A Practitioner’s Guide to More Efficient Network Management
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
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Read this white paper to learn the four key initiatives for attacking network management inefficiency and how automation solutions from HP can help.
Posted: 13 Nov 2009 | Published: 13 Nov 2009
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Optimizing Business Service Management (BSM) in a Challenging Global Economy: Delivering Service Quality While Improving IT Efficiency
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
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This IDC White Paper examines the roles of virtualization and automation in improving operational efficiencies. Delivering end-to-end service visibility across both physical and virtual infrastructures is a key requirement for preventing service outages or failures.
Posted: 13 Nov 2009 | Published: 13 Nov 2009
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Fixing the SAP Upgrade Process: Nine Best Practices
sponsored by Panaya, Inc.
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This paper takes a new look at the SAP upgrade process in light of emerging best practices and new technologies. This report offers a discussion of the value of both technical and functional upgrades as well as a discussion of some of the best practices to enhance the value of your SAP upgrades while lowering overall cost.
Posted: 10 Nov 2009 | Published: 10 Nov 2009
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49 Do's, Don'ts, and Customer Lessons for SAP Upgrades: Going beyond the SAP Upgrade Clichés
sponsored by Panaya, Inc.
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In this article, the best advice on upgrading to SAP ERP 6.0 is compiled into a list of SAP upgrade do’s and don’ts for your reading enjoyment and practical use. Also included are some customer lessons from those who have upgraded to ERP 6.0 and have stories to tell.
Posted: 10 Nov 2009 | Published: 10 Nov 2009
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Best Practice Insights: ITIL Service Operation
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
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Service Operation, the fourth book in the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Version 3 publications, assists readers in developing management practices to ensure customers are satisfied and receive the value they expect. BMC experts have compiled an overview based on Service Operation, including valuable commentary, practical guidance and examples.
Posted: 03 Nov 2009 | Published: 03 Nov 2009
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Getting Virtualization Right: Five Virtualization Rules Every Organization Must Know
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
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HP has a long and proud tradition of partnering with technology leaders to help ensure success in both good economies and bad. This paper provides practical advice and insight into the rules these leaders followed to realize the full potential of virtualization.
Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 28 Oct 2009
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Mobility Management the ITIL and ITSM Way: An Enterprise BlackBerry, iPhone (and Beyond) Imperative
sponsored by BoxTone
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In this Handbook, you'll learn how Mobile User Management has emerged as the most effective application of ITSM leveraging ITIL to support mobile user connectivity and mobile application access.
Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009
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Seven Practical Steps for Federal Cyber Security and FISMA Compliance
sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
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This paper provides seven practical steps any information security organization can take to improve information system security and achieve compliance with relevant regulations, standards and internal security and operational policy.
Posted: 05 Oct 2009 | Published: 05 Oct 2009
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The Scoop on the New CCNA and CCNP Specializations
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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There has been a lot of interest among students lately on the details surrounding the CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) specializations and their relationship with the corresponding CCNP specializations. The purpose of this white paper is to put all the information about these into one concise reference document.
Posted: 22 Sep 2009 | Published: 22 Sep 2009
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SharePoint High Availability - Protecting All Three Architecture Tiers
sponsored by Marathon Technologies
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SQL Server is the relational database used for storing all content, data, and configuration information used by Office SharePoint Server 2007. Protecting SharePoint requires protecting each of the three architectural tiers. This whitepaper will discuss the need to protect all three tiers of SharePoint's implementation architecture.
Posted: 18 Sep 2009 | Published: 18 Sep 2009
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'Lights Out' IT Management -- Automate Problem Identification & Resolution
sponsored by Dorado Software
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Lights-Out IT Management refers to the automation of both problem identification and problem resolution. The successful implementation of Lights-Out IT Management is built upon an integrated system that provides three key management functions: find, configure, and monitor. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 16 Sep 2009 | Published: 16 Sep 2009
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ITIL®,the CMS and You
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
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This white paper describes the CMS (configuration management system) as emphasized in ITIL V3, and explores how it differs from a CMDB. Further, it shows how a CMS increases your ability to make better IT decisions that impact business agility, productivity, and quality of service.
