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<title><![CDATA[www.findwhitepapers.com/IT Management/Service Management]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The term Service Management is most widely used as the component of Operations Support Systems responsible for service delivery, such as order management, inventory management, provisioning and activation, network topology management and maintenance, and stability/performance diagnostics of communication service providers and their networks. A service management system automates manual operations of the network, delivery services, and support, making these areas more efficient and error-free.]]></description>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/it-management/service-management/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Centralized Data Center Management Software: Best Practices to Control Your Data Center]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper60/</link>
<pubDate>2008-02-22 13:44:55</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper details best practices for achieving secure access to any server or network device from a single interface in your data center. Topics covered include centralized access and control, integrating management tools, KVM server management, serial over IP, power management over IP, and full remote access.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Implementing General IT Controls for Sarbanes-Oxley: Merging People, Processes and Technology]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper63/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-14 14:08:02</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Achieving and maintaining compliance with the general IT controls specified in Section 404 of Sarbox involves far more than just establishing rigid control over various processes and access to information. It requires merging people, processes and technology into a unified, enterprise-wide compliance effort.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[7 Strategies for Enabling IT to Activate the Business]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper65/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-08 16:28:36</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper from BMC Software reviews how IT organizations can become more responsive to Business Service Management needs, and accelerate the business by following the same steps that people would use when trying to improve the way they play golf.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Swing into Business Service Management: Seven Strategies for Enabling IT to Activate the Business]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper66/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-16 16:11:38</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper from BMC Software reviews how IT organizations can become more responsive to business needs, and accelerate the business by following the same steps that people would use when trying to improve the way they play golf. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Streamline IT Service Management (ITSM) and Workflow with BMC]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper67/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-21 13:50:23</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Learn how BMC IT Service management and Transaction Management solutions provide a single, integrated view of your transactional data, the end user experience, and the IT infrastructure.  Find out how in this white paper from Enterprise Management Associates.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IT Service Level Agreements: Proving the Business Value of Data Protection]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper69/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-15 12:28:05</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The paper then reveals a methodical, step by step process for implementing an SLA, from drawing up the initial requirements, to using the SLA to drive continuous improvements that are squarely focused on strategic business value.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IT Asset Management: A Cornerstone for Accelerating ITIL Success]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2467/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[IT Asset Management (ITAM) is a cornerstone of IT Service Management (ITSM) yet is often omitted from existing ITSM implementations or initiatives. Version 3 of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) expands the processes, functions and roles in the service life cycle. However, it still does not provide enough details on key process and functional integration points for ITAM.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Looking for the Best Service Desk Solution? Forrester Wave for Service Desk Management Tools]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2434/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This report evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of 13 service desk management tool vendors. HP Service Manager 7 earned highest scores in current offering in large and small enterprise evaluations. Read the full report for details on why, according to Forrester Research, Inc., HP should be on the short list for large enterprises in search of full ITSM capabilities.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Leadership from HP: IT Delivered through a Service-Centric Architectural Approach]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper652/</link>
<pubDate>2007-03-21 10:21:37</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you want to learn how HP&rsquo;s SOA professionals work with your company to find the best possible solution for your existing heterogeneous environment, download this paper now.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[High Availability: Is it Sufficient for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity?]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1356/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-07 11:12:13</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For mission-critical IT, service outages and data loss pose serious consequences.&nbsp; This white paper examines how availability management, disaster recovery and business continuity support one another and offers insight to find success at all of them.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Turn Virtual Management Into Automated Best Practices]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper507/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-25 13:01:58</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Virtualization adds additional layers of overhead and complexity, so cost savings on hardware are often offset by the increase in time and staff that are required to manage these environments. Learn more in this descriptive white paper.