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Go Green with Ease: Five Steps for Small IT Shops sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Smart information technology (IT) practices reduce the environmental impact of conducting business, and help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) reduce expenses. Posted: 02 Feb 2009 \| Published: 02 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Employee Monitoring \| Energy Industries \| Environmental Compliance \| Green Data Center \| Green Storage \| IT Management \| Small Businesses

HP Data Center Smart Grid: An HP Converged Infrastructure Innovation Primer sponsored by HP & Intel WHITE PAPER: By helping your data center more accurately visualize and control energy use, you'll reclaim facility capacity and optimize energy use en route to reducing costs for your organization. Read this white paper for the details. Posted: 10 May 2011 \| Published: 10 May 2011 TOPICS: Cooling Capacity \| Cooling Equipment \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Power Management \| Energy Efficiency \| Energy Industries \| Power Consumption Monitoring \| Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE)

Optimization in Energy & Utilities - Effectively plan, schedule and monitor systems sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, learn about an innovative planning, scheduling, and monitoring strategy designed to enable businesses in the energy industry to improve operational efficiency, reduce risks, and cut costs. Discover the benefits of a planning technique that provides real-time visualization into and support of business operations. Posted: 22 May 2012 \| Published: 22 May 2012 TOPICS: Business Management \| Business Process Automation \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Energy Industries \| Enterprise Resource Management \| Software Selection

Capturing opportunity: Cleantech business booms sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com ESSENTIAL GUIDE: Cleantech is emerging as a suitable alternative source of energy or a means of reducing consumption of expensive resources, this report from Grant Thornton reveals. Posted: 01 May 2012 \| Published: 01 May 2012 TOPICS: Energy Efficiency \| Energy Industries \| Green Data Center \| Green Storage \| Market Research \| Market Trends \| Research and Development \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management

Improving Power and Cooling Efficiency in the Datacenter sponsored by HP & Intel TECHNICAL ARTICLE: HP has been a pioneer in incorporating technology to improve energy efficiency and reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) for IT systems in the datacenter, with solutions designed to reduce server management costs, increase utilization, and improve power and cooling. Posted: 21 Feb 2011 \| Published: 21 Feb 2011 TOPICS: Cooling Capacity \| Cooling Equipment \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Energy Efficiency \| Energy Industries \| Energy Star \| Power Connectors \| Power Integrated Circuits

Supercomputers: prestige objects or crucial tools for science and industry ? sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com PRESENTATION: Professor Hans Werner Meuer, co-founder of the Top500 supercomputer list, presents a critical assessment of high performance computing technology and applications. Posted: 20 Apr 2012 \| Published: 20 Apr 2012 TOPICS: High Performance Computing \| Research and Development \| Simulation and Analysis Software \| Supercomputers

Case Study - Petrobas sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc. CASE STUDY: Petrobras needed to accelerate data replication from offshore drilling platforms back to the corporate headquarters. Download the case study to learn how Riverbed deployed Steelhead® appliances to reduce Petrobras’ backup window from 34 hours to four hours, improve application performance for remote workers to LAN-like speeds, and more. Posted: 12 Jan 2012 \| Published: 12 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Acceleration Hardware \| Applications Management \| Backups \| Data Compression \| Data Deduplication \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Management \| Data Replication \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Remote Backups \| Storage Devices \| Storage Management \| Storage Replication \| Storage Security

The Banking Industry Architecture Network and TOGAF sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com ESSENTIAL GUIDE: This paper from the Open Group reveals how banks can benefit from combining complementary industry frameworks on enterprise architecture. Posted: 20 Feb 2012 \| Published: 20 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Banking Industry \| Compliance (Finance) \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Compliance Best Practices \| Enterprise Architectures \| SOA \| Standards \| Standards Organizations

