Two years ago Clabby Analytics wrote a report that evaluated Cisco's Unified Computing System (UCS) and revealed shortcomings in the UCS design, stating that Cisco blade environments are "good enough" computing environment. Since then Cisco made improvements to their system design, but the blade market didn't stand still waiting for them to catch up as IBM announced a new system design: The IBM Flex System. Continue on to this new assessment from Clabby Analytics that compares Cisco's UCS blade server offering to IBM Flex System's in a soup-to-nuts evaluation. Also find out how these two major players compare to the competitors in the blade marketplace.

IBM Application Lifecycle Management, powered by Jazz, delivers the IBM vision for a collaborative Application Lifecycle Management process. The IBM Application Lifecycle Management platform can now also be integrated with SAP Solution Manager to enhance quality throughout enterprise applications lifecycle for SAP and heterogeneous projects. In the Technical White Paper you will understand how SAP Solution Manager is integrated with IBM ALM.

This webcast will bring up the topic of Enterprise Architecture (EA) and Project Portfolio Management (PPM) and how an organization can get additional value by combining the capabilities of these solutions.

Info-Tech Research Group Vendor Landscape reports recognize outstanding vendors in the technology marketplace. This report notes that "IBM offers a comprehensive suite of products aimed at testing the most demanding and complex apps." For more information download the report today.

Read this document to find out how and why IBM Flex System surpasses mere blade systems.

IBM Rational Focal Point 6.5 is a highly flexible portfolio-management solution designed to help organizations make better strategic choices in domains including projects, products, applications and any other area where a set of initiatives must be evaluated, compared and prioritized.

In October 2011, IBM commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises may realize by deploying IBM Rational tools and IBM professional Services to drive improvements in the application portfolio management (APM) process. The purpose of this study is to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact of IBM tools and services on their organizations.

Discover, via the virtual office, how this organization is extending their quality investments across their software application lifecycle, driving quality investments to the next level by using IBM Rational solutions. Download assets that are helping their employees achieve greater efficiencies and productivity.

Collaborative design management helps you address complexity both at the team level and at the individual developer level. It enables integration of Architecture, Design and Development disciplines with the rest of the lifecycle and supports the ALM imperatives. Read the white paper to learn the details. Design and Construction capabilities to help organizations be more productive delivering applications leveraging the latest in emerging runtimes, technologies and standards.

Industries of all varieties have begun to realize that the target audiences for their business applications have shifted in massive numbers from the use of traditional personal computers, such as desktops and laptops, to using mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets for accessing the internet and for obtaining the information they seek. This applies if the intended audience for the application is a direct customer of the enterprise (Business-to-Consumer apps, or "B2C"). Across the globe, more people are now using mobile devices that they can carry with them wherever they go, and which are more user-friendly and intuitive to use, as their primary means of obtaining information and requesting services over the internet.

A new, exciting reality exists in which software is the driver of innovation and you as developers are critical to your organization and to the way in which business value is delivered. To thrive, you will need to embrace three key themes; integrate, collaborate and optimize; or be left behind.

As today's big data challenges increase, the demands on data systems have never been greater. Pure Data System is the newest member of the PureSystems family and is optimized exclusively for delivery data services to today's demanding applications with simplicity, speed and lower cost. Registering for this online event will provide you detailed information about each model and allow you to further your knowledge and understanding about the value of the PureData System.