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Resolving Critical Business Problem Areas in Data Center Operations Through Automation]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper506/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-25 12:58:55</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Automating repetitive Data Center Operations into best practices makes response times faster, more reliable, and less costly. Learn how to extend your current IT systems to do more of the routine work, freeing up IT staff for higher-value projects. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Remote Management: Critical to a New Generation of Digital Service Providers]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper514/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-25 09:41:45</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Download this free whitepapers to learn how Remote Management can transform this challenge into an opportunity to stand apart from other service providers in a very competitive market.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Enforcing IT Change Management Policy]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1094/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-10 14:28:55</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Discover how high-performing IT organizations are able to create a culture that supports and uses change management to their advantage, facilitating enterprise business goals.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Helpdesk Password Resync]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper313/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-27 08:49:41</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Management of user ID accounts is expensive for business, frustrating for users, and open to abuse.  A user account Helpdesk in a large organization typically deals with many thousands of Helpdesk calls each year, and the costs surrounding this are significant.  Any operation that requires human intervention can become a bottleneck during especially busy periods. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Managing End-To-End Infrastructure and Critical Applications]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper315/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-27 09:03:26</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With the current demands on today&#39;s CIO and IT Managers, implementing a top notch, easy-to-use proactive network, application and server support structure that meets budgetary confines can seem like a daunting task.  Until now... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Delivering Operational Excellence with Innovation]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1765/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-18 10:37:09</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper introduces operational strategies and trends in ERP that drive the consideration of an Enterprise Services Architecture (ESA). You will be able to assess whether ESA can help your organization deliver operational excellence and realize new levels of innovation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Critical Factors for Deploying Real-Time Collaboration]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper402/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-30 08:51:59</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[To be leaders in their industry, financial companies must implement collaboration technologies such as workflow, instant messaging and virtual workspaces. Download this free white paper, written by a financial industry consultant.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IBM's Vision for the New Enterprise Data Center: A Breakthrough Approach for IT Service Delivery]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2330/</link>
<pubDate>2008-05-13 13:14:59</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You can&#39;t make the world move slower. Or change where markets are headed. Or hold back new technologies while focusing on day-to-day IT operational issues. But there is something you can do, right now. To react faster. To be more efficient. To provide innovation for your business and your customers. A new vision. A better approach. The new enterprise data center-starts now. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Consolidation of Disaster Recovery Replica Servers]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper485/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-13 13:05:13</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Achieve significant cost savings through consolidation of disaster recovery servers by combining the award-winning disaster protection of XOsoft&#39;s WANSync with the latest virtual server technologies from Microsoft and EMC. Consolidating disaster recovery servers on virtual machines can yield both reduced hardware costs and significantly lessened management burden.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Breaking Through the Dissimilar Hardware Challenge]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper500/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-06 09:45:08</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[IT administrators need to minimize downtime for critical IT services by rapidly recovering entire systems to dissimilar hardware platforms or virtual environments. Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Server Edition combines the speed and reliability of disk-based, bare-metal Windows system recovery with dissimilar hardware restoration and lights-out operation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Run Book Automation, Job Scheduling For IT Operations]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper508/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-25 13:00:49</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper highlights how Run Book Automation Software provides the new level of automation required to automate IT operations and traditional job scheduling tasks, without the costs and management burden associated with custom programming and scripts.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Process Automation: Moving Beyond Scripts in Operations Management]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper509/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-25 12:57:26</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper describes how automating IT processes greatly reduces operational costs and improves service delivery. Learn how to standardize best practices and integrate data center and operations tools without the management burden associated with scripts and home-grown programs.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Get ITIL Done]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper510/</link>