Posted: 20 Aug 2009 | Published: 20 Aug 2009
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Why You Should Take a Holistic Approach to ITIL and Service Support
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
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In these tough economic times, how do you address the challenge of reducing costs without diminishing your service quality? Companies can lower costs significantly and meet the growing demand for services by taking a more holistic approach. This paper discusses the importance of taking a unified approach to service support management and...
Posted: 18 Jun 2009 | Published: 18 Jun 2009
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Understanding ITIL® Service Portfolio Management: An Approach For Implementing Effective Service Lifecycle Management
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
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IT executives and their teams need a comprehensive and accurate view of IT services. A service catalog includes all relevant details about your services, including which service level agreements (SLAs) are associated with it, who is able to request it, how much it costs, and how to fulfill it. This paper describes the IT Infrastructure...
Posted: 17 Jun 2009 | Published: 17 Jun 2009
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Seven Requirements for Balancing Control and Agility in the Virtual Environment
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
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Unparalleled agility is the promise of virtualization. But managing change, staying compliant, and preventing virtual sprawl are just a few of the challenges you could face before you reap the rewards. VMware joined us recently to co-author 7 must-read tips for striking the perfect balance in your virtual environment.
Posted: 17 Jun 2009 | Published: 17 Jun 2009
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DataDirect XML Converters Allow Health Care Payers and Providers to Comply with X12 EDI Standards
sponsored by DataDirect Technologies
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In this product review, Benefitfocus IT professionals discuss their experiences with DataDirect XML Converters 4.0. They rate the product using several criteria and detail how the implemented the product into their IT enterprise.
Posted: 16 Mar 2009 | Published: 16 Mar 2009
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Taming Data Chaos: Simplify Data Integration with DataDirect Data Integration Suite
sponsored by DataDirect Technologies
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Data transformation and integration are key areas where specialized products can yield impressive time and cost efficiencies and The DataDirect Data Integration Suite is one of the leaders in this space. Read this paper for a detailed analysis of this product.
Posted: 16 Mar 2009 | Published: 16 Mar 2009
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Deploying XML Converters On Microsoft BizTalk Server
sponsored by DataDirect Technologies
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This document describes how to deploy DataDirect XML Converters for .NET on Microsoft BizTalk to help control the input and output ports of BizTalk applications that need to convert data in native formats to XML.
Posted: 16 Mar 2009 | Published: 16 Mar 2009
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Deliver Application Integration Projects in Days
sponsored by Cast Iron Systems
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This white paper details the Cast Iron Integration Solution, which dramatically simplifies application integration today. As a purpose-built solution designed exclusively for application integration, it eliminates complexity from an integration problem and enables companies to implement projects in days, rather than weeks or months.
Posted: 23 Feb 2009 | Published: 23 Feb 2009
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Automate Virtualization in Your Data Center - EMA Analyst Report
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
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This EMA white paper addresses the challenges of a complex multi-tier environment. It highlights specific examples of how virtualization provides measurable ROI, looks at the challenges for data center management that virtualization introduces, and most importantly, it provides specific and actionable recommendations for managing virtual systems.
Posted: 17 Feb 2009 | Published: 17 Feb 2009
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Making Quality a Deliverable in Eclipse-Based Java Development
sponsored by Instantiations
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CodePro AnalytiX as part of a continuous or nightly-build process, seamlessly integrate it into any Eclipse-based Java development environment, or use a combination of the two implementation approaches.
Posted: 04 Feb 2009 | Published: 04 Feb 2009
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Why BI is Ripe - Now! - For Businesses of Any Size
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
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Oracle's range of offerings to mid-size and emerging companies reflects its vision that BI and EPM solutions can be embraced by companies of all sizes.
Posted: 28 Jan 2009 | Published: 28 Jan 2009
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Organizational Readiness Challenges Companies Like Yours Face
sponsored by SAP AG
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This SAP executive insight "Organizational Readiness" explains the organizational readiness challenges that companies face.
Posted: 26 Jan 2009 | Published: 26 Jan 2009
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Implementing Device Restrictions in Vista and Server 2008
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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With Vista clients and Server 2008 systems, we have a number of new Group Policy settings that allow us to exert some level of control over which devices users can install and use.
Posted: 23 Jan 2009 | Published: 23 Jan 2009
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ITIL Version 3 - What the Changes Could Mean to You
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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As the IT industry standardizes its operations to solve business problems in the most efficient, effective, economical, and equitable way, ITIL v3 becomes a useful and critical tool.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008
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