The Industrialization of Fraud Demands a Dynamic Intelligence-Driven Response sponsored by EMC Corporation WHITE PAPER: With the profitability of exploiting information systems, coupled with the emergence of crimeware and services; fraud has grown from a criminal activity into an industry. This paper examines the industrialization of fraud and how organizations must respond with a comprehensive strategy that integrates intelligence with multiple security controls. Posted: 24 May 2012 \| Published: 24 May 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Cybersecurity \| Fraud Protection \| Identity Management \| Information Security \| Security Management \| Security Threats

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

Case Study: Industrial Measurement Company Cuts Power and Cooling Costs By 50% With Intelligent System sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel CASE STUDY: This case study showcases a highly efficient cooling system that enables significant data center savings. Learn more about this platform and hear from one company that implemented it here. Posted: 23 Apr 2012 \| Published: 23 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Blade Servers \| Cooling Capacity \| Cooling Equipment \| Data Center Cooling \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Power Management \| Data Centers \| Server Hardware

ERP vs. Project Based Solutions - Which Is Right For You? sponsored by IFS WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, learn why enterprise resouce planning (ERP) systems are emerging as an alternative to project-based solutions (PBSs). Posted: 11 Jan 2012 \| Published: 11 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Enterprise Resource Management \| ERP \| ERP Software \| Manufacturing \| Manufacturing Industry \| Manufacturing Industry Organizations \| Project Management \| Software Selection

The age of compliance: Preparing for a riskier and more regulated world sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Events such as the financial crisis and the Gulf oil spill have provided fresh impetus for efforts to gain better oversight and coordination across risk and compliance functions. Read this white paper to learn how the integrated management of risk and compliance has developed among corporates in multiple countries and industries. Posted: 27 Mar 2012 \| Published: 27 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Compliance Best Practices \| Data Governance \| Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) \| Regulatory Compliance \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

E-Book: A Manufacturer’s Guide to Navigating the Procurement and Sourcing Technology Landscape sponsored by SAP America, Inc. EBOOK: Utilizing the latest procurement technologies can help improve your supplier performance, produce better products and improve resource allocation. Read this editorial e-book to get expert advice on the latest procurement technologies for today’s manufacturers. Posted: 23 May 2012 \| Published: 23 May 2012 TOPICS: Manufacturing \| Manufacturing Industry \| Manufacturing Software \| Procurement \| Product Life Cycles \| Product Management

Securing SCADA: Overview, Risks, and Mitigation sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Limited WHITE PAPER: This resource explores how SCADA systems have inherent vulnerabilities that can be best resolved by adhering to security best practices, and how network security solutions can be used to mitigate the risk to SCADA systems Posted: 15 May 2012 \| Published: 15 May 2012 TOPICS: Cybersecurity \| Cyberterrorism \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Networking \| SCADA \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

Delivering Value with PeopleSoft Enterprise 9.1: Financial Management sponsored by Advent Global Solutions Inc. WHITE PAPER: Whether you are looking to upgrade your current PeopleSoft software or implementing for the first time, this white paper provides a clear description of the value added benefits you can expect to see from PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial management 9.1. Posted: 23 Apr 2012 \| Published: 23 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Financial Applications Software \| Financial Industry Organizations \| Financial Management \| Financial reporting software \| Financial Services Industry \| Oracle (Product) \| PeopleSoft (Product)

Security Intelligence for Energy Control Systems sponsored by Q1 Labs WEBCAST: This webcast discusses some of the information security challenges utility companies face, and provides an overview of how total security intelligence solutions from Accuvant and Q1 Labs can be essential components of a comprehensive, cyber-security program as mandated by the NERC-CIP, and other utility-focused, regulatory requirements. Posted: 24 Feb 2012 \| Premiered: 24 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Regulatory Compliance \| SCADA \| Security Event Management \| Security Management \| Security Threats \| Utilities Industry

