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http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/8765.html?rss Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:00:00 EST Dave Kelly gives a real world example of how difficult it is to assess the performance of performance management tools http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/8743.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/8743.html?rss Wed, 09 May 2007 11:28:00 EST AMR Researchs John Hagerty talks about SAPs acquisition of OutlookSoft in this ebizQ gold club analysis http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/8019.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/8019.html?rss Wed, 14 Mar 2007 07:00:00 EST AMRs premiere analyst on the consolidation that has finally come to the business intelligenceperformance management market http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/7826.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/7826.html?rss Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:00:00 EST AMR Research talked with dozens of companies about how BIPM implementations have progressed within their organizations http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/7445.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/7445.html?rss Sun, 03 Sep 2006 17:00:00 EST How business rules can improve application integration and SOA implementation http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/7249.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/7249.html?rss Tue, 20 Jun 2006 07:00:00 EST Why SarbanesOxley and SOA may be the best thing that ever happened to you http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/7071.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/7071.html?rss Thu, 15 Jun 2006 07:00:00 EST Analysis from OnStrategies Tony Baer http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/7050.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/7050.html?rss Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:01:00 EST James Taylor defines corporate performance management http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6923.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6923.html?rss Sun, 07 May 2006 17:00:00 EST John Stelzer says CIOs should employ within their stores the same level of inventory management sophistication that they use in their distribution centers http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6940.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6940.html?rss Sun, 16 Apr 2006 17:00:00 EST For the past few years its been a little lonely for the Enterprise Risk Management ERM proponents of the world but suddenly we seem to have lots of company at the party http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6884.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6884.html?rss Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:00:00 EST Are you tracking the wrong measurements http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6719.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6719.html?rss Sun, 12 Feb 2006 17:00:00 EST Despite the myths rulesdriven BPM is emerging as the leading BPM technology of choice for customers interested in solving real business problems http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6721.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6721.html?rss Sun, 05 Feb 2006 17:00:00 EST Technology is an enabler for more effectively managing the business but it doesnt solve problems unless it is tied directly to business and governance objectives http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6694.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6694.html?rss Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:00:00 EST The current state of the BAM market http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6666.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6666.html?rss Sun, 22 Jan 2006 17:00:00 EST The game of business success is a journey along a path of ongoing business improvement http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6642.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6642.html?rss Sun, 22 Jan 2006 17:00:00 EST Technology is an enabler for more effectively managing the business but it doesnt solve problems unless it is tied directly to business and governance objectives http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6638.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6638.html?rss Sun, 15 Jan 2006 17:00:00 EST Organizations require business policies and servicelevel agreements to drive dynamic and automatic optimization of IT infrastructure http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6616.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6616.html?rss Sun, 15 Jan 2006 17:00:00 EST How to generate Return on Sunk Investment http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6615.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6615.html?rss Sun, 15 Jan 2006 17:00:00 EST Embracing the benefits that effective process automation and management can bring to any organization http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6617.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6617.html?rss Sun, 25 Dec 2005 17:00:00 EST Powering eventdriven realtime business analytics http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6596.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6596.html?rss Sun, 04 Dec 2005 17:00:00 EST Leveraging ERP data to gain insightful information for decision support process improvement and corporate efficiency http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6534.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6534.html?rss Mon, 28 Nov 2005 17:00:00 EST AMR Research says that defining your measurement strategy will improveyour companys ability to process performance indicator data http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6511.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6511.html?rss Sun, 23 Oct 2005 17:00:00 EST Do you have to give up control for agility Steve Minsky says a balanced scorecard alone is not enough http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6384.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6384.html?rss Sun, 04 Sep 2005 17:00:00 EST Is it really possible to monitor business processes and make corrections in real time http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6247.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6247.html?rss Sun, 26 Jun 2005 17:00:00 EST The metric of enduser experience must be considered when creating and measuring IT and business alignment http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6061.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/6061.html?rss Sun, 08 May 2005 17:00:00 EST Large traditional enterprise software companies are encountering stiff competition from companies offering SaaS solutions http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5899.