<pubDate>2008-03-06 08:28:56</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper explains how ITIL can improve service delivery through data center integration and automation of best practices. It also highlights common implementation hazards, real-world examples and the tools required to implement ITIL.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[On Demand IP Communications at IBM]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper517/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-06 09:32:33</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Download this paper to learn why IBM believes that the real business value of IPC voice systems is reflected in improved employee productivity, enhanced business processes, and the ability to deliver more responsive services and offerings.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Butler Group on iWay Service Manager]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper582/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-10 10:29:46</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[iWay Service Manager is a complete integrated design environment. From an end-user perspective, it is simply a complete management solution that can be used with the graphical interface to design process-centric applications, without the need for developers to understand or map to the underlying infrastructure.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ogilvy & Mather's File Transfer Solution]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper544/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-13 13:29:45</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Get the inside view of how Ogilvy &amp; Mather transitioned from an FTP, email, and CD burning based file transfer procedures to Accellion&#39;s Courier FTA while increasing user satisfaction and decreasing the IT management burden.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Automate Now! Achieve Immediate Cost, Productivity and Security Benefits by Automating IT]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper573/</link>
<pubDate>2008-02-22 14:20:41</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) white paper takes a close look at automated IT management, especially for&nbsp; medium-sized businesses.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Got The Enterprise Software Blues? Appliances to the Rescue]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper574/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-24 21:55:45</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper explores how Appliance-based Software Delivery (AbSD) provides a better alternative to both software and Software as a Service (SaaS).]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What to Look For When Considering On-Demand Applications]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper621/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-30 11:01:52</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You&rsquo;ve made the decision: the overall ease and economics of implementing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) appeal to you, and you have selected an application that delivers what you need for your business.&nbsp; The last hurdle is the service component itself &mdash; making sure that critical factors like security, speed, and reliability that will affect your users&rsquo; experience meet your standards.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WebSphere Customer Center Product Positioning Paper]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper641/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-06 09:34:30</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper gives the reader an overview of the functionality of IBM&#39;s WebSphere Customer Center, and explains why IBM is the strategic partner that more Fortune 500 companies select as their strategic platform for Customer Data Integration. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HP Automation: Delivering Intelligent IT Control]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper653/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-13 13:55:18</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Read how HP allows companies to operate more efficiently by automating labor-intensive IT tasks and datacenter operations. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Synchronizing Business and IT to Capitalize on Change]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper655/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-11 10:19:42</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It is not enough to maintain a certain level of IT to run a business. IT has to be a driver of business goals. And that requires a rethinking of IT&rsquo;s role from maintainer to innovator. All IT management must get this free whitepaper if they want to read how HP offers ideas to transform their enterprises.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Best Practices and Tools to Automate Data Center Security and Compliance]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2433/</link>
<pubDate>2008-05-29 09:31:28</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[IDC shares best practices and recommendations on how IT can gain a consolidated security and compliance view across all of the devices and align data center automation, change management, and process workflows across &quot;IT silos&quot; to deliver compliance assurance and improved security practices.&nbsp; Enhance security and improve compliance visibility through automation across the IT service lifecycle.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bringing Humanity Back to the Web]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper679/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-16 14:37:38</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In today&rsquo;s world, it may seem like there is barely enough time to stay on top of running a business, let alone for perceived luxuries like personal interaction over every transaction. This white paper looks at the benefits of combining two popular online communication tools- email marketing and live chat - to boost customer loyalty and retention.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Major Initiative Success through Micro-Projects]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper692/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-27 13:34:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Learn how you can mitigate risk and accelerate value delivery of large-scale IT initiatives. A complete Project and Portfolio Management solution allows you to approach daunting projects as a manageable portfolio of &quot;micro-projects.&quot;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How To Develop a Service Catalog]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper749/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-11 14:14:03</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper discusses how to develop a service catalog, leveraging ITIL and CobiT best practices, and lays out eight steps towards developing one, beginning with taxonomy via service definitions and addressing services and service &#39;families&#39;. