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ALSO CALLED: Dark Fiber, Fibre DEFINITION: Dark fiber is optical fiber infrastructure (cabling and repeaters) that is currently in place but is not being used. Optical fiber conveys information in the form of light pulses so the "dark" means no light pulses are being sent. For example, some electric utilities have installed optical fiber cable where they already have power lines installed in the expectation that they can lease the infrastructure … Definition continues below.
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10 Security Concerns for Cloud Computing sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn the many benefits of cloud computing as well as the 10 security concerns that need to be addressed when considering moving critical applications and sensitive data to public and shared cloud environments. Posted: 17 Mar 2010 \| Published: 17 Mar 2010 TOPICS: Access Control \| Business Continuity Planning \| Cloud Computing \| Disaster Recovery \| IT Outsourcing Services \| IT Services \| Platform as a service \| Private cloud computing \| Public cloud computing \| Regulatory Compliance \| SLA \| Software as a Service

10 Tech Skills Heading the Way of the Dinosaur - 2013 Edition sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: There are many articles devoted to what is hot in the IT industry, so we won't rehash them here. Instead, we will focus on skills that are going away. If these skills are all you have, soon you may be in an unemployment line. If these skills are the most recent ones you have, NOW is the time to update your skill set and prepare for the future. Posted: 08 May 2013 \| Published: 08 May 2013 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Business of Information Technology \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| IT Asset Management \| IT Best Practices \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Service Management \| IT Services

6 Keys to Expand Your Revenue Opportunities: BDR Designed for SMBs sponsored by Datto, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines how Datto ALTO can expand an MSP's customer base and revenue growth with a BDR that addresses the unique needs of small business, from features to price. Read this paper to learn the 6 keys to expand your business with untapped small business market. Posted: 24 Apr 2013 \| Published: 24 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Backup Software \| Backups \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Disaster Recovery \| IT Services \| Management Service Providers \| Small Businesses \| SMBs \| Storage Management

7 Essential Benefits of Hybrid Cloud Backup sponsored by Datto, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper to discover what a hybrid cloud is, how it applies to data backup, and the seven unique benefits of a hybrid cloud platform for SMB data backup. Posted: 28 Jan 2013 \| Published: 28 Jan 2013 TOPICS: Backup Software \| Disaster Recovery \| Hybrid clouds \| IT Services \| Private Cloud \| Public Cloud \| SMBs \| VARs

A guide on how to select an ITSM Software Solution in 2013 sponsored by Flycast Partners WHITE PAPER: This white paper is an essential resource for companies that are evaluating or investing in service desk software. Posted: 16 Apr 2013 \| Published: 16 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| IT Service Management \| IT Services \| Systems Management

Accelerating business service delivery through platform automation sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: If you're looking to improve your delivery of business services or core applications, you know that automation can help you achieve this goal. This informative white paper details how you can automate all necessary technologies to improve business services using a database and middleware automation (DMA) tool. Posted: 06 May 2013 \| Published: 28 Feb 2013 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Service Management \| Cloud Computing \| Database Management \| IT Service Management \| IT Services \| Middleware \| Software as a Service

Anticipate IT issues before they impact your business sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Limited WHITE PAPER: In today's dynamic IT environments containing innumerable applications, CIOs are constantly searching for better ways to anticipate problems and take care of them before they negatively impact the business. Learn 5 key features and benefits of predictive analytics that can help. Posted: 08 Mar 2012 \| Published: 01 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Application Performance Management Software \| Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| IT Service Management \| IT Services \| Predictive Analytics \| Predictive Analytics Software \| Predictive Performance Management

At-A-Glance - HP Enterprise Cloud Services for SAP Applications sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Limited WHITE PAPER: This white paper introduces new virtual private cloud services that can deliver flexibility, scalability and cost-savings to your business. Discover how these new platforms can transform the way you deliver IT services to your users. Posted: 15 Aug 2012 \| Published: 15 Aug 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| IT Services \| Private Cloud \| Private cloud computing \| SAP (Product)

Be a multi-sourced IT services broker sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores how CIOs can take advantage of a cloud-enabled, multi-vendor approach to IT service delivery, and offers guidance on how to buy and integrate these IT services to gain the most value for your business. Posted: 08 May 2013 \| Published: 31 Aug 2012 TOPICS: Application Integration \| Applications Management \| Business Service Management \| Cloud Computing \| IT Governance \| IT Management \| IT Outsourcing Services \| IT Service Management \| IT Services

