Organizations must adapt more rapidly than ever before - which means that they must align their IT environments with their business goals and deliver information on demand, when and where it is needed. In this white paper, the experts at IBM discuss how your company can meet this need for information on demand with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), a business-centric approach to IT architecture that supports integration through linked, repeatable business tasks or services.

A complex IT infrastructure is a stumbling block for many businesses seeking greater agility in these uncertain times. This white paper shows how a service oriented architecture (SOA) helps align the infrastructure with business needs in order to achieve maximum flexibility.

IDC studied 14 mobile and fixed-line service providers that implemented Tivoli Netcool and found that IBM Tivoli Netcool can help in big ways. It reduces costs by improving operational efficiencies and still allows you to deliver a high-quality custom management.

A recent IBM CEO study revealed innovation, along with global integration and a disruptive business model, to be among the key traits of the Enterprise of the Future.1 As to how that innovation will take place-CEOs include collaboration and the use of Web 2.0 tools at the top of the list.

This paper describes what operational analytics is and what it offers to the business. We explore its relationship to business intelligence (BI) and see how traditional data warehouse architectures struggle to support it.

Cloud computing continues to dominate conversations in the banking industry worldwide, and the cloud concept is gaining increased visibility among banking IT executives.

A though leadership white paper discusses how virtualization, cloud computing, and the proliferation of smart devices are helping companies meet their goals and be more effective with their IT investments but are placing increased demands on the datacenter network. Organizations can no longer afford to treat the datacenter network as an afterthought, and it is not sufficient to simply throw more ports or bandwidth at the problem. IBM offers a portfolio of datacenter network planning, integration, and management services designed to maximize customers' DCN success. By working with customers to plan and implement the appropriate network design at the beginning of an IT project, IBM can help customers meet their business requirements, minimize operating costs, and build in flexibility for the future.

According to Dr. Barry Devlin of 9sight Consulting, the truth behind all the talk about big data and the possibilities it can offer is not hard to see, provided that organizations are willing to return to the principles of good data management processes.

Use this book to understand why integrating and unifying your closing, consolidating, and reporting process is critical. Learn about re-engineering your point solution approach to these activities by investing in integrated solutions. Achieve automation and enhance your ability to manage internal controls, reduce risks, and efficiently create consolidated financial statements and regulatory reports (including XBRL).

An innovation-centric approach that combines SOA and API management provides you with a robust integration from the Internet of Things to enterprise back-end systems. An approach to integration that can also generate new business insight and opportunities.

Analyst Report to show the benefits of the new IBM X6 in the banking industry.

If insurers want to succeed in today's digital world, they need to create experiences and business models that are orchestrated, symbiotic, contextual and cognitive.

The right test data management solution accelerates time to value for business-critical applications and builds relationships and efficiencies across the organization. IBM InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management closes the gap between DBAs and application developers by providing all teams with accurate, appropriately masked and protected data for their work. Developers can confirm that new application functionalities perform as expected. QA staff can validate that the application performs as intended based on the test cases, and that integrations work properly. And business leaders can be more confident that competitive functionality will be delivered on time with less risk.

Watch this video with Bryan Ball, Vice President and Principal Analyst for Supply Chain Management with the Aberdeen Group to find out why so many companies are turning to B2B collaboration to reduce costs, increase margins, and keep up with the escalating pace of business.

Today, the growth in the volume, variety, and availability of health data allows greater focus on individual wellness, as well as a way to provide care in a smarter way. In this webcast you will learn how the IBM Integration solution for healthcare can provide rapid connectivity, simplify IT infrastructure and drive enhanced patient care.

This paper provides a detailed review of the best practices clients should consider before embarking on their big data integration projects.

Amy McCormick, offering and product manager at IBM, discusses IBM in Healthcare, the value of integration, IBM Healthcare integration, and client successes as well as integration use cases.

"Reshaping trading partner communities with growth, agility and scalability View this ebook to learn how leading organizations are managing, deploying, designing or planning cloud-based B2B integration alternatives to future-proof their B2B trading operations. Discover the benefits that clients of IBM B2B Cloud Services cite, including: - Reduced risk and total cost of ownership (TCO) in B2B integration - Enhanced visibility and control over business processes shared with partners - Faster partner onboarding and faster, more reliable data exchange - Greater collaboration across IT, business managers and external partners"

This analyst thought leadership report by TEC discusses the need for organizations to adopt modern ECM tools. Learn how IBM ECM with Box integrations can help establish easy and secure information access, sharing and collaboration to your digital business strategy.

In this solution brief, you'll learn how IBM Integration Bus enables you to: - Eliminate the need for point-to-point connectivity - Connect across an array of packaged applications and web services - Route and transform data in virtually any format so you can read, interpret and convert multiple data formats - Expose and extend back-end systems to mobile devices

How to utilize the cloud for your B2B (Business-to-Business) needs and remain focused on the core of your business. Simplify your approach and drive collaboration with your customers and suppliers.

View this ebook to learn how leading organizations are managing, deploying, designing or planning cloud-based B2B integration alternatives to future-proof their B2B trading operations. Discover the benefits that clients of IBM Sterling B2B Cloud Services cite, including: -Reduced risk and total cost of ownership (TCO) in B2B integration - Enhanced visibility and control over business processes shared with partners - Faster partner onboarding and faster, more reliable data exchange - Greater collaboration across IT, business managers and external partners

In this solution brief, you'll learn how IBM Integration Bus enables you to: - Eliminate the need for point-to-point connectivity - Connect across an array of packaged applications and web services - Route and transform data in virtually any format so you can read, interpret and convert multiple data formats - Expose and extend back-end systems to mobile devices

Business executives and managers at business-to-business (B2B) enterprises care about time, money, competitive advantage, customer loyalty and growth. Few pay much attention to the vital IT infrastructure that supports transactions and collaboration with trading partners—though that B2B backbone directly affects performance and profitability. In fact, just 26 percent of business managers view B2B integration as a competitive differentiator, according to a study for IBM by Vanson Bourne, a research consultancy. As a result, many enterprises continue to utilize manual and error-prone emails, faxes and file transfers for B2B transactions. Reliance on complex, brittle and antiquated systems to exchange critical data impacts time to market, cost-efficiency and satisfaction across suppliers and end-customers. Modernization of B2B integration in recent years has moved forward in fits and starts, often undermined by competing priorities and misalignment between business and IT managers.

Digital transformation initiatives and the need for innovation are causing enterprises to rethink their IT landscapes including business-to-business (B2B) integration. Modern B2B integration is critical for enabling enterprises to achieve goals like increasing revenue, speeding up time to market, and improving efficiencies because these outcomes are dependent on having a successful business network. B2B practitioners have two goals — enable critical business initiatives and control costs — and cloud-based B2B services have been successful in helping enterprises achieve both goals. IDC interviewed eight IBM clients to understand how their use of IBM Sterling B2B Integration Services, part of the IBM B2B Cloud Services portfolio, has impacted their operations and businesses. Download now to learn more!