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5899.html?rss Sun, 01 May 2005 17:00:00 EST CIOs can now choose from a range of tools that help people to create and share information http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5879.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5879.html?rss Sun, 01 May 2005 17:00:00 EST RFG says that instant messaging blogs and peertopeer communications are increasingly being explored as vehicles for business value http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5880.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5880.html?rss Sun, 24 Apr 2005 17:00:00 EST How can we change the mental models of functionallyminded business leaders http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5856.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5856.html?rss Sun, 17 Apr 2005 17:00:00 EST Unlike traditional approaches that require processes to be defined in excruciating detail before any automation can occur moving to a more dynamic model lets you choose when you want to deploy letting experience and real world needs drive the timing and details of process definition says Rashid Khan of Ultimus http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5820.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5820.html?rss Sun, 17 Apr 2005 17:00:00 EST A new class of tools measures waittime for hundreds of specific delay points inside the database and quantifies exactly what response time boost you can achieve by resolving the bottleneck By looking inside the database and watching the waittime created by specific transactions you can make major performance gains without adding new hardware capacity http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5821.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5821.html?rss Sun, 27 Mar 2005 17:00:00 EST CIOs need better visibility across their entire IT operations but achieving it is difficult with the existing collection of unrelated point tools for IT An emerging suite of technology which AMR Research calls IT Resource Planning ITRP seeks to do for IT what Enterprise Resource Planning ERP did for the enterprise http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5755.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5755.html?rss Sun, 20 Mar 2005 14:00:00 EST Technology infrastructure process flow and business requirements all need to be discovered and translated into a process map to enable automation to occur This effort as well as adjusting the process map to keep pace with change is the most significant challenge of BPM projects according to Ultimus CEO Rashid Khan http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5729.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5729.html?rss Sun, 13 Mar 2005 17:00:00 EST The technology for augmenting humandriven processes with computers is now emerging in a new generation of software frameworks for process supportsuch a software framework is termed a Human Interaction Management System HIMS In this article Keith HarrisonBroninski considers the requirements that a HIMS places on Web services and draw conclusions about the Web service technologies required http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5712.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5712.html?rss Sun, 13 Mar 2005 17:00:00 EST The Robert Frances Group believes running IT like the business to facilitate ITbusiness alignment and enterprise elasticity is key to the survival of CIOs http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5713.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5713.html?rss Sun, 13 Feb 2005 17:00:00 EST Changes to software applications always carry business risks Risks such as unplanned downtime poor performance customer dissatisfaction lost revenue and more Therefore the pressure is on IT organizations as never before to support business process change this means delivering missioncritical software applications quickly while at the same time ensuring its reliability To deliver software quickly Software Quality Optimization SQO must be the centerpiece of software development and deployment http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5599.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5599.html?rss Sun, 13 Feb 2005 17:00:00 EST Dave Kelly says customer data should be the central focus of your organization because after all you need customers to make money In most cases you also need to track and know about those customers to make more money But a surprising number of companies simply dont have customer data management policies or practices in place http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5602.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5602.html?rss Mon, 31 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST Executives who wish to create an innovative work culture must not only hire creative individuals but must also support and embrace an environment that is conducive to innovation says Michael Paust of PriceWaterhouseCoopers http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5558.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5558.html?rss Mon, 24 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST Chris Harding of The Open Group says that today there is no argument that interoperability is a critical element for optimizing business performance and maintaining competitive advantage http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5530.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5530.html?rss Tue, 18 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST Adopting transformational rather than traditional transactional leadership styles has become a costeffective way for CIOs to reconcile the conflicting objectives of driving growth increase agility and improve customer experiences while cutting back on expenses says ebizQs managing editor Gian Trotta reporting on the first of ebizQs executive Webinars http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5513.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5513.html?rss Mon, 17 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST Over the years a variety of approaches have been used to extrapolate and evaluate information in an effort to understand and replicate what keeps customers satisfied Promise Phelon founding partner of the Phelon Group encourages us to define and implement the customer hierarchy of needs in order to increase our business success http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5506.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5506.html?rss Mon, 03 Jan 2005 10:10:00 EST CEO Robert Weinger shares how to build an efficient and costeffective telecommunications strategy http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5454.