September 2008 - (Free Research) In this white paper, you will gain insight into five myths commonly associated with agile development. Explore what agile development is in reality, what it is not, and the true benefits of transitioning to agile methods in your organization.
January 2010 - (Free Research) AdminStudio® allows IT to quickly prepare reliable virtual and MSI packages for error-free rollout with leading software deployment solutions. A complete application readiness toolset, AdminStudio also provides automated tools to help ensure application portfolios migrate smoothly to Windows 7. Download this free 21 day trial now!
December 2009 - (Free Research) This paper outlines the steps that organizations must take to improve their systems and software development processes, including key best practices. It discusses solutions for unifying fractured, global development groups with existing infrastructures.
March 2010 - (Free Research) Join EMA Research Director Julie Craig and ASG Sr. Director of Solutions Management Ian Rowlands for this informative one-hour Webinar to learn about DDM and how it enables IT to build on existing technology investments.
February 2010 - (Free Research) This paper explains ASG's unique, automated solution for discovery and dependency mapping for change and configuration management.
February 2010 - (Free Research) This white paper examines BSM essentials that are often overlooked but nevertheless must be present for IT to deliver business value.
February 2010 - (Free Research) Read this paper to learn how IT personnel costs have risen faster than hardware and software investments. IT services have not improved process-wise and still require as much manpower, if not more, to operate now as they did in the past.
February 2010 - (Free Research) This white paper looks at two of the most fundamental and conflicted concepts surrounding these requirements: BSM and the CMDB system, focusing on CMDB requirements as they support a BSM strategy, and highlighting ASG's offerings in that context.
February 2010 - (Free Research) Read this paper to learn how organizations have improved service delivery, and at the same time they have also turned their focus to presenting business value more positively.
May 2009 - (Free Research) This paper delves into the complexity of managing Web applications and evaluates ASG's ability to deliver deep, broad, and accurate insight into application performance.
February 2009 - (Free Research) This webinar discusses the challenges in designing a change management process, defining approval workflows, and conforming to IT governances such as Sarbanes-Oxley and SAS70. It also shows you how quickly Numara FootPrints Change Management helps effectively change, ensure compliance in IT, as well as other functional areas of your business.
July 2009 - (Free Research) Read this paper to learn how a challenging business climate can create an opportunity for many enterprises to revisit how IT supports the need for improved business productivity. Better, more efficient IT is often required. This streamlining of IT demands better and more accurate IT management processes in order to reduce waste.
October 2009 - (Free Research) ITSM is an IT management approach focused on end-to-end services rather than individual technology components. It is more aligned with the customer view of IT than the technology view. Read this paper to learn how business service management takes ITSM to the next level.
July 2009 - (Free Research) Stretching IT dollars is essential. And one of the main ways that a growing number of companies are making their IT budget dollars go farther is through server virtualization. The technology lets IT administrators create and run multiple server instances on shared host hardware.
February 2008 - (Free Research) This paper considers the business advantages of moving to a Software as a Service (SaaS) model for improving business operations, and to better meet the challenges of growth, competition and regulatory compliance faced by small-to-midsize businesses.
January 2010 - (Free Research) Traditionally, backing up virtual machines (VMs) involves taking a snapshot of the VM, moving that data to a staging area, and then copying the snapshot from the staging area to the dedicated backup medium. This podcast covers a product that leverages new capabilities to eliminate the staging area traditionally involved in VM backup.
December 2009 - (Free Research) This screencast details a software-plus-services or cloud computing approach that creates innovative, robust software combined with the power of the Internet.
November 2009 - (Free Research) Manual configuration changes are the no. 1 cause of service disruptions. In this article, customers, analysts and IT experts share strategies to help automate your manual processes and ensure that changes are applied according to configurations – every time. Download the ebook.
October 2009 - (Free Research) This paper examines solutions, both traditional software and Software as a Service models, with a proven track record in helping companies make the transition to 100% electronic AR invoicing.
December 2009 - (Free Research) Quebec organizations, compared to others in Canada, display much higher satisfaction with their IT effectiveness. They continually place a high priority on IT process improvement and the establishment of procedures for management and oversight of IT operations.
July 2009 - (Free Research) With the Jazz project, IBM Rational is providing integrated tools and processes that help people working on distributed teams become more effective in producing software solutions. Read this paper to learn more about the Jazz project, Rational's vehicle for achieving collaborative application lifecycle management.
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