Applications Management White Papers

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Best Practices for Cloud-based Recovery
sponsored by SunGard Availability Services
WHITE PAPER: Recovery as a Service (RaaS) has been around for some time, but the emergence of cloud computing offers a more efficient, faster and cheaper platform for application recovery. Find out what you should look for in a cloud-based recovery solution, and how you can successfully implement one.
Posted: 12 Jan 2012 | Published: 12 Jan 2012

SunGard Availability Services

Converged Application Appliances: Delivering Simplicity And Faster Time-To-Application Value
sponsored by HPM Networks
WHITE PAPER: Access this whitepaper to view key findings about converged application appliances.
Posted: 12 Jan 2012 | Published: 12 Jan 2012

HPM Networks

Running Microsoft Apps on FlexPod for Vmware
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines the benefits associated with virtualizing Microsoft applications, and discusses how a newly-introduced infrastructure solution can simplify the management and cost associated with this process. Read on to learn more about this emerging technology and its benefits.
Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 05 Jan 2012

NetApp

Harness Applications to Accelerate Success
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides insights into getting your organisation positioned for innovation, mobility, integration, and agility. Learn why you need to include applications in your strategy to meet these objectives—and why doing so can help you realise better outcomes.
Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 05 Jan 2012

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise

3PAR Storage: Tailor-Made for Virtual Infrastructures
sponsored by HPM Networks
WHITE PAPER: Though businesses have begun virtualizing their non-mission critical applications, major storage challenges have stood in the way of enterprises virtualizing their critical production applications. Find out how block storage solutions tailor-made for virtual infrastructures addresses these issues.
Posted: 04 Jan 2012 | Published: 04 Jan 2012

HPM Networks

ASNA Staged Application Modernization and Migration with Wings and Monarch
sponsored by ASNA
WHITE PAPER: Most IBM i-centric businesses face one or both of two core challenges today:  frustrations with the green-screen user interface and/or the need to migrate off of RPG and perhaps even the IBM i platform. Explore how you can use ASNA’s application modernization strategy to get an affordable, easily improved user interface for your RPG programs.
Posted: 04 Jan 2012 | Published: 04 Jan 2012

ASNA

Transforming Applications for the Secure, Context-Aware, Instant-On Connected World
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: Uncover how Instant-On Enterprises are transforming applications for a secure, context aware, connected environment at work, home, play or on the road.
Posted: 04 Jan 2012 | Published: 04 Jan 2012

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise

Disaster Preparedness: Is there a hole in your disaster recovery plan?
sponsored by Iron Mountain
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn how software escrow agreements can be a critical tool to help ensure application continuity within your business continuity plan.
Posted: 04 Jan 2012 | Published: 04 Jan 2012

Iron Mountain

How Verification Services Fortify Your Software Escrow Solution
sponsored by Iron Mountain
WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the types of verification services used in the escrow industry. It discusses why verification has become a best practice for both the users of software and the developers creating the applications, as well as a solid recommendation by the lawyers who advise them.
Posted: 28 Dec 2011 | Published: 28 Dec 2011

Iron Mountain

Accelerate the delivery of modern applications
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: An IT modernization project will be unique to your business, and to successfully manage it you'll need the appropriate tools, resources, and best practices throughout the process. Read this paper to get a framework for initiating your modernization efforts.
Posted: 28 Dec 2011 | Published: 30 Sep 2011

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Maximize Opportunity and ROI With Business Intelligence and Integration
sponsored by Information Builders
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to discover how you can improve your current business intelligence (BI) system through an innovative partnership and drive new revenue to allow your organization the ability to expand your service offerings.
Posted: 05 Dec 2011 | Published: 05 Dec 2011

Information Builders

Rational solutions for cloud computing
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Given all the things to consider when leveraging a cloud model, implementing one may seem daunting—but it doesn’t have to be. IBM Rational® solutions can help.
Posted: 15 Nov 2011 | Published: 15 Nov 2011

IBM

Letting go: the key to Migrating apps to the cloud
sponsored by Fujitsu America, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: To reap the full benefits of application outsourcing and cloud computing, organizations have to manage their application portfolio more effectively and designate which applications can be moved to the cloud. Access this exclusive resource to learn how moving your applications to the cloud can generate significant savings for your company.
Posted: 07 Nov 2011 | Published: 04 Nov 2011

Fujitsu America, Inc.

