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How a Spanning Tree Works sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: The way a switch learns Ethernet (MAC) addresses is by inspecting the Ethernet frame and recording the source MAC address in a dynamic table. The switch will also associate a learned MAC address with a port. It can then make intelligent forwarding decisions based on the destination MAC address. This white paper illustrates the process. Posted: 29 Jun 2009 \| Published: 29 Jun 2009 TOPICS: CAM-I \| Content Addressable Memory \| Ethernet Networks \| Ethernet Switches \| Switched Ethernet \| Switches \| Switching

The 7 Deadly Skills Your IT Team Should Possess sponsored by SkillSoft WHITE PAPER: This resource examines IT skill shortages, how to minimise them within your company, and 7 deadly skills that your IT team should possess. Posted: 18 Apr 2012 \| Published: 18 Apr 2012 TOPICS: IT Agents \| IT Best Practices \| IT Departments \| IT Governance \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| IT Systems \| Security Infrastructure

The 7 Deadly Skills of The Perfect Employee sponsored by SkillSoft WHITE PAPER: This resource examines the 7 skills essential to employee success and how to keep your employees productive and satisfied. Posted: 23 Apr 2012 \| Published: 23 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Certification Programs \| eLearning \| Employee Performance Management (EPM) \| IT Agents \| Training \| Training and Educational Services \| Training Software

IT jobswatch – trends in media IT recuitment sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: This quarters figures compiled by jobadswatch.co.uk show that during the fourth quarter of 2010 the IT jobs market for permanent staff being recruited by media organisations is up by 1.8%. This is the sixth consecutive quarter that has seen higher demand. Posted: 20 Oct 2011 \| Published: 20 Oct 2011 TOPICS: IT Agents \| IT Consulting Services \| IT Industry \| IT Service Centers \| IT Workforce

Extending Reach and Ensuring Effectiveness of Leadership Development: The Role of Technology-Based Learning sponsored by SkillSoft WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses leadership development and the role of technology-based learning in leadership development programs. Posted: 18 Apr 2012 \| Published: 18 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Certification Programs \| Employee Performance Management (EPM) \| Executive Training \| IT Agents \| IT Workforce \| Leadership \| Training

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

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

The Future of Innovation Management: The Next 10 Years sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com IT BRIEFING: Download this report from Arthur D Little to learn 5 key innovation concepts for CIOs and CTOs. Posted: 31 Jan 2012 \| Published: 31 Jan 2012 TOPICS: B2B \| CIOs \| CTOs \| Intellectual Property \| Research and Development \| Risk Management \| Social Networking \| Surveys

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

Imagination to Insight: Accelerating Discovery with the Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WHITE PAPER: Under-performing processors can limit the potential of HPC applications and interfere with an organization's ability to run simulations and solve problems in a timely manner. This solution brief discusses the latest processor developments that optimize performance, strengthen security, and enable parallelism in business infrastructures. Posted: 17 Apr 2012 \| Published: 17 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Bandwidth Management \| Data Center Management \| Hardware \| High Performance Computing \| Performance Testing \| Processor Architectures \| Research and Development \| Security

Data Center Infrastructure Management sponsored by Schneider Electric EGUIDE: This exclusive e-guide presents top data center infrastructure management (DCIM) offerings and tools to help you successfully organize and manage your data center while also monitoring power for an improved, efficient data center. Also inside, discover the full benefits of this management tool. Posted: 28 Feb 2012 \| Published: 28 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Cooling Equipment \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Power Management \| Data Centers \| Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE)

Running a successful contact center sponsored by NACR EGUIDE: This SearchCRM.com e-guide features editorial insight on the latest contact center and customer service trends. Posted: 24 Feb 2012 \| Published: 24 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Contact Center Management \| Contact Centers \| CRM \| Social Networking \| Web 2.0