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[An Opportunistic Entry Point into IT Process Automation]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper754/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-24 22:06:23</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As IT departments work to transition from &quot;firefighting mode&quot; to becoming more proactive and responsive, a key step along the path is to implement labor-saving automation tools that allow more tasks to be done more rapidly, using fewer resources and with greater predictability and reliability.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Business Process Management: The Key to ITIL Success]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper755/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-29 10:47:52</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper describes how ITIL implementation can be rendered simpler, faster, more effective and more affordable by combining new service-oriented Business Process Management (BPM) tools with the established functionality of task-oriented IT management software. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Guide to SOA Implementation]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1116/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The information overload on SOA is largely on describing its merits, its principles and the vast variety of products intended to address its needs. This document is written to identify the factors to be considered, and articulate the principles and questions to be asked that will drive the decisions within each enterprise towards creating a road map for implementation. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Next Chapter in IT Service Management ITIL v3]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1146/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-23 14:11:48</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This 10-page paper discusses why ITIL is important, why it was time for an update and what changes are introduced in ITIL V3.&nbsp; It also provides the inside story of ITIL v3 in the making and an introduction to the HP authors.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Dynamics CRM Enterprise Performance and Scalability]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper958/</link>
<pubDate>2008-05-20 12:14:21</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Read how demand planning software packages can help manufacturers to: Establish baseline sales forecasts, incorporating multiple inputs, perform sophisticated analysis that improves their use of human and capital resources and better understand their markets and customers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[First American Corporation Success Story]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper966/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-03 11:35:17</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[First American Corporation utilized HP&#39;s High Performance ITSM Simulation and education services to allow IT staff to experience firsthand how ITIL processes dramatically improve business performance.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Alcatel-Lucent Case Study]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper967/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-03 11:32:22</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002 and increasing competition in the telecommunications market, Alcatel-Lucent was ready to undertake the difficult task of redefining IT to drive competitive advantage for the business.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gaining Business Value Through ITSM: The HP Approach]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper968/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-03 11:35:36</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[IT organizations need to improve IT operations and align IT with business needs. Read about three HP customers that are implementing solutions that improve IT compliance, increase ROI and support higher availability. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Determining the Return on Investment from Deploying Integrated ITSM]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper970/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-03 11:34:14</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[HP OpenView ServiceCenter is a comprehensive, fully integrated ITSM software application suite based upon ITIL best practices.&nbsp; IDC surveyed 22 HP customers to quantify ROI.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Benefits to the ITIL Approach to Service Management]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper974/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-03 11:32:35</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This guide includes a series of articles from CIO.com, providing an overview of ITIL and how organizations are applying it to improve service delivery processes and drive business success. Includes an HP ad and links to HP resources.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HP ITSM Assessment Services]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper975/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-03 11:35:52</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[HP ITSM Assessment Services are designed to help you achieve the IT service levels your business requires by reducing operational risks from all sources, including people, processes, and technologies. HP ITSM Assessment Services address everything from strategic business/IT alignment and operational process effectiveness to management of technology and the IT environment.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ITSM Overview]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper976/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-03 11:39:42</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This high-level white paper provides an overview of the benefits of ITSM, the HP ITSM Reference Model, IT transformation and ITSM solution components.&nbsp; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ITSM - It's About Managing Change]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper977/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-03 11:39:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In Implementing ITSM, education and change managementare as important as technology.&nbsp; IT executives must obtain executive and broad organizational support, engage IT staff and overcome resistance to change.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[8 Ways Every Solution Provider Can Profit from Rollouts Now]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper991/</link>
