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Cloud Computing Cost-Saving with a Hybrid Model
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper unveils a theoretical financial model that will help you analyze cloud costs now and into the future.
Posted: 19 May 2014 | Published: 08 May 2013

Intel

Pivotal Melds Big Data and Platform-as-a-Service
sponsored by Pivotal
WHITE PAPER: This report explores how Pivotal is offering a complete, pretested, and pre-tuned approach to big data, incorporating a more user-friendly strategy as they focus on big data in the cloud, real-time and batch analytics, and a bundled pricing model for big data initiatives.
Posted: 15 May 2014 | Published: 30 Apr 2014

Pivotal

Planning a Private Enterprise Cloud?
sponsored by KEMP Technologies
WHITE PAPER: This informative whitepaper explores the role of SDN and load balancing when planning your private cloud.
Posted: 14 May 2014 | Published: 14 May 2014

KEMP Technologies

How to Use Cloud-to-Cloud Backup for Data Protection
sponsored by Spanning Cloud Apps
WHITE PAPER: This Forrester report explains why cloud-to-cloud backup has emerged as an effective option for cloud data protection and how you can use this strategy to keep your own cloud data secure.
Posted: 13 May 2014 | Published: 13 May 2014

Spanning Cloud Apps

9 Must-Haves for your Cloud Backup Solution
sponsored by Spanning Cloud Apps
WHITE PAPER: The following is a list of 9 absolutely essential things you should be on the lookout for in a backup solution.
Posted: 13 May 2014 | Published: 13 May 2014

Spanning Cloud Apps

Eliminate Shortcomings in Your Cloud Architecture with Smarter Storage
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores a storage strategy that eliminates storage vulnerabilities that firms can face in private or hosted cloud architectures – the block and file-based scale-out storage architectures form the underpinning of a performance-based, reliable cloud infrastructure.
Posted: 24 Apr 2014 | Published: 31 Jan 2013

IBM

Cloud Web Security Using Cisco ASA
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This exclusive resource examines a cloud web security (CWS) solution that offers a combination of web usage controls with category and reputation-based control, malware filtering, and data protection to address the need for a corporate web security policy.
Posted: 23 Apr 2014 | Published: 23 Apr 2014

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Comparative Assessment: VCE'sTM Vblock Systems vs. IBM PureSystems
sponsored by EMC Converged Platforms.
WHITE PAPER: Check out this resource now to discover how a converged infrastructure can help you remove the complexity from your virtual or cloud environment, as well as the ins-and-outs of an industry-leading converged infrastructure option.
Posted: 21 Apr 2014 | Published: 31 Aug 2013

EMC Converged Platforms.

A standardized solution to optimize every aspect of your virtual cloud deployment
sponsored by VMware and IBM
WHITE PAPER: This document describes the reference architecture for deployment of the VMware vCloud Enterprise Suite on IBM System X6 hardware. It also provides the planning, design considerations, and best practices for implementing VMware vCloud Enterprise Suite on IBM products.
Posted: 18 Apr 2014 | Published: 24 Feb 2014

VMware and IBM

SaaS study: How competitive companies reduce TCO
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: SaaS is much more than a cost-savings tool. Organizations are using the cloud to help them achieve a much broader and strategic goal – unlocking competitive advantage through stronger collaboration, analytics and improving the customer experience.
Posted: 18 Apr 2014 | Published: 31 Jan 2014

IBM

Cloud Backup Requires Intelligent Recovery
sponsored by PHD Virtual
WHITE PAPER: This resource highlights the benefits and challenges of cloud backup and shows how a solution from PHD Virtual can help overcome these challenges.
Posted: 15 Apr 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

PHD Virtual

Cloud-Based Security Threats Present Challenges and Opportunities for MSPs
sponsored by OpenText Security Solutions
WHITE PAPER: This guide explores the current cloud-based security threats and how MSPs can face the challenge head on.
Posted: 15 Apr 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

OpenText Security Solutions

5 Things to Look for in a Cloud Provider When it Comes to Security
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Many organizations today are moving their business to the cloud to save money and increase efficiency. But, this comes with security and related operational risks. In this white paper, find five important things to look for in a cloud provider, with your cloud's security in mind.
Posted: 14 Apr 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

Oracle Corporation

IT Automation in a Hybrid Prem/Cloud Landscape
sponsored by ORSYP
WHITE PAPER: This white paper shows how an effective IT automation implementation can save 50% in capital equipment expenses and reduce operational costs by 30%. Read on to explore the benefits and challenges that come with the cloud.
Posted: 11 Apr 2014 | Published: 11 Apr 2014

ORSYP

5 Reasons to Consider SaaS for Your Business Applications
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper examines five reasons why LOB managers should consider business applications delivered using the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, and in particular why they should consider SaaS business applications from Oracle.
Posted: 09 Apr 2014 | Published: 09 Apr 2014

Oracle Corporation

Delight & Engage Customers with Mobile APIs
sponsored by Intel® Services
WHITE PAPER: Read this success story and learn how a robust API and secure API Management powered Keep's iOS app to become one of the most popular apps in the Lifestyle category in the iTunes App Store.
Posted: 08 Apr 2014 | Published: 08 Apr 2014

Intel® Services

Enterprise-Grade Management for Amazon Web Services (AWS)
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper covers a set of management and automation tools that will give you advanced management capabilities in a hybrid cloud environment.
Posted: 08 Apr 2014 | Published: 08 Apr 2014

Red Hat

Transferring Data without Secure Protocols?
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines a solution that protects your data wherever it may be so that your users can remain productive.
Posted: 07 Apr 2014 | Published: 07 May 2014

IBM

Enterprise Grade Management for OpenStack
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper details a set of management and automation tools that will help IT handle the added challenges of hybrid cloud computing service models.
Posted: 07 Apr 2014 | Published: 03 Apr 2013

Red Hat

Advanced Virtual and Cloud Management for VMware Environments and Beyond
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: This white paper covers a comprehensive management solution that can fix common virtualization and cloud management pain points and prepare you for your future needs.
Posted: 07 Apr 2014 | Published: 10 Apr 2013

Red Hat

How to Achieve Success with Cloud and Big Data
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores how you can use modern workload automation, data analytics, and cloud capabilities to easily manage workloads and apps in an increasingly complex IT environment.
Posted: 04 Apr 2014 | Published: 12 Mar 2014

IBM

Unlock the Power of Microsoft SQL Server 2014
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: This technical resource examines three key new features of SQL Server 2014 that deliver mission-critical performance, faster data insights, and migration of data to the cloud.
Posted: 03 Apr 2014 | Published: 03 Apr 2014

Global Knowledge

Cloud Computing: Changing the Role and Relevance of IT Teams
sponsored by Data3
WHITE PAPER: In this informative resource, take a look at how the business computing landscape is changing as a result of cloud adoption, and learn how IT leaders can harness the power of the cloud to reclaim their relevance and reach success.
Posted: 03 Apr 2014 | Published: 31 Jan 2014

Data3

Impact of Cloud on IT Consumption Models
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This exclusive resource discusses the impact of the cloud on IT consumption models and examines how your organization can accelerate the adoption of game-changing technology.
Posted: 03 Apr 2014 | Published: 03 Apr 2014

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Where to Go Once Your Servers Are Virtualized
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper breaks down four options you can implement after you have fully virtualized your data center.
Posted: 03 Apr 2014 | Published: 03 Apr 2014

Global Knowledge