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DEFINITION: A common test platform (CTP), also called an open test standard (OTS), is a set of specifications defining test methods for diverse components of computer and electronic systems to be marketed as complete products. The intent of a CTP is to ensure consistency in hardware and software test procedures from the conceptual and design phases through manufacture and distribution.Computers, computer peripherals … Definition continues below.
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10 Tips For Overcoming IT Certification Struggles sponsored by SkillSoft WHITE PAPER: This resource examines the challenges and benefits of IT certification and includes tips for improving pass rates. Posted: 18 Apr 2012 \| Published: 18 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Certification Programs \| IT Agents \| IT Best Practices \| IT Governance \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Service Management \| IT Workforce

13 Infrastructure Decisions That Result In Poor IT Security sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents 13 somewhat common infrastructure decisions that can result in poor IT security. It is possible that your organization can improve its security in one or more of these areas. Take the time to assess your current security policy in each of these areas to see if there is room for refinement or improvement. Posted: 17 Dec 2010 \| Published: 17 Dec 2010 TOPICS: IT Industry \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| Network Security \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management

15 Top Paying IT Certifications for 2012 sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: When it comes to IT certifications, not all certifications are equally valued by companies. Find out the top 15 certifications most in demand for 2012 and what their corresponding salaries are on average. Discover which certifications will net you a 6-figure salary. Posted: 02 Feb 2012 \| Published: 02 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Careers \| Certification Programs \| IT Workforce \| Networking \| Salaries and Wages \| Systems Design and Development \| Training

2012 IT Skills and Salary Report sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This 2012 IT skills and salary report analyzes the responses of over 9,500 IT pros to explore the relationship between training, salary, and an employee’s sense of professional satisfaction. Find out which jobs pay the most and which employees are the most satisfied. Posted: 30 Apr 2012 \| Published: 30 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Careers \| IT Departments \| IT Industry \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| IT Workforce \| Salaries and Wages \| Training

7 Keys to Success for Managing a Business-Critical Cloud with Confidence sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Need a few tips on how to manage your cloud infrastructure? Here are seven best practices that will keep your business-critical cloud environment up and running. Posted: 01 May 2012 \| Published: 01 May 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Cloud Security \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| IT Best Practices \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management

8 tips to ensure your server technology supports your business growth sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: Servers are the workhorse of the modern business, and as IT demands increase, so your server technology needs to be able to grow and scale cost-effectively to meet future requirements. Posted: 20 Oct 2011 \| Published: 20 Oct 2011 TOPICS: IT Management \| IT Managers \| Server Management

A Modern Approach to Infrastructure Automation sponsored by HP WHITE PAPER: This resource presents a data center infrastructure transformation and modernization solution using a patent-pending, detailed approach to help you draw up an effective plan to create a standardized, highly automated hosting environment, able to support your organization’s business goals. Posted: 10 Oct 2011 \| Published: 10 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| IT Management \| IT Management Services

A Simple Guide to the Efficient Enterprise sponsored by Dell and VMware WHITE PAPER: Recent technology advances in five key areas put efficiency gains on the fast track. Here's how Dell can help CIOs capitalize on virtualization, mobility management, storage optimization, cloud services, and automated IT management. Posted: 14 May 2010 \| Published: 14 May 2010 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Data Center Management \| IT Management \| IT Services \| Mobile Workers \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Management

A Survival Guide for Functional Testing of Modern Applications sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: New application technologies, such as composite application architectures, cloud computing, and mobile platforms, and new software development methodologies, such as agile, make functional testing more challenging for the quality assurance (QA) organization. Read this paper to learn how to address the challenges of these new IT initiatives. Posted: 22 Nov 2011 \| Published: 22 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Application Development \| Application Development and Integration Services \| Application Life-Cycle Management \| Quality Control \| Software Development Life-Cycles \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Development Tools \| Testing

AC vs DC Power Distribution for Data Centers sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric WHITE PAPER: In this paper, you'll learn why high-efficiency AC will likely emerge as the dominant choice for data center power distribution. Topics covered include a review of the characteristics of AC & DC distribution, A mathematical model of the efficiency of two different AC distribution systems, and Why many of the DC benefits are unfounded. Posted: 10 Jul 2008 \| Published: 10 Jul 2008 TOPICS: AC Power Supplies \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Power Management \| DC Power Supplies \| IT Management \| Network Management \| Power Consumption Monitoring \| Power Generation Equipment \| Power Supplies

Accelerate the delivery of modern applications sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Limited 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: 02 Mar 2012 \| Published: 02 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Application Infrastructure \| Application Portfolio Management \| Applications Management \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Systems \| Software Migration \| Software Project Management \| Software Upgrades

Accelerate time to revenue with Infrastructure Test Optimization sponsored by Spirent WHITE PAPER: Release schedules are escalating, despite the fact that the solutions are more complex. Envision an infrastructure that automates repetitive, manual tasks like device configuration and test execution, or that automates the documentation of test execution. Posted: 05 Apr 2012 \| Published: 05 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Infrastructure Management \| Infrastructure Services \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Testing

Accelerate Windows 7 Migrations, Maximise App-V Deployment and Increase Management Capabilities sponsored by AppSense WHITE PAPER: The Microsoft workstyle is changing. The old desktop computer is being replaced by the digital generation and fast-paced, tech-savvy devices. Access this resource to learn about the new Microsoft workstyle, which promotes anywhere connection, intelligent infrastructure, cloud management and multiple Windows-based devices. Posted: 01 Feb 2012 \| Published: 01 Feb 2012 TOPICS: IT Management \| IT Management Services \| Systems Implementation \| Systems Management \| Windows 7 \| Workstations

