Free Research Reports

Executive Program

• Facing the Headwind: Good Ideas for Bad Times
• What Does a CIO Actually Do?
• A CIO’s View of Server Virtualization
• Building the Business Case for Service Oriented Architecture Investment

Enterprise Architecture

• Enterprise Architecture Is more than Engineering

Application Platform

• Service-Oriented Architecture: Developing the Enterprise Roadmap
• Enterprise Service Bus: The Volatile Market Landscape
• REST Easy

Collaboration and Content

• What’s Up, .DOC? ODF, Open XML, and the Revolutionary Implications of XML in Productivity Applications
• Enterprise 2.0: Collaboration and Knowledge Management Renaissance
• Google Apps in the Enterprise: A Promotion-Enhancing or Career-Limiting Move for Enterprise Architects?

Data Center

• Let's Get Virtual: A Look at Today's Server Virtualization Architectures
• Virtualization Licensing and Support Lethargy: Curing the Disease That Stalls Virtualization Adoption
• Windows Server 2008: To Upgrade or Not to Upgrade?

Data Management

• Data Modeling—A Necessary and Rewarding Aspect of Data Management

Identity and Privacy

• A Relationship Layer for the Web . . . and for Enterprises, Too
• Provisioning: A Brutal Assessment of the Enterprise Experience
• Federation Products 2008
• Achieving Organizational Compliance: The Emerging Role of Identity Audit Software

Network and Telecom

• Network Management Architecture and Platforms
• ITIL Service Management Practices: Third Time’s the Charm
• Wireless LANs Standards: Where Are We Now?

Security and Risk Management

• VantagePoint 2008: Security Vital Signs
• Attacking and Defending Virtual Environments
• Products for Managing Governance, Risk, and Compliance: Market Fluff or Relevant Stuff?
• Shifting Defenses: Security Futures for Networks, Applications, and Data