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5454.html?rss Mon, 27 Dec 2004 08:00:00 EST In todays highly dynamic marketplace organizations are looking for a fast return on new and existing investments ServiceOriented Architecture SOA is a framework that enables businesses to speed the delivery of IT projects costeffectively and easily SOA is an ideal framework to leverage functionality in old and new systems allowing the organization to respond faster to new opportunities http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5445.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5445.html?rss Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:38:00 EST Buell Duncan says that one thing CLevel IT executives often forget about customer relationship management is the relationship portion of it He advocates giving more attention to the relationship rather than on the individual sale so you can therefore develop the indepth knowledge of your customer and your customers enterprise to give you the insight to anticipate and not just respond to their changing needs http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5424.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5424.html?rss Tue, 14 Dec 2004 10:55:00 EST Product innovation and growth are some of todays top business issues and are major factors in strategic investment yet research shows that among top companies there is no common measure of success IT departments however provide unbiased metrics and clues to organizational leadership that provide a critical thread of continuity that is critical to business success The CIO would do well to harness the skills his IT department is trained to provide http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5377.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5377.html?rss Tue, 07 Dec 2004 10:44:00 EST Business Performance Management is being recognized as a way to align and optimize sales marketing customer service IT compliance finance and HR departments across an enterprise Taking our latest survey will help you to define specific benefits or refine your current implementation of this promising new method to meet business challenges http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5403.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5403.html?rss Thu, 02 Dec 2004 12:00:00 EST The increasing complexity and number of integration projects can no longer be dealth with on a projectbyproject basis IT departments need to set up specialist units to cope with the growing number and complexity of application integration projects Gartners Paolo Malinvorno shares a gradual fourstage plan for the disciplined design deployment daytoday operations of an integration competency center http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5360.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5360.html?rss Tue, 23 Nov 2004 10:00:00 EST A clutch of companies have sprung up in the past few years attempting to derive insight from unstructured data and present it to business users in an actionable format Nick Patience of the Group explains which companies are gleaning relevant business intelligence from unstrucutured data He also indicates which kinds of information from the vast gluts will prove viable to us in the future http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5359.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5359.html?rss Mon, 15 Nov 2004 11:00:00 EST Theyre either aligned or maligned http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5321.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5321.html?rss Mon, 15 Nov 2004 08:00:00 EST Beth GoldBernstein ebizQs Vice President of Strategic Services interviews Kevin McAuliffe Director of Strategy and CTO for IBM Business Performance Management about IBMs Business Performance Management Solutions http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5332.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5332.html?rss Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:29:00 EST To IBM CEO Sam Palmisano an ondemand business boasts business processes that are integrated endtoend across the company and with key partners suppliers and customers Heres how organization action and infrastructure can be orchestrated toward such an objective Access to information that aligns strategy to operations and enables action to be taken based on insights gained can help businesses thrive in a hypercompetitive market Examples detailed include insurance companies lowering the cost of claims while improving customer service and retailers attempts to optimize sales with minimal inventory http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5334.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5334.html?rss Mon, 08 Nov 2004 08:00:00 EST While substantial progress has been made in business process standardization the industry requires more that a single compacted standard says Antoine Lonjon of Mega International This feature presents the current status of business process standardization and the need to embrace the multiple dimensions of business process approaches http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5297.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5297.html?rss Mon, 01 Nov 2004 08:00:00 EST Just as application servers started out by providing connection transaction instantiation and other programming services that freed the programmer from having to write the code for each application an enterprise service bus provides common communication and integration services ebizQs own Beth GoldBernstein discusses why companies building serviceoriented architectures and loosely coupled eventdriven applications need an ESB http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5271.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5271.html?rss Mon, 25 Oct 2004 08:00:00 EST Real time means real fast right But hold on a second In the business context of the realtime enterprise speed isnt always the correct measure Author and visionary Peter Fingar explains what real time really means in business and why http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5245.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5245.html?rss Mon, 06 Sep 2004 08:00:00 EST As enterprises shift their focus beyond mere application integration to getting processes to work and play well together they need specialists who can see the big picture to assure they get things right says IBMs Douglas W Allen What makes a good business integration architect and why are they so important Allen knows http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5101.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5101.html?rss Mon, 06 Sep 2004 08:00:00 EST As companies try Business Activity Monitoring and like it theyre going to begin conceiving new ways to use it And those new uses will by their very nature involve what IT guru Stanford professor emeritus and ebizQ columnist David Luckham has dubbed complex event processing How so Luckham peers into his crystal ball for the next twelve months and sees enterprise needs producing not only an engagement between BAM and CEP but nuptials http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5102.