Sponsored White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads
ZDNet Dictionary Definition
- Silo
- A separate space. See data silo and siloed application.
- Full Silo Definition >>
ZDNet Resources
- sort by:
- Relevance
- Date
- Popularity
- Does cloud add more silos to our over-siloed enterprises?
- Cloud computing may not do anything to help the cause of enterprise integration by Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2009-10-29
- Is SOA governance also its own silo?
- Is SOA governance also its own silo?SOA is hardWhy else would it be considered "elite" and something that "average" programmers would have a problem with? As for silos, they form because (J-type) humans need to control hierarchies and create patterns. Architects are P-types and embrace change. This juxtaposition between the...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-08
- Is SOA governance also its own silo?
- The purpose of SOA governance is to cut across all the silos and get all the business on the same page, using the same services. However, my chum Tony Baer over at Ovum is seeing evidence that organizations may be spawning a brand-new silo in the process...
- Blog posts 2009-06-08
- BriefingsDirect analysts unpack PaaS and predict future impact on enterprises and developers
- But before everyone jumps on the cloud bandwagon, they need to know what they are getting into, and Kobielus warns of dangers ahead if the cloud vendors end up returning to the era of silos. With each vendor creating their own proprietary version, the cloud could transform service-oriented architecture SOA...
- Blog posts 2009-05-03
- Silo 2.1.1 (Windows)
- Silo 2 is a focused 3D modeling application with the ability to effortlessly switch between organically sculpting high-polygon models and precisely controlling hard-edged surfaces. It can be used for anything from creating 3D characters for video games and movies to quickly exploring 3D architectural ideas. Silo is being used at...
- Software downloads 2008-09-03
- Study: Only one out of five SOA efforts bearing fruit
- Study: Only one out of five SOA efforts bearing fruitSO at AA level is still SOAI fully appreciate Burton Group's view that SO is best applied to business/enterprise architecture. That's where the biggest payoff is ostensibly to be found."The service is only built for one application and it's never going...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-09
- The view from the trenches...
- Taking a pragmatic approach on collaboration 2.0 strategy and tactics, here's an example of some realities from a client side perspective. This post is about what it's like inside a large enterprise running a collaboration system. I've been on both sides of the fence during my career:...
- Blog posts 2008-06-24
- Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server: a next generation of deeper, wider content silos?
- Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server: a next generation of deeper, wider content silos?SharePoint is too much of a black hole, we're using YouFigInteresting article -- SharePoint is indeed a black hole but businesses are going for it because it's "Microsoft" and their optimism that they can work with it and make...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-23
- Frenemies
- Enterprises both large and small are psychologically complex places. Industrial and organizational psychologists are full of fascinating anecdotes about the ways the individual people that make up an enterprise organize themselves to hinder, help, block or share with one another. A common term in Hollywood is ‘Frenemies’...
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- Tearing down silos, brick by brick
- Tearing down silos, brick by brickEverything old is new again"...who advocates the establishment of an SOA competency center, supported by an SOA steering committee, that can serve as a clearinghouse and information center for all matters SOA."Given the history and track record of previous "competency centers" what a horrible name...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-15
- Tearing down silos, brick by brick
- I once heard a rumor that there actually is a company with two integration teams that actually meet and talk once or twice a year. Just a rumor, mind you. Lorraine Lawson brought up the whole issue of silos and lack of communication in a recent post,...
- Blog posts 2008-02-14
- Disaster recovery means rolling back the clock
- A Kusnetzky Group client and I had a rather intense discussion about the role virtualization technology could play in a disaster recovery strategy. Although the strategy this organization was currently pursuing appeared to be based upon sound foundations, it didn't go far enough. This organization really didn't have a plan ...
- Blog posts 2008-01-04
- Friday rants: Data silos; Facebook hype; Dow Jones angst
- Friday rants: Data silos; Facebook hype; Dow Jones angstData silosWell, the data is all one logical database and you need to put the mechanisms in place so that this is actually the case from a user and programmer perspective no matter how many physical databases are sitting underneath it. This...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-03
- Poll: is Facebook Platform good for the web?
