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BPM for Dummies: A Guide for Getting Started Are you ready to tackle Business Process Management (BPM) for your enterprise? Do you want to improve efficiency, enhance agility, and also be more profitable? If so, you've come to the right place. BPM is an approach toward managing how an organization operates so it better meets the needs of clients. BPM enables organizations to be more efficient and more capable of change. BPM is exactly what your organization needs to meet the challenges of the modern business climate. View this resource now Top 6 Reasons Why Disaster Recovery Plans Fail IT downtime carries a high price tag for businesses - an average of 545 person-hours per company per year in employee productivity. Download this CIO Insight Disaster Recovery Brief, sponsored by Nasuni to learn more. View this resource now Securing the Social Web: 3 New Rules for 2012 Social networking and Web 2.0 are all the rage. And it's not just a teen or consumer fad anymore. The social Web has emerged as a valuable business tool for the modern enterprise touting rich applications with real-time interaction and user-generated content. When it comes to the social Web, enterprises really have no choice in the matter. It represents opportunity and innovation and, frankly, that's a must in today's competitive economy. Download this white paper to learn a three-pronged approach to providing safe and productive use of this great resource. View this resource now Top Resources of the Week Rolling Out BPM: An IT Manager's Guide Business Process Management (BPM) is in a period of transition. For the past several years, companies have been getting familiar with BPM, undertaking specific projects to address "burning process problems", or launching tightly-scoped projects to understand the capabilities of BPM Suites (BPMSs) and how they should be used. The successes of those initial projects and pilots have given companies the confidence and vision to take their BPM efforts to the next level - moving beyond that first project to a broader program encompassing multiple projects that are part of a larger business process improvement initiative. READ MORE >>> Cloud Computing: Does the Device Make a Difference? Intel IT, in partnership with Intel Architecture Group's End-User Platform Integration team, conducted testing and analysis to compare the user experience with different client devices when accessing a range of cloud-based applications. The results showed that the choice of client device significantly affects the user experience: For all the applications tested, mobile business PCs offered significantly higher performance than other devices. These test results reaffirm Intel IT's decision to standardize on mobile business PCs as the primary client system for Intel employees. Mobile business PCs provide optimum user experience and productivity when using cloud-based applications. They also provide the flexibility to run all existing locally installed applications, whether connected or offline, with maximum responsiveness even when multitasking. READ MORE >>> Moving to Virtualization? 3 Things You Must Address First Did you know that over the next year, 50% of small and midsized businesses are moving to virtualization? That's because virtualization allows businesses to run multiple operating systems and applications simultaneously on the same server, delivering a range of great benefits. Read our guide to learn how you can get started quickly with VMware. VMware delivers reliable, enterprise-class solutions at a price your business can afford. Create a more robust, highly available infrastructure at a low cost that's simple to deploy and manage. READ MORE >>> Is Your Database Secure? 10 Warning Signs to Monitor Most enterprises are paying too little attention to the very real security risks associated with their databases. Auditors, security and risk professionals, and data owners need to watch for telltale behaviors that may indicate serious database security problems. This report includes Gartner's compiled list of 10 critical database activities and behaviors -- segmented by four roles -- that enterprises should be auditing now. READ MORE >>> eNewsletter Information To avoid any problems with your newsletter delivery, please add newsletters@response.webbuyersguide.com to your address book. Sign up for complimentary subscriptions to eWEEK, CIO Insight and Baseline magazines and receive a 360° view of today's technology arena. eWEEK gives you expert product reviews that help you choose the best technologies. CIO Insight provides a high-level look at technologies and processes. And Baseline takes you to the front lines, with in-depth case studies. Subscribe today! If you no longer wish to receive The Best Of Web Buyer's Guide, unsubscribe here. Click here to Update Your Email Preferences Copyright © 2011 Ziff Davis Enterprise. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis Enterprise, 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016 Privacy Policy