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5102.html?rss Mon, 30 Aug 2004 09:00:00 EST The trend toward enterprises that are driven more and more by realtime data spawned by events is unmistakable according to ebizQ columnist David A Kelly who says the impact will reach all the way from the corporate boardroom to the cell phone or PDA in your pocket As Kelly puts it Over time being able to easily and efficiently generate receive and consume realtime data within your company and from business partners or customers is going to be a critical component of almost all IT and business plans http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5069.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5069.html?rss Mon, 30 Aug 2004 09:00:00 EST Business process monitoring and management are becoming prerequisites for business competitiveness Companies who ignore this trend may be doing so at their own peril stresses ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein No wonder then that she sees them as evolving into enterprise essentials The good news is that there are a large number of solutions on the market The bad news is that the shakeout has not yet occurred and there is also a great deal of confusion All the more reason to read on http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5068.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5068.html?rss Mon, 30 Aug 2004 09:00:00 EST Having complete reliable realtime information from and on all areas of the enterprise and its partners adding up to the big picture is critical for businesses But theyre still not there according to ebizQ columnist Dr Chris Harding of The Open Group He says the obstacles are formidable but being tackled in the hope of reaching information Nirvana what The Open Group dubs Boundaryless Information Flow http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5070.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5070.html?rss Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:36:00 EST Compliance requirements are increasingly driving business agendas to the point of dominating many information technology budgets Leveraging IT to enhance business processes with transactional transparency is a necessary response to corporate governance needs Building the realtime enterprise is fast becoming the preferred method for reducing fraud and in more and more cases a mandated one In this report research and advisory services firm RedMonk delves into the implications for enterprises of the current compliance landscape as it relates to the hot SOA trend http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5016.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/5016.html?rss Mon, 09 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST Its something that sometimes gets given short shrift amid all the talk about such alignment But ebizQ columnist David A Kelly says it shouldnt be and he notes that something called riskbased testing is perhaps the most efficient way of checking how things will an do work at the intersections of business and IT http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4974.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4974.html?rss Mon, 02 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST EDI is a true survivor evolving with changing IT times to continue to meet changing enterprise needs says EXTOL Internationals Stephen Rosen He explains that the latest trends involve realtime data synching empowering endusers and EDI as part of complete enterprise views http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4931.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4931.html?rss Mon, 02 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST As businesses strive for better awareness of themselves and changing market conditions along with the ability to quickly respond to changes they should look to Business Performance Management advises the IBM Software Groups John Medicke He says it offers the bonus of getting IT and business in better alignment http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4933.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4933.html?rss Mon, 02 Aug 2004 08:00:00 EST The Business Process outsourcing market is experiencing unprecedented growth according to MEGA Internationals Mark McGregor He asserts its a trend your company can benefit from iifi it uses the right approach with respect to the very processes that are outsourced http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4934.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4934.html?rss Mon, 26 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST What a difference a little IT Insight stemming from advanced BAM could make for online banking providing a way to detect illegal online activities even as they happen or soon thereafter according to IT guru Stanford professor and ebizQ columnist David Luckham He says the technology is evolving toward that point and could get there with a push from bankers in just one example of what IT awareness by enterprises could mean http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4891.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4891.html?rss Mon, 26 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST The need for such alignment isnt in dispute anymore says ebizQs David A Kelly but some key facets of getting there are tougher to come by than just buying more technology For instance he points out the whole nature of the relationship between business managers and the IT organization has to change http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4892.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4892.html?rss Mon, 26 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST And that applies to businesses IT and in everyday life observes The Open Groups Dr Chris Harding an ebizQ columnist He notes that high quality data is essential but first agreement is needed on exactly what constitutes it and how to measure it And Dr Harding has a notion of how to go about achieving such a meeting of the minds http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4893.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4893.html?rss Mon, 05 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST Theres no question that service oriented architectures can be significant enterprise aids by making organizations much more flexible fostering reuse etc But SOAs themselves need some assistance when business processes are being orchestrated and Web services are being composed And that boost is coming in the form of BPEL as Oracles John Deeb described in a recent ebizQ webinar outlined here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4785.