This paper discusses the importance of workloads when planning for migration to the cloud. It also describes how a structured approach to cloud workload analysis can help identify cloud initiatives that offer faster time to value, reduced migration risk and higher potential return.
This paper discusses the course to optimizing business services in the cloud: whether an application or a related set of applications belong in – public cloud, private cloud, hybrid cloud or an organization's legacy environment. It does so by assessing workloads through three essential filters, namely economic,trust and functional
This white paper, the first in a series discusses the initiative to move toward a private cloud-based IT infrastructure and describes the three steps in transitioning to the cloud.
This whitepaper provides an in-depth analysis of the management, storage, and retrieval of objects that are accessed and retrieved frequently via web services using an object pool.
This whitepaper helps CIOs plan a cloud strategy based upon expert guidance, success stories, and a view to groundbreaking new capabilities so IT works not as a support function but as a business differentiator.
This compendium of thought leadership articles, practitioner interviews, and market research highlights strategic sourcing trends in Europe and can be valuable for leaders engaged in implementing information technology, business process improvement and other sourcing activities.
This presentation discusses the key elements, a maturity model, and key performance metrics to monitor and control a successful IT organization.
An overview of information technology security – define information security, detail functional areas, discuss security standards and regulations, describe testing techniques for IT security audits, and information security organization maturity levels. This presentation also presents case studies to illustrate theory being practiced.
Discover a five-step process for developing an effective IT strategic plan that addresses one of the top concerns of Chief Information Officers. Learn more in our comprehensive guide.
This paper discusses the four problems that affect the use of IT for business innovation and ways for a CIO to overcome them.
