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Choosing the Right CMDB: Smart Considerations for Strategic Decision Makers

Sponsor: ASG Software

Drawing on industry-leading research, this white paper discusses:

-The strengths and limitations of CMDBs based on relational and object-oriented data models

-How federation can enhance CMDB functionality

-The metadata advantage in a CMDB data store

No IT decision maker should purchase a CMDB before reading this whitepaper. The key to choosing the right CMDB lies in knowing how it manages data. If you know this, you’ll know what it can (and cannot) deliver for you and your business. Act now to get the objective information you need to make a wise choice.

Increasing ROI and Reducing the Risks of Your Application Portfolio

Sponsor: ASG Software

APM solutions help IT executives evaluate the benefits, costs, and risks associated with each application while maximizing the value realized from ongoing software investments. They provide executives with the information they need to properly direct investments towards projects that align well with the needs and objectives of the business. APM solutions provide a definitive view of applications, services, and their relationships with the business.

The Future of IT in a Flat World: CMDBs, Automation, and the IT Value Chain

Sponsor: ASG Software

In coming years, as IT becomes more closely aligned with business, IT will be expected to change its products and services so they line up with customer demand. To achieve this, IT must have a flexible master CMDB. Its information model must be easily changeable to adapt to new security requirements, regulatory changes, asset reconfiguration, capacity adjustments, CI relationship modifications, and process alterations.

A Board Room View: Understanding Your CMDB Project’s ROI

Sponsor: ASG Software

Targeted at IT executives responsible for both the financial and ultimate project oversight of an enterprise CMDB initiative, this white paper level-sets expectations for ROI calculations for CMDB initiatives, provides basic ROI best practices, and gives readers sufficient insight to move forward with their CMDB project. The paper discusses real-world ROI experiences in the larger context of the CMDB value proposition focusing on the pragmatic choices that must be made. A brief EMA viewpoint discusses the merits of the ASG’s MetaCMDB solution for those executives concerned with ROI.

A New Breed of Data Warehouse

Sponsor: ASG Software

This white paper looks at some of the key challenges organizations face in getting the most out of their enterprise data warehouses and explores a new breed of data warehouse technology that is emerging that addresses many of the implementation challenges organizations face. The result: an effective data warehouse technology that equips enterprises to realize the true value of their data warehouse investments.

Major Independent Analyst Firm ~ ASG’s BSM Story

Sponsor: ASG Software

In their April 2008 SWOT Analysis titled The BSM Success Of ASG, Forrester reveals why ASG has been successful with their pragmatic Business Service Management (BSM) approach.