Burning Dollars: Top Five Trends in US Telecom Spend sponsored by Dimension Data WHITE PAPER: Find the top 5 trends in US telecom spending, including statistics concerning the effect of mobile devices and consumerization of IT on telecom operations. Posted: 05 Jun 2013 \| Published: 05 Jun 2013 TOPICS: Cost Benefit Analysis \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile IP \| Mobile Workers \| Smart Phones \| Tablet PC \| Telecom Spending \| Telecommunications Hardware \| Telecommunications Services \| Telecommunications Systems

Bursting with HP CloudSystem sponsored by HP & Intel® WHITE PAPER: Managing service delivery across multiple clouds is a challenge. In this white paper, discover how cloud bursting – a feature of HP CloudSystem – can help you easily conquer this challenge from a single point of control. View now to learn more! Posted: 04 Mar 2013 \| Published: 30 Nov 2012 TOPICS: Application Service Providers \| Applications Management \| Business Process Automation \| Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Cloud Security \| Hosting Services \| Hybrid clouds \| Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) \| Infrastructure Services \| Inventory Management \| IT Management Services \| IT Outsourcing Services \| IT Services \| Management Service Providers \| Outsourcing \| Private Cloud \| Public Cloud

A Buyer's Guide to IP PBX Options sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the three alternative approaches to choosing the right IP-based telephony system and the key considerations you should consider to fulfill your critical business requirements. Posted: 10 Sep 2007 \| Published: 01 Feb 2007 TOPICS: IP PBX \| IP Phones \| Telecommunications Hardware \| Telecommunications Industry \| Telecommunications Networks \| Telecommunications Services

A Future in Content(ion): Can Telecom Providers Win a Share of the Digital Content Market? sponsored by IBM Line of Business WHITE PAPER: A future in content(ion): Can telecom providers win a share of the digital content market? High growth in digital content offers significant opportunities for telecommunications providers. Find out more by downloading this IBM white paper. Posted: 17 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 TOPICS: Telecommunications Service Providers \| Telecommunications Services

A Virtualization Roadmap from Dell and Intel sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Virtualization is more than a technology. It is a way of thinking about problems that allow us to go beyond the physical limitations normally associated with entire classes of hardware, from servers to storage. Attaining the maximum benefits of virtualization, however, requires a plan and constant monitoring to ensure peak performance. Posted: 29 Apr 2010 \| Published: 29 Apr 2010 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Management \| Disaster Recovery \| IT Services \| Multi-core Processors \| Regulatory Compliance \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| Storage Consolidation \| Systems Management

ABI Research: Mobilize Enterprise Office Communications NOW with 4G sponsored by Sprint WHITE PAPER: Ready to integrate 4G into your wireless communications strategy? 4G technologies operate on licensed spectrum allowing greater control over spectrum use and access. 4G also provides capacity and speed similar to Wi-Fi to enable demanding applications. Posted: 13 Apr 2011 \| Published: 13 Apr 2011 TOPICS: 3G Wireless \| Business Communications \| Mobile Device Management \| Smart Phones \| Telecommunications Industry \| Telecommunications Services \| Unified Messaging \| Wi-Fi \| Wireless Messaging

All Clouds are Not Created Equal: A Logical Approach to Cloud Adoption in Your Company sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: You've decided to make the leap to the cloud, but with so many different configurations offered by multiple providers representing different degrees of benefits and risks, how do you even begin to determine the approach that will best suit your organisation's unique needs? Read this white paper to find guidance to help you make sense of the cloud. Posted: 31 Jul 2012 \| Published: 29 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Cloud Storage Services \| Cloud Storage Strategy \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Services

ASG-Discovery and Dependency Mapping (ASG-DDM) sponsored by ASG Software Solutions WHITE PAPER: This paper explains ASG's unique, automated solution for discovery and dependency mapping for change and configuration management. Posted: 23 Feb 2010 \| Published: 23 Feb 2010 TOPICS: Business Service Management \| Business Service Management Software \| Configuration Management \| IT Service Management \| IT Services \| ITIL \| UNIX \| Windows

