q&A session with Mary Johnston Turner, research director for IDC's System Management Software service, to better understand how integrated, automated management tools can improve IT productivity.
Posted: January 20, 2010 | Published: January 20, 2010


Topics:  Application Monitoring | Change Management | Configuration Management | Cost Benefit Analysis | Customer Satisfaction | IT Management | IT Service Management | IT Services | Performance Testing | Service Level Management | Systems Management | Workload Automation

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper discusses how to define, track and enforce IT policies; automate IT compliance processes; and reduce the effort and cost of managing business applications.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Published: October 16, 2008


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Compliance Audits | Compliance Best Practices | IT Management | IT Services | Risk Assessment | Risk Management

CASE STUDY - Bankinter, a multichannel bank, chose to work together with Intel and Infogroup in order to benefit from Intel® Core™ 2 Processor with vPro™ technology which it believed could meet its desktop platform manageability challenge.
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Published: May 9, 2008


Topics:  Desktop Applications Management | Desktop Computer Support | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Service Management | IT Services

WHITE PAPER - The Financial Services Industry pervades the entire IT industry. This guide gets you up to speed on essential financial areas such as Regulatory Compliance, Business Continuity, Financial Reporting, and Financial Management.
Posted: January 22, 2006 | Published: January 10, 2006


Topics:  Financial Applications Software | Financial Management | Financial Service Providers | Financial Services | Financial Services Industry | Financial Systems | Money Laundering | Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

WHITE PAPER - Directors of IT operations are under pressure to control or reduce mainframe operating costs while maintaining service levels to the business. This paper describes how BMC® MAINVIEW® from BMC Software uniquely delivers aggressive and strategic performance management and optimization.
Posted: April 17, 2009 | Published: April 17, 2009


Topics:  IT Management Services | IT Services | IT Systems | Mainframe Operating Systems | Operating Systems | Server Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper clarifies what cloud computing is, identifies the services offered in the cloud, and also examines potential business benefits, risks and assurance considerations.
Posted: February 10, 2010 | Published: December 1, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Infrastructure Services | IT Services | National Institute of Standards and Technology | Platform as a service | Scalability Testing | Software as a Service

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses how cloud financial solutions provides a much needed benefit for small to midsize companies. Continue reading to discover the many benefits cloud financial solutions can have for your company.
Posted: March 17, 2010 | Published: March 17, 2010


Topics:  Accounting Software | Application Hosting | Cloud Computing | Financial Management | Financial Services | Financial Systems | Grid Computing | ROI | Software as a Service | Vendor Selection

CASE STUDY - PrecisionPros needed a hosting solution to accommodate high-volume, e-mail marketing campaigns and Web traffic driven by their clients. Learn how they used Verio's server management and web hosting solutions to deliver customizable solutions and a VAR that truly knows Verio servers and how to customize them for enhanced performance.
Posted: January 29, 2010 | Published: January 29, 2010


Topics:  Application Security | IT Infrastructure | IT Outsourcing Services | IT Services | Server Management | VARs | Web Hosting

WHITE PAPER - While PC prices continue to fall, the total cost of using PCs remains high, when the cost of the deployment activities themselves is considered. To help companies optimize their PC deployment process, Dell has developed a series of offerings that can be used to simplify the deployment process and reduce the time needed to deploy PCs.
Posted: November 25, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Computer Hardware | Enterprise Computers | IT Asset Management | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Services | Systems Management