Next Generation Datacenter Transformation Strategy [ Source: Adaptivity Inc. ]
October 2008- Today’s IT organizations face a dual challenge of "keeping the lights on" while providing "new services" at unprecedented rates with reduced investment support from the business. At the same time the very business model of IT is changing —how applications, content, information, and infrastructure are delivered.

These demands and changes must account for the fact that external facing customer experience and corporate branding, as well as internal operational systems, depends heavily ....

Virtual & Dynamic Infrastructure Strategy [ Source: Adaptivity Inc. ]
October 2008- The more tightly bound an application is to its underlying platform, the less capital efficiencies are realized. The IT waste associated with under utilized hardware resources has been clearly demonstrated, which in turn has spawned the creation of datacenter consolidation programs that devise ways to more tightly compress the application infrastructure footprint onto existing hardware resources. Breaking the bonds that tie an application to an instance of an operating system and tie an instance ....

DR Capacity Harvesting Strategy [ Source: Adaptivity Inc. ]
October 2008- Every day IT is being challenged to do more with less. IT needs to eliminate waste wherever it is identified so precious resources can be invested into developing revenue streams and not merely supporting standard operations. To accomplish this, every ounce of compute power needs to be wrung from existing infrastructure. The largest area of untapped potential remains off limits for exploitation; the resources set aside for Disaster Recover (DR). Entire datacenters filled with ....

Leveraging the ACORD Capability Model [ Source: TechWeb ]
January 2009- BA Scott, AVP, New York Life; Deb Smallwood, co-founder, Smallwood Maike Associates; Frank Neugebauer, senior enterprise architect, ACORD; and Anthony ODonnell, Executive Editor, Insurance & Technology

11 Secrets of Business Rules Success [ Source: FICO ]
May 2009- Managing business rules gives you control over high volume operational decisions and delivers unprecedented agility. Based on decades of experience developing decision management applications, FICO has developed 11 steps to help you make the most of business rules. These include:

• Picking the right applications. Business rules are a powerful tool for building smarter decisions into your applications but are better suited for some applications than others.

• Following a process. Like ....

Insurance Opportunities in China [ Source: TechWeb ]
November 2009- Insurers will find many opportunities for growth in China, but theyll first need to tweak their business models and distribution channels to meet the needs of Chinas increasingly sophisticated and self-directed consumer.

Performance Management Can Drive Daily Decisions [ Source: TechWeb ]
November 2009- Performance management integrates business intelligence and operational performance with financial planning, forecasting and budgeting. Coupled with analytics, performance management enables insurers to make better daily business decisions.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina - Elite 8 2008 [ Source: TechWeb ]
November 2009- Stephen K. Wiggins, the Executive Vice President and CIO at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina , is one of Insurance & Technology's Elite 8. Steve was recognized at the 10th annual Elite 8 awards ceremony.

Penn National Insurance - Elite 8 2008 [ Source: TechWeb ]
November 2009- Bill Jenkins, Vice President and CIO of Penn National Insurance, is one of Insurance & Technology's Elite 8. Bill was recognized at the 10th annual Elite 8 awards ceremony.

Harleysville Insurance - Elite 8 2008 [ Source: TechWeb ]
November 2009- Akhil Tripathi, Senior VP and CIO of Harleysville Insurance, is one of Insurance & Technology's Elite 8. Akhil was recognized at the 10th annual Elite 8 awards ceremony.