Global lessons in eHealth implementation sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com JOURNAL ARTICLE: This report from KPMG, packed with case studies, looks at the drivers for innovation in e-health. Posted: 02 Apr 2012 \| Published: 02 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Change Management \| Government Agencies (non-U.S.) \| Health Care Applications Software \| Health Care Industry \| Health Care Software \| Research and Development \| Social Networking

Modernizing the mainframe data center sponsored by Micro Focus EGUIDE: Access this expert e-guide to learn the reasoning behind mainframe modernization and whether it is right for your organization. Discover the crucial information you need to consider before deciding to modernize. Posted: 01 May 2012 \| Published: 01 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Centers \| Legacy Applications Software \| Mainframe Computers \| Mainframe Server Hardware \| Server Hardware \| Server Management

Choosing the right contact center technology sponsored by NACR EGUIDE: Read this SearchCRM.com e-guide to gain a better understanding of building a multichannel contact center and eight tips for enhancing the customer service in your contact center. Posted: 24 Feb 2012 \| Published: 24 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Call Centers \| Contact Center Management \| Contact Center Software \| CRM \| Customer Self-Service \| Customer Service \| Web 2.0

Backup Solutions For Today's Data Center sponsored by Dell, Inc. EGUIDE: This expert E-Guide explores the different data backup and storage systems available, and which ones will really eat up your storage budget. Read now to learn more. Posted: 27 Mar 2012 \| Published: 27 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Backup for Virtualized Servers \| Backup Server Hardware \| Backup Software \| Backups \| Disk Backups \| Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Security \| Tape Backups

Change the way you look at data center networking: HP DataCenter Networking Solutions sponsored by HP & Intel WHITE PAPER: Managing a data center has never been harder for IT professionals due to a number of factors, including cost, complexity and shifting business priorities. Data center consolidation often is a valuable way to overcome those challenges. Posted: 28 Oct 2011 \| Published: 28 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Management Services \| Network Performance \| Networking

How To Manage Virtual Data Center Growth and Virtualization Challenges sponsored by More Direct EGUIDE: View this expert e-guide to discover the best ways to manage virtual data center growth. Learn to overcome virtualization issues with hardware, manage workflow, create a power-conscious data center, and more. Posted: 06 Apr 2012 \| Published: 06 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Cooling \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Power Management \| Data Centers

E-Guide: Power Consumption in the Modern Data Center sponsored by NComputing EGUIDE: This essential e-guide, written by our editors, explores how you can effectively monitor data center power consumption. Explore tips and strategies that will increase profitability while decreasing operating costs. Also learn how to safeguard your UPS systems in the event of a data center power failure. Posted: 12 Mar 2012 \| Published: 12 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Cooling Equipment \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Power Management \| Energy Efficiency \| Power Consumption Monitoring \| Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) \| UPS

Protecting your Network and Data Center with Next-Gen Firewalls sponsored by Palo Alto Networks EGUIDE: Learn how your organization can take advantage of next-generation firewalls. This resource provides clarity on this popular security solution so you can determine which features are right for your needs. Posted: 13 Apr 2012 \| Published: 13 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Data Centers \| Firewall Appliances \| Firewall Management \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Security \| Security Architectures \| Security Best Practices \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management \| Security Systems \| Security Threats

Benefits of Cloud Management Software sponsored by More Direct EGUIDE: This expert e-guide examines the benefits of new cloud management software offerings and how your organization can leverage the tools it already has to take advantage of cloud computing. Plus, discover the hottest desktop virtualization news and top 10 tips. Posted: 11 Apr 2012 \| Published: 11 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Cloud Storage \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Centers \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Eguide: Healthcare Center Improves the well-being of their Data Protection sponsored by Syncsort EGUIDE: Check out this brief case study to learn how one community health center was able to greatly improve backup, DR and storage operations. Posted: 11 Apr 2012 \| Published: 11 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Content Management \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Health Care Industry \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Security \| Virtualization Security