<pubDate>2008-06-02 08:30:45</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;8 Ways Every Solution provider Can Profit from Rollouts Now&rdquo; demonstrates how rollouts are creating strong sales opportunities for solution providers of all sizes. Importantly, it also addresses how solution providers have finally &ldquo;cracked the code&rdquo; of transforming this high-volume business, which is extremely service intensive, into a high-profit business via innovative on-site service delivery models that let them find the contract IT service professionals they need, right when they need them.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 Essential Questions for Choosing an ITIL Service Provider]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1029/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-03 11:32:07</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This 2-page paper poses some questions that any company seeking an ITIL service provider should ask of potential vendors.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[3 Tips for Cutting Server Downtime by 50%]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1518/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-15 16:06:15</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Discover the three key reasons that lead to enterprise downtime and how you can cut your downtime by 50%. See how you can use proactive strategies to avoid these tips in your organization.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reducing Risk Through Requirements-Driven Quality Management]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1065/</link>
<pubDate>2008-03-31 08:16:39</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper describes how requirements management helps IT quantify the risks associated with each requirement and make informed decisions about resource allocation and release.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Emerging IT Shift Toward Business Service Configuration Management]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1191/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-29 11:37:26</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[IT organizations continue to struggle with manual tasks and processes, subjective change decision making, and a lack of insight into inventories and service dependencies. Learn three product capabilities IT organizations should have, as well as the critical pieces of business service configuration management.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ITIL Version 3 Frequently Asked Questions]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1233/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-29 12:21:09</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This list of Frequently Asked Questions provides answers to important questions affecting ITIL professionals, including the significant differences between version 2 and 3, the impact on investments in publications and training, and how other standards align with version 3.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ITIL Version 3 Quick Reference Card]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1234/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-29 11:20:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This quick reference guide provides an easy to use snap shot of key ITIL version 3 practices and concepts.&nbsp; In addition, it provides a visual map between ITIL Version Service Delivery and Support books to the new ITIL Version 3.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Data Center Consolidation: Management Foundation Based on Service-Driven Operations]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1249/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-15 14:58:20</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Planning to consolidate your data centers?&nbsp; The focus of your consolidation strategy is providing value as well as decreasing your cost structure.&nbsp; We invite you to read the Butler Group/DataMonitor white paper on this topic and see how this approach can help you set a solid yet flexible foundation for your IT operation going forward. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Effective Data Collection for Enterprise Monitoring]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1278/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-24 11:41:59</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Learn about agent-based versus agentless monitoring approaches to enterprise management, and how a combination of data collection technologies can realize the benefits of both.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Class of Service: Myths and Misconceptions]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2610/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Class of Service (CoS) functionality can help optimize network performance. For a successful deployment, network designers should identify all applications, understand requirements associated with each application, designate appropriate mapping for groups of applications and provide mechanisms in the underlying network to deliver CoS. CoS mapping and deployment are important; adhering to tested strategies and avoiding common misconceptions helps IT managers advance optimization across the wide area network.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Using Service Catalogs to Run IT As A Business (Not 'Like' A Business)]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1408/</link>
<pubDate>2008-03-03 09:59:37</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Properly implemented, service catalogs can help IT run as a business - not just &quot;like&quot; a business. They improve communication, provide users with easier access to IT services, and enable measurement-driven continuous process improvement. This white paper shows you how to achieve a successful service catalog implementation on BMC Remedy and extend the benefits of service catalogs across functional areas.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[4 Ways HP Productivity Tools Can Help Increase IT Availability]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1412/</link>