Automating IT Configuration Controls with Oracle Enterprise Manager Configuration Change Console sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper discusses how to define, track and enforce IT policies; automate IT compliance processes; and reduce the effort and cost of managing business applications. Posted: 10 Sep 2009 \| Published: 16 Oct 2008 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Compliance Audits \| Compliance Best Practices \| IT Management \| IT Services \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management

Best Practices for Migrating to a New Service Desk Platform sponsored by Nimsoft, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper offers guidelines and best practices for IT organizations that are in the midst of, or are planning a migration to a new service desk platform. Within, learn how you can effortlessly migrate your tickets, workflow, knowledge articles, and more. Posted: 05 Jul 2012 \| Published: 05 Jul 2012 TOPICS: IT Best Practices \| IT Industry \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| IT Service Centers \| IT Service Management \| IT Services \| ITIL

BI for Small and Mid-sized Businesses sponsored by LogiXML WHITE PAPER: This paper dispels some myths about BI in smaller companies and outlines the main options at your disposal. Posted: 08 Oct 2009 \| Published: 08 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| IT Services \| IT Systems \| Licensing \| Model Driven Architecture \| Small Businesses \| SMBs

Billing System Perspective: Convergence in Telecommunication sponsored by Comarch Telecommunications WHITE PAPER: To achieve all modern telecommunication requirements it was necessary to change service delivery architectures as well as billing systems architectures. This paper examines the a billing solution that delivers on all of today's service providers needs. Posted: 20 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 TOPICS: QOS \| Telecom Billing Services \| Telecom Billing Systems \| Telecommunications Carrier Systems \| Telecommunications Industry \| Telecommunications Networks \| Telecommunications Services \| Telecommunications Systems

Building Your Business Case for Best-Practice IT Services Delivery sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Read this paper for a discussion of TCO components and complexities, as well as cost analysis and business impacts that companies should consider when building a business case. This paper offers tips for assessing the total cost of ownership in delivering best practices through an in-house IT service delivery model. Posted: 29 Mar 2010 \| Published: 15 Jun 2009 TOPICS: CIOs \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| IT Outsourcing Services \| IT Service Management \| IT Services \| TCO

Can a Technology Service Provider Really Enable Your Business Success? sponsored by All Covered WHITE PAPER: Technology service providers address IT challenges by providing technical oversight, IT accountability and continuity within the infrastructure. Learn how partnering with a technology service provider can satisfy the IT needs of your business. Posted: 04 Sep 2007 \| Published: 28 Aug 2007 TOPICS: IT Best Practices \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Service Management \| IT Services \| IT Spending \| Outsourcing \| Productivity \| ROI \| Small Businesses \| TCO

Capturing the Potential of the Cloud sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper will discuss how cloud is helping enterprises, governments and industries around the globe meet their current challenges through key value drivers. Posted: 13 Oct 2010 \| Published: 15 Sep 2010 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Management \| Business Service Management \| Cloud Computing \| Global Economy \| IT Service Management \| IT Services

Challenges & Strategies for UK Annuity Providers sponsored by Wipro Technologies WHITE PAPER: This white papers talks about the challenges facing the UK annuity market and the strategies that can be taken by the product providers to meet them. The paper also talks about how Wipro can partner with providers to tap the opportunities present in the marketplace. Posted: 13 May 2009 \| Published: 11 May 2009 TOPICS: Business Environment \| Business Intelligence \| Business Process Management \| Business Service Management \| Business Service Providers \| Consulting Services Industry \| Consumer Market \| IT Services \| Strategic Planning

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DARK FIBER SERVICES DEFINITION (continued): … Dark fiber is optical fiber infrastructure (cabling and repeaters) that is currently in place but is not being used. Optical fiber conveys information in the form of light pulses so the "dark" means no light pulses are being sent. For example, some electric utilities have installed optical fiber cable where they already have power lines installed in the expectation that they can lease the infrastructure to telephone or cable TV companies or use it to interconnect their own offices. To the extent that these installations are unused, they are described as dark."Dark fiber service" is service provided by local exchange carriers (LECs) for the maintenance of optical fiber transmission capacity between customer locations in which the light for the fiber is provided by the customer rather than the LEC.
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