How to Solve Today’s Top 6 Data Center Pain Points While Maximizing ROI sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Access this essential white paper to discover the six top problems in your data center and how to effectively address them. Learn how to manage a multivendor environment, virtualize without vulnerability, take advantage of the private cloud and more. Posted: 01 May 2012 \| Published: 01 May 2012 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Network Best Practices

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Data Center Infrastructure Management DCIM 2011 Vendor Analysis sponsored by CA Technologies. WHITE PAPER: Data center infrastructure management (DCIM) offers data center managers countless benefits as it brings facilities and IT together to achieve increased availability, efficiency, and cost savings. Access this white paper to discover what components make up an enterprise-grade DCIM strategy and what to look for in a DCIM vendor. Posted: 15 May 2012 \| Published: 15 May 2012 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management

Magic Quadrant for Data Center Outsourcing and Infrastructure Utility Services, North America sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WHITE PAPER: More and more companies are showing interest in data center outsourcing, but there are a variety of providers to choose from. This white paper compares the outsourcing capabilities and infrastructure utility services of 17 vendors. Find out which providers were considered the challengers, leaders, niche players, and visionaries. Posted: 02 Sep 2011 \| Published: 02 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Green Data Center \| Grid Computing \| Outsourcing

E-Guide: Data Center Server Considerations: Sizing Hardware for Virtual Machines sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel EGUIDE: In this expert e-guide, gain best practices for sizing server hardware for virtual machines. Find out what you should look for when selecting servers for different types of virtual machines and how to select tools for benchmarking your virtual environment. Plus, discover how to plan for the current and future needs of your virtual environment. Posted: 13 Mar 2012 \| Published: 13 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Provisioning \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Machine

HP BladeSystem Matrix: Delivering the Converged Infrastructure sponsored by HP & Intel WHITE PAPER: IT organizations that find server deployment complex and inefficient are looking at new options, such as HP's BladeSystem Matrix. Using this converged infrastructure approach, organizations can reduce acquisition costs for servers, storage and network infrastructure, while reducing total cost of ownership. Posted: 20 Sep 2010 \| Published: 20 Sep 2010 TOPICS: Blade Servers \| Data Center Cooling \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization

IDC white paper: Delivering an Integrated Infrastructure for the Cloud sponsored by HP & Intel WHITE PAPER: Cloud computing is more than just a buzz word. Utilizing this technology streamlines organizations by reducing operating costs, improving application performance and allocating resources more efficiently. Download this resource to discover more about this technology and how it can impact your organization. Posted: 08 Feb 2012 \| Published: 08 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Management \| Cloud Security \| Cloud Storage \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Systems Management \| Systems Management Services

5 Must-Dos For IT Power Infrastructure Design and Setup sponsored by IBM EGUIDE: This expert E-Guide explores how you can best-leverage your organization’s IT power infrastructure design for high efficiency and productivity. Posted: 30 Apr 2012 \| Published: 30 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Backup Server Hardware \| Cooling Capacity \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Power Management \| Energy Efficiency \| Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE)

Oracle x86 Rack Servers Optimized for Rapid Deployments and Operational Efficiency sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: This white paper reveals key factors to consider when selecting a server and explains why more and more organizations are relying on x86 platforms. Access key findings from your peers concerning their spending on servers, power and cooling expenses, and more. Posted: 07 Oct 2011 \| Published: 07 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Cooling Capacity \| Data Center Cooling \| Data Center Power Management \| Data Centers \| Hardware \| High Availability \| Security \| Server Hardware

The high cost of not upgrading your servers sponsored by HP & Intel WHITE PAPER: This resource demonstrates how a buy-and-hold strategy can add data center costs that many of today’s enterprises simply can’t afford. Read on to learn more about server replacement cycles and the ongoing operational costs of holding on to legacy hardware platforms long past their recommended life-cycle. Posted: 17 May 2012 \| Published: 17 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Infrastructure Management \| Infrastructure Services \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization

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