<pubDate>2007-12-10 14:59:31</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[So many IT projects, so little staff. That&#39;s the problem for an increasing number of IT teams as they work to meet the growing demand for their services &ndash; all too often without a corresponding increase in budget for staffing. This paper explores how HP resources such as device self-maintenance, Web-based printer management and consolidated print drivers can help take the pressure off.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IT Service Management Metrics That Matter]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1466/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-10 14:28:01</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Learn how your IT organization measures up against the best performing IT organizations and what you can do to improve efficiency, sustain compliance and security, increase system availability, and reduce the frequency of outages.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[7 Virtues of Virtualization: Avoiding Deadly Mistakes that Doom Business-Critical Service Management]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1485/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-07 11:12:05</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Disaster recovery and business continuity top the list of server virtualization drivers.&nbsp; And, the stakes are even higher when you virtualize business-critical IT services.&nbsp; Explore the role that proper project planning and management play in keeping these initiatives on track.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ITIL v3: Managing Application and Infrastructure Changes]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1540/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-15 10:46:49</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[IT service providers need to offer services that deliver new business opportunities whilst increasing levels of availability, controlling risks and reducing costs. This paper provides you with practical guidance based on the practices in ITIL&reg; V3 that will help you manage application and infrastructure changes and configurations.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CMDB Adoption in the Real World: Just How Real Is It?]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1543/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-15 10:46:21</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This report provided by Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) is developed around research that&#39;s focused on showing the many faces of the CMDB &ndash; as a central point for governance, asset, inventory, change and configuration control, and as a core system, in many cases for more effective service assurance. Designated for IT adopters and planners &ndash; read by executives, as well as, architects, and technical influencers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Fast Track to Service Management Success: Software-as-a-Service]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1574/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-23 13:16:37</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With the growing array of hardware, software, and systems necessary to support businesses, today more than ever, software-as-a-service or on-demand solutions offer feature-rich, real-time functionality without the burden associated with deploying, managing and supporting an in-house approach.&nbsp; See if it&rsquo;s right for you.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Change Management + Control = Higher Availability]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1631/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-24 15:48:44</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It is widely acknowledged that unauthorized changes made to an IT Infrastructure cause up to 80% of system unavailability.&nbsp; Learn how adding change control to your existing or planned change management infrastructure can help improve IT service availability, lower compliance costs, and accelerate your ITIL implementations.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Putting the ROI into ITIL]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1633/</link>
<pubDate>2008-02-05 12:33:21</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Demonstrating ROI for service management investments can be difficult, especially with multi-phase deployments like ITIL that can require significant up-front investment in exchange for returns produced in the future.&nbsp; Learn how setting milestones and measuring the value of each phase of an ITIL implementation can help prove the project&rsquo;s value and shape its focus.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AT Kearney: Building a Platform for Better Gov't Services at Lower Cost]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1691/</link>
<pubDate>2008-05-02 12:26:55</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An AT Kearney 2007 study on shared services in government. The image of the public sector as slow to innovate is rapidly becoming a thing of the past as governments are using advanced technology to consolidate back-office functions, concludes this new report. This study, conducted independently by A.T. Kearney with sponsorship from Cisco&reg;, has uncovered major service improvements and cost reductions as a result of &quot;shared services&quot;.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Enhance BMC Change Management with Closed-Loop Control]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1706/</link>
<pubDate>2008-03-04 14:23:32</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Are you about to implement change management using BMC Remedy Service Management or BMC IT Service Management for Mid-sized Businesses (a.k.a. Magic or Service Desk Express)? Have you already implemented one of these systems and want to maximize the return on your investment? Get this white paper to see how others have optimized their change management implementation approach to derive the most value from their investment by adding closed-loop control.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ITIL Version 3 and the IT Service Catalog]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1722/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-23 13:44:57</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Demand for IT services is outpacing the growth of IT budgets. The business constantly requests new services, requires higher service levels, and expects more consistent service delivery. With supply constrained, the only solution is to manage this demand more effectively. The new version of ITIL prescribes essential changes to help IT and the business tackle this difficult task.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[10 Best Practices for IT Request Management]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1724/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-23 13:44:51</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper outlines the challenges associated with IT Request Management and ten best practices that represent the hard-won knowledge from dozens of successful Service Request Management projects. By following these guidelines, your IT organization can provide more responsive service delivery, increase operational efficiency, and improve internal customer satisfaction.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The IT Service Catalog: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1725/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-23 13:45:06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper is intended to share some of those lessons learned and suggesting ways you can achieve success by avoiding the most common pitfalls. But before we talk about the typical mistakes in creating a Service Catalog, let&rsquo;s briefly review its purpose.