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4785.html?rss Mon, 05 Jul 2004 08:00:00 EST Enterprises with such an architecture would realize benefits that only begin with much greater agility and lower maintenance costs points out longtime IT consultant Alexandre Samarine And he has just such a design in mind http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4787.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4787.html?rss Mon, 21 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST IT blindness can result in missed business opportunities on a large scale according to the terms creator David Luckham a Stanford professor IT guru and ebizQ columnist But Luckham notes that technology leading to IT Insight is starting to emerge solutions that could enable enterprises to seize those opportunities And he calls BAM the tip of the iceberg of that emergence http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4689.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4689.html?rss Mon, 21 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST If an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure how valuable would a laundry list of potential pitfalls in EAI rollouts be to you LogicCurves Jose Herrera figures plenty and here he runs them down to give you an advance headsup http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4690.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4690.html?rss Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:51:00 EST Fast agile companies often have fat bottomlines And in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here Oracles Ashish Mohindroo explained how SOAs can help companies including yours get there especially when you steer toward BPM BAM BB and more for good measure http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4643.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4643.html?rss Mon, 07 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST Its already moving out of the pureplay arena and into some packaged ERP solutions And ebizQs David A Kelly says its likely to keep evolving as more and more organizations realize how much BPM empowers business users to create change and even monitor processes http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4594.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4594.html?rss Mon, 07 Jun 2004 08:00:00 EST Keeping customers satisfied and aligning business with IT are usually key organizational goals Theyre also much more readily obtainable when enterprises use Six Sigma and Service Level Management according to Proxima Technologys Tim Young who explains it all here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4595.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4595.html?rss Mon, 24 May 2004 08:00:00 EST IT visionary and new ebizQ columnist David Luckham observes that problems created by companies being in the dark about the impact on the business of events in their IT infrastructure may only get worse as new technologies such as RFID begin to bombard those infrastructures with levels of data never seen before But explains Luckham if we could relate events to highlevel business processes that would give us IT insight with enormous potential impact on all of eCommerce http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4487.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4487.html?rss Mon, 17 May 2004 08:00:00 EST The most successful companies notes Online Insight CTO Dr Bradley S Fordham integrate product development marketing and sales efforts around one key variable customer preferences And Fordham points out here because those preferences are precisely that variable they need to be tracked in realtime and enterprises need an integrated view of them http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4402.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4402.html?rss Mon, 17 May 2004 08:00:00 EST Becoming a true realtime enterprise has proven elusive and may not even be a necessity for many companies according to Tony Baer of research and consulting firm onStrategies But Baer says one vendor finally seems to have hit on an approach offering ireali realtime to enterprises that opt to seek it http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4403.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4403.html?rss Mon, 10 May 2004 08:00:00 EST As businesses become more processcentric and managing those processes becomes more critical the need is arising for a new Clevel executive asserts Staffwares Chris Phillips The Chief Process Officer Here he argues that creating such a role makes compelling business sense http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4372.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4372.html?rss Mon, 10 May 2004 08:00:00 EST A persistent problem for enterprises is knowing whether applications and processes are performing up to expectations and not just in terms of whether projected ROI is being obtained But ebizQ columnist David A Kelly says solutions are surfacing to help organizations make such assessments and he points to one vendor in particular with a unique solution http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4374.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4374.html?rss Mon, 03 May 2004 08:00:00 EST This machine sometimes called the SEx Machine for short offers a way to keep your company a step or more ahead of its competitors at all times through timebased competition as BPM expert and ebizQ columnist Peter Fingar explained in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4325.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4325.html?rss Mon, 26 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST Its important because it helps companies to gain visibility into their business processes at the IT level and gives them a better idea of whats going on inside their business And ebizQ columnist David A Kelly says one vendor in particular may be ahead of the curve in this problem domain http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4256.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4256.html?rss Mon, 26 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST All too often asserts IT visionary and new ebizQ columnist David Luckham managers are in the dark about the impact on the business of events in the IT infrastructure Using last summers big Northeast blackout as an example Luckham dubs this phenomenon IT Blindness and points out that imanagingi in realtime is a big problem presented by the emergence of the realtime enterprise He stresses that its a problem that must be solved to head off business and other disasters and give managers a better handle on their businesses in general http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4257.