August 2008
Successful Service Catalog Defined; Improve Business Services with SOA; IT Financial Management Reveals Value
Welcome to the August issue of CA’s IT Management newsletter (previously called the Business Service Management newsletter). This month, we define a strong service catalog implementation so you can understand the critical components. Also read how application performance management can help improve your Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) deployment. Finally, read how IT financial management can help you illuminate IT's value.
— Ajei Gopal, EVP, CA Enterprise IT Management Group
Technology often speaks its own language, using internal metrics that don’t relate to corporate priorities. A performance scorecard that combines reporting best practices with systems that provide the essential business measurements can help you clearly communicate business value.
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