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Service Delivery Innovation: Creating Client Value and Enhancing Profitability]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1778/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[To succeed in the professional services industry, your firm must continually improve its service delivery methods. Read how you can increase client value and lower costs through implementing more efficient resourcing and partnering processes and co-creating value with your clients.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Strategies for Profitable Growth: Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing Overview Brochure]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1867/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-18 10:40:49</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Examine the comprehensive strategies, solutions, and best practices that SAP has acquired through extensive technical and business expertise &ndash; including solution maps based on customer and industry analyst input.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Enhancing IT Support with Knowledge Management]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2463/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The potential benefits of adopting a Knowledge Management strategy are significant and have far-reaching implications for a business when implemented correctly. The correct use of Knowledge Management techniques and technology makes a company agile and more responsive to the needs of the customer, resulting in enhanced business performance and greater return on investment.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[8 Ways On-Site Service Can Drive Revenue Now]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1930/</link>
<pubDate>2008-06-02 08:32:16</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Discover how you can find highly qualified contract IT service professionals with the skill sets you need, when and where you need them, on demand. Get the free white paper, &ldquo;8 Ways On-Site Services Can Drive Revenue Now,&rdquo; featuring commentary from industry analysts and leaders like Gartner, IDC and CRN.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Strategies For Growing IT Service Revenues]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1932/</link>
<pubDate>2008-06-02 08:32:30</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Learn how VARs, solution providers and IT staffing firms are finding the contract IT service professionals they need to drive service revenue without adding overhead.&nbsp; Get the free Ziff Davis white paper, &ldquo;Strategies For Growing IT Service Revenues.&rdquo;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bridging the Value Gap Between IT and Business]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1948/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-22 14:38:07</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Why is it that business and IT teams always seem to be at odds with one another? In this IBM white paper, Macehiter Ward-Dutton, specialists in IT business alignment, give a step-by-step explanation of how to make long-term improvements in the relationship between business and IT.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Achieve Sustainable, Competitive Advantage in the Leisure, Entertainment and Travel Industry]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2117/</link>
<pubDate>2008-03-26 16:51:42</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Online bookings, billing and ticketing activities lie at the heart of high quality and reliable services in the leisure, entertainment and travel (LET) industry. Indeed, they can effectively act as a primary differentiator in an increasingly competitive and cost-aware environment.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Delivering SOA Solutions: Service Lifecycle Management]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2132/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Introducing SOA into an IT organization demands both structural and policy changes, as it brings new demands for alignment among multiple processes within different areas of the business. The governance policies, procedures, rules and standards required to help an SOA deliver business benefits&mdash;greater flexibility, productivity and financial returns&mdash;are complex and can quickly become overwhelming without adequate infrastructure support.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Advanced Meter Infrastructure: Composite Technologies to Meet New Demands in Sales and Service]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2155/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-18 10:41:54</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Find out how advanced meter infrastructure (AMI) helps utilities innovate business processes for sales and customer service. Discover what benefits AMI brings and why, and learn how the SAP NetWeaver platform and enterprise service-oriented architecture can support your AMI implementation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BMC Software Solutions Integrate and Automate ITIL Best Practices]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2166/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is the most widely adopted best-practice IT framework for service management. ITIL defines terminology and processes across IT organizations by providing a common language and set of standards for quality IT service. If you are looking to implement ITIL, it is crucial that you understand how specific solutions support ITIL guidelines. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Strategies to Maximize IT Business Value]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2167/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The key to maximizing the value of IT is to optimize your IT processes based on a business-aware foundation. Business Service Management (BSM) is the most effective approach for doing just that. Organizations that have begun BSM implementations are already reaping the benefits. Read the BMC white paper to learn more.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CMDB: Cornerstone of ITIL-based Integrated Service Support]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2168/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A CMDB, when used in support of ITIL best practices, is the cornerstone of IT Service Support, providing a centralized view of IT data that is essential to delivering consistent, reliable, effective, and efficient service to your business customers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ITIL and CMDB Synergy: Enhanced Service Management]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2169/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[IT organizations that want to achieve the full business value from their service management initiatives need consistent, current, accurate, and secure information. That&rsquo;s why an increasing number of these organizations are seriously looking at how a configuration management database (CMDB) can help them manage their infrastructure more effectively.