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4257.html?rss Mon, 12 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST ebizQ columnist David A Kelly says doing that is critical to staying in business Here he explores why BPM is an excellent way to bridge the two levels but adds that its not the only way In any event Kelly stresses that companies have to have a sharp realtime view of their activities to be in position to respond to changes in business conditions http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4178.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4178.html?rss Mon, 12 Apr 2004 08:00:00 EST Rulesbased BPM helps make enterprises more agile so they can adapt to change more readily That ruleofthumb was described in detail in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here in which Pegasytems strutted its newest BPM stuff http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4184.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4184.html?rss Mon, 05 Apr 2004 09:00:00 EST Companies cant and shouldnt stir BPM into their IT stew willynilly say BPM gurus and ebizQ columnists Howard Smith and Peter Fingar Here they offer a methodical way to mix BPM into the enterprise menu and explain why it will be delicious for bottomlines http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4133.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4133.html?rss Wed, 31 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST Having clear visibility into your business means knowing whats going on at the foot business level but thats made up an unlimited number of transactions and events at the much more granular business and intraapplication level Here ebizQ columnist David A Kelly sorts it all out for us http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4070.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4070.html?rss Wed, 24 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST Mix in some BPM Web services orchestration BAM and composite apps and you have yourself the makings of an agile responsive infrastructure according to ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein and Magic Softwares Glen Johnson in an ebizQ webinar outlined here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4040.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/4040.html?rss Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST Navigating the maze of integration technologies can be challenging and confusing To help put you on course to the solution you need ebizQ has put together a Buyers Guide featuring a map to steer you to the right types of solutions and the vendors offering them Here ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein focuses her compass on the Guide and map and shows how it can keep you from making expensive mistakes http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3998.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3998.html?rss Mon, 15 Mar 2004 12:00:00 EST For all the buzz around SarbanesOxley a recent Aberdeen Group survey found business managers more concerned about the bigger compliance picture And Aberdeen has specific recommendations about making SOX a component of overall enterprise cost compliance initiatives http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3964.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3964.html?rss Mon, 08 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST Open source technology may soon make big inroads in the EAI space says EAI expert Ankur Laroia He points to ESBs which conform to open standards and enjoy a price advantage over traditional EAI software There are now even open source adapters which he asserts give open source another leg up http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3913.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3913.html?rss Mon, 01 Mar 2004 08:00:00 EST Knowing whats happening in your business processes in real time is importantand ebizQ columnist David A Kelly notes there are different ways to keep tabs BPM vendors offer one perspective and you can get views from the XML and Web services side as well http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3880.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3880.html?rss Mon, 23 Feb 2004 07:00:00 EST The more things change the more they seem to stay the same especially in the IT realm So says David Linthicum Grand Central Communications CTO and ebizQ columnist Take for instance the latest incarnation of IT appliance the socalled integration appliance Might it be right for your company http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3821.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3821.html?rss Mon, 02 Feb 2004 08:20:00 EST Being realistic pragmatic and cautious is the most valuable way to approach your companys highimpact integration projects says Peter RhysJenkins http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3696.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3696.html?rss Mon, 02 Feb 2004 08:10:00 EST In a recent edition of its WebSphere Insider Candle Corp turned to the European Chair of the EAI Industry Consortium Steve Craggs for tips on how companies can keep from falling into the most common bear traps associated with integration projects http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3695.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3695.html?rss Mon, 02 Feb 2004 08:00:00 EST Companies with overall integration strategies and integration projects guided by best practices are more likely to succeed at integration than companies without them So a recent edition of Candle Corps WebSphere Insider took an indepth look at the best ways to come up with such strategies brbrYou can also download this complete version of Candle Corps WebSphere Insider It contains this article plus much more bra hrefhttpwwwebizqnetfilelibhtml targetblank bDownload complete version of Candles WebSphere Insiderba http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3694.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3694.html?rss Mon, 22 Dec 2003 08:00:00 EST Still need persuading that BB is the way to go Want some handy suggestions on implementing it Then a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here was the place to be Oracles Ashish Mohindroo offered a compelling case for BB then outlined practical steps for instituting it http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3504.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3504.html?rss Mon, 08 Dec 2003 08:00:00 EST Integration efforts that tie infrastructures in Gordian Knots of custom code can be a distant memory if companies turn more to BPM says AptSofts David Cameron He says BPM provides a lowcost integration layer as well as workflow and monitoring functionality and helps align business and IT http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3409.