5 Keys to Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing sponsored by Epicor Software Corporation WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses considerations for A&D manufacturers in the context of enterprise information systems and how they can help address 5 areas of concern: compliance, control, communications, competitiveness, and cutting cost, waste and complexity. The needs of the A&D market aren’t easily addressed by one-size-fits-all products. Posted: 04 Feb 2011 \| Published: 04 Feb 2011 TOPICS: Aerospace and Defense Industry \| Competition \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Compliance Best Practices \| Compliance reporting software \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Lean Production \| Manufacturing Industry \| Reporting Software \| Software Selection \| Work Breakdown Structure

Intel IT’s Data Centre Strategy for Business Transformation sponsored by Intel WHITE PAPER: To keep pace with your peers and position your organisation for the future, you must continuously update your data centre. This white paper explains how one company refined their IT transformation strategy to improve the quality, speed, and efficiency of their business services. Explore their key objectives and best practices for success here. Posted: 17 Feb 2012 \| Published: 17 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Construction \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| IT Management \| Systems Maintenance \| Systems Management

G-Cloud Report: G-Cloud Programme - Strategic Outline Case sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: This Strategic Outline Business Case sets out the opportunity to reduce costs and enhance flexibility of centralised ICT services, covering both information services delivered to citizens and staff, and the underpinning technical and physical Data Centre infrastructure. Posted: 21 Oct 2011 \| Published: 21 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Computing Technology Industry Association \| Virtualization Security

IT hiring activity and salary changes for 2010 sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: Our IT division recruits permanent and contract professionals into financial servicesfirms, including investment banks, hedgefunds and asset managers, and companies inthe commerce and industry and professional services sectors. We recruit business technologists from support to CTO level. Posted: 21 Oct 2011 \| Published: 21 Oct 2011 TOPICS: IT Best Practices \| IT Consulting Services \| IT Industry \| IT Management \| IT Service Centers

eGuide: Tips for Thin Provisioning Storage in a Health Care Setting sponsored by Hitachi Data Systems EGUIDE: This E-Guide offers expert insight into how today's health care facilities can use thin provisioning to address the ever-present problem of storage underutilization, eliminating the need for additional storage purchases. Additionally, discover essential tips for implementing thin provisioning in you health care facility. Posted: 21 Feb 2012 \| Published: 21 Feb 2012 TOPICS: EHR (Electronic Health Records) \| Health Care Compliance \| Health Care Industry \| Health Care Storage \| HIPAA \| HIPAA Compliance \| HITECH \| Medical Records Management

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

PCI DSS Compliance with Riverbed Stingray Traffic Manager and Stingray Application Firewall sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc. WHITE PAPER: PCI DSS is mandatory for any business that handles confidential cardholder data. Riverbed® Stingray™ Traffic Manager and Stingray Application Firewall Module help with many parts of the PCI DSS specification, notably the web application firewall (WAF) requirements of section 6.6. Posted: 12 Jan 2012 \| Published: 12 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Data Encryption \| Firewall Appliances \| Firewall Management \| Network Security \| Network Security Appliances \| Network Security Hardware \| Network Security Software \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Network Traffic Management \| Payment Card Industry \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance \| Security \| Security Policies

Streamlining Information Management to Reduce Costs sponsored by Iron Mountain WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover how Iron Mountain has helped numerous companies across industries - particularly health care - streamline information management and achieve greater cost efficiencies. Posted: 09 Mar 2012 \| Published: 09 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Health Care Compliance \| Health Care Industry \| Health Care Storage \| Medical Practice Management \| Medical Records Management \| Records Management \| Records Management Software

Computer Weekly - 8 May 2012: The changing face of retail IT sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com EZINE: In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the IT challenges facing retailers, as consumers turn increasingly to web and mobile shopping channels. Oracle president Mark Hurd talks about how the supplier intends to simplify IT infrastructures. And new government CIO Andy Nelson discusses how he plans to transform Whitehall IT. Read the issue now. Posted: 07 May 2012 \| Published: 07 May 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| eCommerce \| eCommerce Services \| eCommerce Software \| Governments \| Mobile Device Management \| Oracle (Product) \| Retail Trade Industry \| SaaS business intelligence \| Web Development

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