This whitepaper makes the case for manageability as a cornerstone of Virtualization. The authors contend that Virtualization 1.0 – that is how the story started! – was about maximizing functionality of shared infrastructure. Virtualization 2.0 is about performance i.e. squeezing the last drop out of virtual infrastructure so the focus should be on monitoring and management solutions.
This whitepaper discusses the drivers compelling organizations to pursue virtualization as a solution, describes the benefits of virtualization, and demonstrates network virtualization in action.
Social media is important to creating business value – just how important is it? This research paper answers that question. It introduces a "social media ecosystem" framework to help understand what businesses and customers accomplish using social media – using this as a basis to develop specific measures for activities that have a direct relationship with business value.
Do CEOs value Information Technology capability as an essential tool for competitive advantage? This research delves into this issue analyzing CEOs own words – spoken and written to shareholders! Excellent discussion even though dated!
<div>This paper introduces the Application Investment Management (AIM) Framework for "effective" business application planning i.e. the framework helps align "business value with application spending to achieve immediate IT cost savings and reduce ongoing costs by creating a simpler and more disciplined environment."</div>
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This chapter discusses the key concepts to understand and calculate the Return on Investment (ROI) for IT Projects, limitations of the ROI method, best practices for incorporating uncertainty and risk into ROI analysis, and the role ROI plays in business IT alignment.
This research provides insights, and best practices in successfully adopting information technology portfolio management (ITPM) to help organizations make better IT investment decisions.
This document clarifies, with examples, the benefits obtained from implementing ITIL
This paper defines information technology portfolio management and describes the steps needed to implement it.
This paper defines and describes information technology project portfolio management (PPM) and discusses its use for strategic results.