Airline IT Trends Survey sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: For the 11th year in succession, the Airline IT Trends Survey tracks the key technology trends in the airline industry. It demonstrates the role that the survey’s global benchmarks play in underlining the importance of IT within the airline industry, while also stimulating debate in boardrooms worldwide about the way ahead. Posted: 24 Oct 2011 \| Published: 24 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Airline Industry \| IT Management \| Mobile Device Management Software \| Surveys

Analyst's take: Managing IT in an economic downturn sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: As companies face the prospect of a recession, IT is even more challenged to justify and deliver value while avoiding risky projects. This is not the time to slash budgets; instead, follow a few rules to simplify decision making and focus your investment in areas that deliver the greatest return. Posted: 20 Oct 2011 \| Published: 20 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Business Development \| IT Management \| IT Management Services

Analyst's take: Nucleus Research's top 10 IT predictions for 2010 sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: The cloud continues to drive both rapid ROI and new ISV business models. Beyond the cloud, expect 2010 to bring greater use of analytics, automation, and CRM, and a permanent shift in structural unemployment. Bid auf Wiedersehen to the vendors who still haven’t gotten it. Posted: 24 Oct 2011 \| Published: 24 Oct 2011 TOPICS: IT Management \| IT Management Services

Automated testing ROI: fact or fiction? A customer's perspective: What real QA organizations have found sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: The white paper explores the fundamentals of automated software testing, explains how such an endeavor is actually an investment for a company, and details how a company can get a return on their investment. Posted: 13 Feb 2009 \| Published: 13 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Quality Control \| ROI \| Testing

Avoidable Mistakes that Compromise Cooling Performance in Data Centers and Network Rooms sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric WHITE PAPER: Access this exclusive resource to learn how to avoid mistakes when installing cooling systems and racks in data centers or network rooms. This paper examines these typical mistakes, explains their principles, quantifies their impacts, and describes simple remedies. Posted: 29 Apr 2009 \| Published: 29 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Buildings and Facilities \| Cooling Capacity \| Cooling Equipment \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Fault Tolerance \| Load Balancing \| Network Capacity \| Network Management \| Power Generation Equipment \| Rack Enclosures \| Rack Servers \| Systems Design and Development

BI and ETL - Process Management Pain Points sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Sound business intelligence (BI) reporting can be invaluable in helping your business peers make the best decisions for your company. Ensuring error-free, end-to-end integration of data between processes distributed throughout your organization, however, can be challenging. Learn how scheduling and process automation technologies can help. Posted: 14 Feb 2012 \| Published: 14 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Business IT Alignment \| ETL (Software) \| IT Management \| Job Scheduling Software

BI and ETL Process Management Pain Points -- Cisco WP sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: You must ensure that the processes that move data from source to target systems run smoothly and quickly and that any errors are identified and resolved rapidly. This white paper takes a closer look at five common BI and ETL process management challenges that companies must address to deliver accurate data in a timely manner. Posted: 29 Jul 2011 \| Published: 29 Jul 2011 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Business Process Automation \| Business Process Automation Software \| Business Process Management \| ETL (Software) \| IT Management

BI Optimization: Building a Better Business Case for BI sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes how to build a better business case for BI, by understanding the level of ambition organizations can have and the layers in the business case that should contribute to that level of ambition. Posted: 16 Dec 2010 \| Published: 16 Dec 2010 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Business IT Alignment \| Data Integration \| Data Warehouses \| Infrastructure Management \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| TCO

Business Continuity Management: A holistic approach sponsored by BlueCentral WHITE PAPER: A successful business is based on continuity. This resource presents three key elements that you must consider with your business continuity landscape including crisis management, IT recovery, and business recovery. Inside, discover a holistic approach to managing and integrating these three stages of recovery. Posted: 14 Mar 2012 \| Published: 14 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Business Continuity Planning Software \| Business Intelligence \| Business Management \| Data Center Management \| IT Management

Business Intelligence for IT sponsored by Evergreen Systems WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the relationship between business intelligence and IT and how you can align them for a competitive edge. Posted: 21 May 2012 \| Published: 21 May 2012 TOPICS: Balanced Scorecards \| Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| IT Best Practices \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Systems

Business Intelligence Strategy sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: BI can yield valuable insight that increases performance. For some, BI programs can be derailed by factors beyond technology- by people and process. Learn how to prepare a BI strategy that will help you achieve excellence in your initiative. Posted: 07 Feb 2011 \| Published: 07 Feb 2011 TOPICS: Analytic Applications Software \| Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Business IT Alignment \| Dashboards \| IT Management \| Project Management \| Reporting Software

CCNA-Level Troubleshooting sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines the common CCNA-level commands that you should be familiar with when troubleshooting. Posted: 22 Nov 2010 \| Published: 22 Nov 2010 TOPICS: Help Desk Management \| Help Desks \| Systems Management \| Systems Management Services \| Systems Management Software \| Systems Testing \| Testing \| Troubleshooting

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HARDWARE TESTING DEFINITION (continued): … A common test platform (CTP), also called an open test standard (OTS), is a set of specifications defining test methods for diverse components of computer and electronic systems to be marketed as complete products. The intent of a CTP is to ensure consistency in hardware and software test procedures from the conceptual and design phases through manufacture and distribution.Computers, computer peripherals and electronic systems often contain complex devices, circuits, programs and interfaces. These must all work together in a variety of applications and conditions. A CTP can be part of an overall quality assurance program. A common standard can reduce the cost of test equipment, optimize the use of available test equipment, increase production efficiency and minimize training costs.
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