Citrix XenDesktop: DesktopVirtualization For All
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn about a new single integrated solution that can support all desktop and application virtualization architectures in your enterprise.
Posted: 01 Nov 2011 | Published: 01 Nov 2011

Citrix

Virtualize Critical Applications with IBM and VMware
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: When IT professionals migrate critical applications to a virtualized infrastructure, they must consider continuity throughout every stage in the application lifecycle. Access this white paper to learn about technology solutions that can virtualize your critical applications to enhance business value and minimize risks.
Posted: 01 Nov 2011 | Published: 01 Nov 2011

VMware, Inc.

Best practices for implementing 2048-bit SSL
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: To maintain application performance and availability, enterprises must upgrade their application delivery controller (ADC) and SSL infrastructure. Specifically, consideration should be given to selecting an ADC, like Citrix NetScaler.
Posted: 12 Oct 2011 | Published: 12 Oct 2011

Citrix

8 reasons why Citrix NetScaler beats F5
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses eight important areas where Citrix NetScaler beats F5 in making enterprise networks cloud ready.
Posted: 07 Oct 2011 | Published: 07 Oct 2011

Citrix

Preparing for Your Windows 7 Migration - Analyze, Plan, Deliver, Optimize
sponsored by Centrix Software
WHITE PAPER: Explore some of the key considerations for organizations seeking to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 desktops, and get several key recommendations to ensure a smooth migration.
Posted: 30 Sep 2011 | Published: 30 Sep 2011

Centrix Software

Maximizing Smartphone Value: A Guide for IT Admins
sponsored by BlackBerry
WHITE PAPER: As an IT administrator what steps can you take to help your organization benefit the most from the mobile revolution? This guide offers practical, fresh ideas to help you lower costs, maximize benefits and map a strategy.
Posted: 15 Sep 2011 | Published: 15 Sep 2011

BlackBerry

Pay-As-You-Grow: investment protection and elasticity for your network
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: Enterprise IT teams are being challenged to increase overall IT flexibility and business agility by incorporating emerging cloud technologies into their next generation datacenter architectures. Citrix created NetScaler Pay-As-You-Grow a simple licensing model that provides on-demand elasticity, avoids costly hardware purchases and upgrades.
Posted: 07 Sep 2011 | Published: 07 Sep 2011

Citrix

School District of Somerset Goes Virtually One-to-One
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: With over 1650 students and 225 faculty members, attaining one-to-one student to computer ratio for the Somerset School District was no easy task. Access this exclusive resource to learn how the Somerset School District cost-effectively and efficiently dispersed computing resources with desktop and application virtualization.
Posted: 24 Aug 2011 | Published: 24 Aug 2011

VMware, Inc.

The Costs and Implications of EHR System Downtime on Physician Practices
sponsored by Stratus Technologies
WHITE PAPER: The paper includes calculations showing the cost of downtime expected for a given level of EHR solution uptime in practices of various sizes, as well as products associated with specific uptime levels. The report also includes a “cost per hour” tool that estimates the financial impact of downtime in practices they administer, oversee or assist.
Posted: 11 Aug 2011 | Published: 11 Aug 2011

Stratus Technologies

Myth Busted: Affordable, Easy to Manage Virtualization with High-Availability is a Reality
sponsored by Stratus Technologies
WHITE PAPER: SMBs want to take advantage of the benefits of virtualization but it can be costly to manage if they do not have the required skills in-house. Dan Kusnetzky takes a deep look at all of the benefits as well as the issues these businesses are facing, including the requirement to use automated systems, reducing complexity and maintaining availability.
Posted: 11 Aug 2011 | Published: 11 Aug 2011

Stratus Technologies

An Enterprise Private Cloud Architecture and Implementation Roadmap
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: On-demand, scalable and elastic service is the key functionality of cloud computing, and this is even more true for a private cloud infrastructure. Access this exclusive resource to learn an actionable, practical method for bringing your organization into a private cloud.
Posted: 08 Aug 2011 | Published: 08 Aug 2011

Intel

Applying Factory Principles to Accelerate Enterprise Virtualization
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: Adopting the private cloud infrastructure is a prime goal for many organizations, however, the first critical step to achieving this goal is ubiquitous server virtualization. Access this exclusive resource to learn how you can apply factory principles to your processes and virtualize nearly 75% of your data center.
Posted: 08 Aug 2011 | Published: 08 Aug 2011

Intel