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3409.html?rss Mon, 03 Nov 2003 08:00:00 EST Thats where BPM experts and ebizQ columnists Howard Smith and Peter Fingar show in this piece that profits come from with lots of help from managing what they call the invisible P of process They refer to it as the Business Process rEvolution http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3195.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3195.html?rss Mon, 27 Oct 2003 08:00:00 EST What is smart BPM and how is it helping insurance companies weather a tight economic climate Whats more what might it do for your company even if its not in the insurance sector A recent ebizQ webinar took a look and we peek at that webinar here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3123.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3123.html?rss Mon, 20 Oct 2003 08:00:00 EST A good business service management tool can help IT departments maximize the provision of critical business services without taxing their staffs In a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here BMCs Jim Byrd looked at solutions for monitoring the PeopleSoft WebLogic Server and Tuxedo environments http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3058.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/3058.html?rss Fri, 03 Oct 2003 04:09:00 EST While its tempting to do integration tactically its better overall to go the strategic route Compelling reasons are provided in a book being written about integration best practices by ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein and integration expert Bill Ruh Here GoldBernstein offers some initial insight http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/2928.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/2928.html?rss Mon, 29 Sep 2003 08:00:00 EST Financial firms cant rest on their SWIFT implementationrelated laurels says Vitrias John Parker He notes changes to the standard are coming swiftly and says firms will have to be just as swift to stay up to speed Parker also pans pointtopoint implementations and lauds those based on BPM http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/2885.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/2885.html?rss Mon, 22 Sep 2003 09:00:00 EST AMR Researchs Eric Austvold would likely answer Yes In a recent ebizQ webinar outlined here Austvold explained why he thinks Chief Process Officers and black belts are among the emerging trends companies can get in on to extend their ERP systems and become processoriented and agile http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/2811.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/2811.html?rss Mon, 15 Sep 2003 09:00:00 EST The benefits of becoming a realtime enterprise are many and are becoming more and more apparent and widely acknowledged In a recent ebizQ webinar our own Beth GoldBernstein and CommerceQuest President and COO Lee White discussed a bunch of them http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/2767.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/2767.html?rss Mon, 04 Aug 2003 00:00:00 EST As companies try to connect business services across functional silos they have to overcome bottomup systems and network management frameworks according to analyst firm the And in this Spotlight report the says the need to get there from here is making Performance Management one of the hottest sectors in enterprise software http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/2442.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/2442.html?rss Mon, 21 Jul 2003 00:00:00 EST Complying with the evergrowing mountain of new laws and regulations is a daunting task for businesses but IBM executive Brett MacIntyre says compliance and the technology meant to assure it can have positive side effects such as betterrun businesses http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/2230.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/2230.html?rss Mon, 07 Jul 2003 00:00:00 EST Studies show Web site visitors will leave and not return if a page wont load in seconds so its critical to optimize app servers middleware hardware and databases for faster performance If youre using a WebSpherebased system the tips offered in the ebizQ webinar summarized here can help http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/2192.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/2192.html?rss Wed, 04 Jun 2003 00:00:00 EST The persistence layer offers scores of opportunities for optimizing your WebSpere environment Candle architect Michael Pallos suggests some key best practices for database interaction in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/2299.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/2299.html?rss Mon, 12 May 2003 00:00:00 EST If you cant measure it you most likely cant improve it To that end ebizQs Beth GoldBernstein and CommerceQuests Lee White describe the latest ways to develop valuable and visible metrics to enhance business performance in a recent ebizQ webinar summarized here http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/2305.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/2305.html?rss Mon, 17 Mar 2003 00:00:00 EST ebizQ is happy to welcome a new columnist renowned integration expert David Linthicum CTO and Executive Vice President of RD of Mercator Software In his first column for us Linthicum looks at XSLT and explains why the standard is appealing where it falls short and most importantly the lessons it can teach us about applying standards in general and technology in particular http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/1491.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/1491.html?rss Mon, 03 Feb 2003 00:00:00 EST Companies continue to turn to integration as they seek a competitive edge by becoming more flexible and efficient They move toward realtime infrastructures so they can adapt quickly to changing market conditions and serve their customers better Yet integration has inherent challenges All these trends and more are borne out in a recent survey by ebizQ and the analyst firm IDC In this executive brief IDC reviews the highlights of that survey one that chronicles an evergrowing trend http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/1517.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/1517.html?rss Sat, 21 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST Business activity monitoring and business process management are widely viewed as the next big steps in integration making it an even more valuable business tool Here analyst Dave Kelly takes a look at how realtime business activity monitoring can help companies their partners suppliers and even their customers http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/1643.html?rss http://www.ebizq.net/topics/biz_opt/features/1643.html?rss