Transform Your Metrics Program

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Integrating the Enterprise April 05, 2012 Metrics and Measurements: 10 'Silver Bullet' Best Practices In a fast-paced environment where business resilience is dependent on IT agility more than ever before, metrics and measurement focus is a must for meeting changing needs. To articulate accountability and identify specific value gains from IT solutions, an organization requires an IT metrics program to validate and review the outcome of services provided by IT or vendors. Read more > Consolidating Data Warehousing on a Private Cloud This TDWI checklist report makes a case for private database clouds, especially as a platform for consolidated BI and DW applications. Download now > Blogs Loraine Lawson Integration Don't Forget to Thank the Integration Team Arthur Cole Infrastructure In Search of the 'Real' Cloud Susan Hall Charting Your IT Career Big Data: Analytics and Much More Two-Factor Authentication: It's All About Trust   Right now, someone's logging into your network and accessing proprietary information. Do you know who it is? This technical brief explains why two-factor authentication is superior to using passwords only. Read it now > SnapLogic Uses REST-Based Approach to Cloud and On-Premise Integration John Schuster, vice president of engineering at SnapLogic, explains to IT Business Edge's Loraine Lawson how he sees both cloud and Big Data putting new demands on ETL and EAI integration approaches. Windows 8: Something for Everyone It's the most important release from Microsoft in years, so perhaps not surprisingly, Windows 8 has a little something for everyone, from mobile and desktop users to server and storage pros. Download: 'Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust That Society Needs to Thrive' Excerpt The increasing scale of society affects societal pressures in a number of ways, making failures more expensive and more onerous. Featured White Papers Compare Virtualization Platforms for Your Data Center This informative datasheet provides a detailed comparison between the features and benefits of three top Tier 1 competing virtualization platforms. •  Lower TCO, Higher Functionality — The Competitive Edge of VoIP •  Making the Move to Database Outsourcing •  The Top 5 Phone Buying Disasters (and How to Avoid Them) "I mean, we're talking the government here. It's siloed by nature, both in terms of organization, culture and, often, politics. Ask anyone who's worked in integration, and they'll tell you the biggest barrier is organizational rice bowling." Excerpt from Loraine Lawson Integration Latest White Papers Virtualization Changes Everything: Enter the vWOC The Trend Toward Database Outsourcing Agility: How to Navigate the New Landscape for BI The IT Service Management Dilemma: Buy or Build? This e-mail is sent by: IT Business Edge, property of QuinStreet, Inc. Attn: Newsletter Subscription Dept. 950 Tower Lane, 6th Floor Foster City, CA 94404 Copyright © 2012 QuinStreet, Inc. All rights reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise