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Success in the cloud: why workload matters

IBM transforms its own IT with new cloud technologies

This paper shares IBM's observations and recommendations with respect to workload affinity for cloud computing. It describes the quantitative and qualitative value that IBM has achieved with six common IT workloads that have transformed the way whole groups of IBM users do their jobs, enabling them to speed new development and uncover new sources of revenue, among other things.

Learn how the workloads a company selects for migration to the cloud can impact cloud's success as a transformative tool for the business. (1009KB)

Dramatically improve the way work gets done with IBM Business Process Manager

Rising customer expectations are changing business needs.

IBM Business Process Manager helps organizations address lack of visibility in business operations and manage processes, achieve greater visibility, better governance and deeper collaboration in their BPM lifecycle efforts.

Discover how you can optimize business processes to reduce complexity and boost productivity. (517KB)

Nucleus Research Note: How Analytics Makes Midsize Companies More Profitable

Business analytics: New opportunities for the medium-size business

Business analytics can empower your business managers to make more fact-based, data-driven decisions that improve operating results. Learn more in a report from Nucleus Research.

Learn how to improve operating results by enabling managers to make fact-based, data-driven decisions. (56KB)

How Analytics Bring Organizations Closer to Their Customers.

Why performance management? A guide for the midsize organization

The closer your organization gets to your customers, the more successful it will be. Learn how to take customer relationships to a new level of intimacy using a combination of business intelligence and predictive analytics software.

Learn how midsize companies can use performance management solutions to gain competitive advantage without breaking the bank. (68KB)

IDC Whitepaper: "Becoming a Social Business: The IBM Story".

Connect the dots in your business network.

The case studies provide the context and business challenges that made change necessary, social business transformation project plans and initiatives, and the results and current status of each department's social business journey.

Read the IDC white paper to find example case studies of IBM's internal evolution to a social business. (179KB)

IBM Lotus Notes and LotusDomino software: Delivering innovation through open collaboration

Delivering innovation through open collaboration

IBM has been at the forefront of business collaboration andmessaging technologies for more than 20 years, while manycompanies are still learning the basics. And we can providethese technologies with an ideal method to address yourneeds: through open clients, on-premise solutions, easy-to-set-up software appliances-even in the cloud. While ourcompetitors were trying to catch up, IBMdeveloped the real-world expertise to provide outstanding cloud-based servicesand premier hosting services.

Learn about the key features and benefits delivered in Lotus Notes and Domino software that separate it from competitive offerings. (251KB)

"Virtualization for Midsize Businesses: Keep Your Foot on the Accelerator"

The journey to Smarter Computing

Frost & Sullivan white paper to learn more about how partnering with IBM can help to realize the benefits of a fully virtualized, efficient and cost effective IT infrastructure

Discover a game plan that puts you on the right track and help your business avoid costly operational bottlenecks. (237KB)

The Next Generation Virtual Desktop

Doing more with less

This paper discusses key obstacles that prevent mid-market businesses from deploying virtual desktops. Then, how VDSB provides companies with a better user experience in an easier-to-deploy and manage virtual desktop. Examines how VDSB alleviates the technical and cost hurdles.

Learn about the key obstacles that have prevented many mid-market businesses from deploying virtual desktops (757KB)

Businesses are ready for a new approach to IT

Simplify deployment and reduce complexity using systems integrated with expertise

Take a clear path to the economic values of smarter computing. IBM PureSystems offer a number of key advantages compared to traditional computing, with multiple entry points.

Extract more real value from your data, business processes and other key investments today! (860KB)

Advanced data recoveryfor midsized companies

Improve operational efficiency, business continuity and resiliency today!

The purpose of this white paper is to provide an overview of advanced data recovery options that are designed and priced specifically for small and midsized businesses (SMBs). But to enable advanced recovery, you first need a better backup solution.

Read on to explore the current state of backup and recovery among SMBs. (456KB)

"Midsize Business: Revolutionary Data Storage Solutions"

Simplify your storage management

Learn how to solve today's critical storage challenges with affordable solutions from an IBM subject matter expert and a highly recognized storage analyst.

Watch the webcast, "Midsize Business: Revolutionary Data Storage Solutions"

Empowered customers drive collaborative business evolution

How evolving customer needs are turning around businesses

Experts from Forrester Consulting and IBM discuss findings in the Empowered Customers Drive Collaborative Business Evolution Study.

Find out how empowered customers are changing the way business is doing business-today and in the future. (1.41MB)