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EMA/CXP Research Report: The Changing Role of the Service Desk in the Age of Cloud and Agile
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper reveals the results of a study that will show you how and why your IT service desk needs to adapt to the times.
Posted: 02 Apr 2014 | Published: 10 Apr 2013

IBM

Selling Solutions: How to Use the Pain Chain to Sell Technical Solutions
sponsored by ConnectWise
WHITE PAPER: This resource explores selling solutions for IT service providers. Learn about what a Pain Chain is, how it works, and how to use it as a successful sales strategy. When used correctly, the Pain Chain becomes a useful tool that can help strengthen your relationship with your clients.
Posted: 03 Jan 2012 | Published: 03 Jan 2012

ConnectWise

IBM Service Management for the Intelligent Utility Network
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: The current utilities environment requires companies to decrease costs while increasing the ability to control utility assets. One key challenge is how to take advantage of new technologies to better manage the delivery of service to customers today and into the future. IBM Service Management for the IUN provides a blueprint for getting started.
Posted: 06 Dec 2010 | Published: 06 Dec 2010

IBM

Tips for Choosing a Cloud Service Provider
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper shares tips on finding a cloud provider whose portfolio is as flexible and varied as the workloads it services.
Posted: 05 Aug 2012 | Published: 29 Jul 2012

IBM

How to Win Customers and Build Trust Online: What smart companies are doing to build trust and use it to create competitive advantage online
sponsored by VeriSign EMEA
WHITE PAPER: If you can make your site more trustworthy, you can turn customer concerns to your advantage. Learn how trust can be a competitive advantage, and how to go about establishing trust among customers in this white paper.
Posted: 18 Feb 2011 | Published: 18 Feb 2011

VeriSign EMEA

EMA Radarâ„¢ for Advanced Performance Analytics (APA) Use Cases: Q4 2012
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: This EMA Radar Report details how a suite of advanced performance analytics (APA) solutions combines predictive analytics with a dynamic service model to provide an intelligent framework around alerts, help you achieve faster MTTR, proactively manage application performance, and much more.
Posted: 28 Jun 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise

Embracing the Cloud: Top Seven Imperatives for an Organization
sponsored by Wipro
WHITE PAPER: This paper analyzes the impact of the cloud on the IT Ecosystem and provides answers to what an organization needs to do in embracing a right cloud strategy.
Posted: 12 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Mar 2009

Wipro

Understanding ITIL® Service Portfolio Management: An Approach For Implementing Effective Service Lifecycle Management
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: IT executives and their teams need a comprehensive and accurate view of IT services. A service catalog includes all relevant details about your services, including which service level agreements (SLAs) are associated with it, who is able to request it, how much it costs, and how to fulfill it. This paper describes the IT Infrastructure...
Posted: 17 Jun 2009 | Published: 15 Jun 2009

BMC Software, Inc.

Building Your Business Case for Best-Practice IT Services Delivery
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper for a discussion of TCO components and complexities, as well as cost analysis and business impacts that companies should consider when building a business case. This paper offers tips for assessing the total cost of ownership in delivering best practices through an in-house IT service delivery model.
Posted: 29 Mar 2010 | Published: 15 Jun 2009

Oracle Corporation

Transitioning to a Dynamic Data Center
sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
WHITE PAPER: The speed of change in global markets and the challenges of new modes of business demand companies operate in and react to quickly changing landscapes. Nowhere is this more critical than in the means and methods the enterprise uses to power its business, typically via IT services.
Posted: 28 Jan 2011 | Published: 28 Jan 2011

Hitachi Vantara