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Manage IT from a Business Perspective:  Latest Best Practices from ITIL]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2170/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is the standard for IT best practices. One of the core books, entitled Business Perspective: The IS View on Delivering Services to the Business, focuses on the importance of managing IT resources based on what is important to the business. Business Service Management (BSM) solutions from BMC Software enable the key concepts of this business perspective approach and help IT organizations identify the best technology solution to support the business.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Streamlining Service Request Processes: A Key to Business Success]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2171/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Imagine being able to give your employees the luxury of one-stop, online shopping for all the services they need.&nbsp; Now, imagine that you could provide all of your service providers with a centralized location to promote available services to those employees. With service request management technology, you can. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Get Solutions for Workload Automation and Service Execution]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2247/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As service execution becomes increasingly important and complex, traditional job management tools aren&#39;t cutting it. With IBM Tivoli workload automation products, you can easily automate and manage simultaneous workloads across heterogeneous environments.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Enterprise Data Center Ensures More Efficient IT Service Delivery]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2255/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper explains the why&#39;s and how&#39;s of data center transformation. It reveals the breakthrough IBM approach that supports dynamic, service oriented applications and consolidates systems, servers and networks for decreased operational costs on all fronts&mdash;freeing up funds for business innovation. Download white paper on new data center.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 SOA Projects That Can Pay for Themselves in 6 Months]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2329/</link>
<pubDate>2008-05-14 08:42:23</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Service oriented architecture (SOA) could revolutionize the way we think about IT. Why is that possible? Because SOA finally has the potential to make the concept of reuse real. Companies have been talking about reuse for years, but have never been able to transform that talk into full-scale reality. Now, you might be asking, &quot;How can SOA succeed where previous approaches have failed?&quot; Because the standards, best practices and governance models have finally matured to the point where reuse can actually work.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gain More Business Value from Compliance Spending]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2347/</link>
<pubDate>2008-05-14 12:06:59</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Managing compliance is a huge challenge for companies, straining IT resources needed to meet service level agreements. To overcome these challenges, IT must support the objectives of your business. This white paper describes how IBM Service Management does just that. It defines and monitors IT governance and compliance management in a repeatable manner across businesses of any size. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Improve Visibility, Control and Automation with IBM Service Management]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2350/</link>
<pubDate>2008-05-14 12:07:27</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Challenges like competitive pressures, compliance activities and higher operational costs make service management more critical than ever. To keep up, IT operations must constantly improve visibility, control and automation while bridging the gaps among business, development and daily operations.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Dynamic Force for Optimizing IT Operations]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2533/</link>
<pubDate>2008-06-18 16:35:34</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As IT&#39;s role is morphing away from being a cost center towards being a competitive business enabler, making wise investments in technology can enable a more collaborative and automated way of working. See why Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) says HP&#39;s integrated ITIL-based service lifecycle approach reflects a strong sense of modularity and flexibility in support of CMDB deployments, intelligent analytics, automation, and business alignment.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Insights to Accelerate Services Growth]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2605/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As a Services Executive are you struggling with questions regarding what to measure, how to effectively engage with your customers, and what information should be leveraged and shared with service-chain partners and customers? Leading edge organizations are making tools and data available to their suppliers and customers with aggregated information from multiple data systems. Service-chain partners and customer personnel can now see the same views of service performance and activity. This is the next frontier to creating customer &quot;stickiness&quot; and business growth. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BSM, IT and Business Facilitation: How BSM Can Bring IT into the Business Decision Making Process]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2658/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Technology is no longer a nice to have, or a tool for the few. With many organizations now being completely dependent on their IT systems, the need for the IT department to be seen to be responding to the organization&#39;s requirements is of critical importance.&nbsp; Business Service Management, or BSM, can help in providing underpinnings to the IT function. This paper looks at how the changing processes and market conditions within an organization can be augmented through the use of a Business Service Management (BSM) approach, creating a flexible and responsive technology infrastructure aimed at supporting a rapidly changing commercial landscape and enabling greater competitiveness in the markets. ]]></description>
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