- Poll: is Facebook Platform good for the web?Face Book can not fight the natural flow of internetFace Book can not fight the natural flow of internet Currently most Social Networking sites create closed silos of user information and content that cannot be easily shared, reused, or...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-18
- New HP Webinar: Managing Availability and Performance Across Domain Silos
- This webcast shows how managing across silos increases efficiency, reduces TCO, and takes IT performance to the next level.
- Webcasts 2007-07-10
- ALM 2.0 era ushers application development into a managed business process
- Read a full transcript of the podcast. Sponsor: Borland Software.Many people have defined software development as more art than science -- sometimes even a dark art. Thats why the business side of an enterprise is often perplexed by the Application Lifecycle Management ALM process. They see what goes in as...
- Blog posts 2007-05-01
- Building the Next Generation of IT With Virtualization
- In an effort to stay ahead of the competition, companies have poured capital resources into information technology. In many cases, this has been done on a group-by-group basis, with each line of business creating its own infrastructure silo. Each silo had its own systems, servers, storage, licenses, and support teams...
- White papers 2007-03-01
- A Collaborative Approach Accelerates the Transition From Silo Management to True Service Management
- Most organizations looking to make a shift from silo to service monitoring and management have typically initiated this paradigm shift from silo to service management in a top-down manner. In such initiatives, the directive to focus on services end-to-end is mostly driven by the C level executives (CEO/CIO), and the...
- White papers 2007-02-01
- HP Integrity Essentials Global Workload Manager Overview
- Nowadays, most servers are highly underutilized. Traditional IT environments have typically been configured as silos in which resources are aligned around an application or business function. Such environments are characterized by silos of IT resources - each dedicated to a specific application. Virtualization is an approach to IT that pools...
- White papers 2007-01-01
- Breaking down silos inside and outside Microsoft
- Microsofts Unified Communications Group is all about breaking down the communication silos of e-mail, instant-messaging and voice-mail. Thats how UCG officials have explained their charter and technology roadmap, at least. On December 12, Microsoft announced that it was commencing a private beta of Office Communications Server OCS 2007,...
- Blog posts 2006-12-12
- << Previous
- page 1 of 2
- Next >>
Content Types
Refining Tags
- Software (9 results)
- SOA (7 results)
- Management (7 results)
- Enterprise Software (5 results)
- Microsoft Windows (4 results)
- Strategy (4 results)
- Information Technology (4 results)
- Web Services (4 results)
- Hardware (3 results)
- Middleware (3 results)
- Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) (3 results)
- Joe McKendrick (3 results)
- Eric Norlin (3 results)
- Identity (3 results)
- Hewlett-Packard Co. (3 results)
- Microsoft Corp. (3 results)
- SOA Governance (3 results)
Premier Vendor Content Whitepapers, webcasts & resources from our Power Center Sponsors
- The Compelling Case for Conferencing
-
Read the whitepaper to discover the specific ways Unified Communications can improve your bottom line.
- Click to download >>
- Save time with automated shipping solutions
-
The Business Essentials Guide provides you useful tools and templates to help grow your business and save you time with automated shipping solutions.
- Visit the UPS Business Essentials Guide
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online - Free Six-Month Trial for Eligible Organizations
-
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online provides fast online access, simple contact management and better sales performance for a low monthly cost - the best value on the market today.
- Learn more about the free, six-month trial offer >>
- Keep Up With The Latest In Document Management with The DocuMentor.
-
Doc delivers the scoop on today's enterprise content management, printer maintenance, and all other issues related to document management. It's the DocuMentor Blog.
- Learn more >>
Meet Doc
-
-
Here to help you with your Document Management Needs
- Check out Doc’s Blog on ZDNet
- Help your company, help the earth I want to share with you the Environmental Defense Fund Paper Calculator, which allows you to gauge your organization's environmental impact.
- Which is Greener: Paper or Digital? The Answer May Surprise You Anything we can do to reduce paper consumption is good. But what about the impact of digital waste?
-
Produced by
ZDNet and -
