Software as a Service White Papers

WHITE PAPER: Addressed to business leaders with an understanding that many have already been exposed to a deluge of technical treatises and marketing messages on cloud computing, this paper provides information on where the cloud is headed from a business perspective and why it's relevant for your organization.

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 | Published: 31 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: Malware is constantly evolving, so you need a dynamic security defense that can keep up with the latest web-based threats. Learn how the Blue Coat WebPulse™ collaborative defense powers Blue Coat's web security portfolio, delivering fast and effective Web 2.0 threat protection for 75 million users worldwide.

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 | Published: 04 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the features of JBoss Enterprise Middleware and highlights technical and customer support as the key characteristic that sets this middleware apart from the competition.

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 | Published: 01 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the top 10 reasons why most software vendors and high-tech manufacturers choose to buy a COTS software licensing and entitlement management solution.

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 | Published: 25 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: In today’s cloud environment, the number of security breaches is on the rise - driving a new mandate for strong authentication technologies to ensure a more secure SSO. In this case study brief, learn first hand from industry experts and customers, their top 10 tips to make your federated SSO implementation a success and Enterprise class secure.

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 | Published: 12 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the relative merits of Software-as-a-Service and Infrastructure-as-a-Service, as well as issues and risks to consider. View now to determine whether these models are likely to provide better or worse security than your current in-house security.

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 | Published: 04 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper begins with an outline of the characteristics of computing from a distance, describes how WAN optimization of cloud resources improves the user experience, explains how Riverbed’s Cloud Steelhead achieves this, and concludes with several deployment examples.

Posted: 06 Sep 2011 | Published: 06 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Making the right choice is critical to your success delivering cloud backup services to your customers. This resource is here to help you choose a partner that meets the needs of your customers, uses the right technology, has a business model that aligns with yours, and provides value beyond the software. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 22 Aug 2011 | Published: 22 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: You may be turning to cloud computing solutions to provide flexible, cost-effective and proven delivery of IT services. This white paper shows how cloud resources can be rapidly deployed and easily scaled and processes, applications and services can be provisioned “on demand,” regardless of user location or device.

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 | Published: 12 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: Of all the advancements to enterprise computing, the cloud is the latest, coming with an assortment of promises to totally reshape your organization's computing approach. Access this brief and exclusive resource for an overview of cloud computing, specifically software-as-a-service.

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 | Published: 04 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: Cloud computing has become an increasingly popular means of delivering valuable, IT-enabled business services. Take a look at this exclusive resource to learn how adopting cloud technology can be an affordable way to get access to a dynamically scalable, virtualized computing environment.

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 | Published: 28 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: Get under the hood:  This technical note describes how to transform XML response into a Java™-usable response by creating Plain Old Java Objects (POJOs) and calling JAXB's unmarshal method. Simplify how to send requests to create new instances based on images that request parameters from Java classes.

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 | Published: 14 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: If you’re leading or working on a SaaS or PaaS project, interoperability and performance challenges throughout application migration processes are givens. This technical note offers specific proactive steps you can take to ensure the successful migration of your enterprise apps.

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 | Published: 14 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: The cloud can provide flexibility, value and time and cost savings to businesses of any size. Which cloud scenario is the best fit for your business? In this Quest white paper, discover the easiest way to get your cloud migration rolling, and how to prepare and simplify your migration. Read the paper today.

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 | Published: 13 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: Cloud computing is the pooling of computing resources to provide a single source of computing power to multiple users. Find out how a cloud manager provides a self-service portal that maintains permissions and information about cloud objects such as virtual images, patterns, and resources.

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 | Published: 07 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper discusses how effective management of the Vblock Infrastructure Platform using EMC Ionix Unified Infrastructure Manager can provide greater value in the form of faster and more efficient infrastructure service delivery and more robust infrastructure operational management for the purpose of meeting or exceeding service levels.

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 | Published: 16 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: What do today’s software vendors need to know about the present - and future - of application design and delivery? This white paper examines the relevance of LIAs, Web apps, and RIAs in a cloud-centric world.

Posted: 20 May 2011 | Published: 20 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read how IBM and NC State created a “cloud computing” model for provisioning technology that offered a quantum improvement in access, efficiency and convenience over traditional computer labs.

Posted: 20 May 2011 | Published: 20 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: This article discusses cloud computing in general, then dissects the layers of the cloud, presents the different cloud types, along with their benefits and drawbacks, and explains why this movement is important for enterprise developers.

Posted: 18 May 2011 | Published: 18 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: This Magic Quadrant compares 18 vendors and the strengths and cautions they each bring to the table with marketing resource management. This provides means each company based on constant criteria, allowing you to choose a vendor that meets your needs.

Posted: 06 May 2011 | Published: 11 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: This IBM and TBR white paper examines the specific criteria CIOs and IT managers should be looking for from your cloud computing vendors, providing both quantitative and qualitative insights.

Posted: 04 May 2011 | Published: 04 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: Today’s workers demand mobile devices, SaaS and online collaboration tools in order to be more productive. Given that these new consumer-inspired technologies cannot be divorced from the current IT infrastructure, CIOs face difficult questions. Read this paper to learn how CIOs can ensure that they are orchestrating a harmonic convergence.

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 | Published: 06 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: Small and midsize businesses that are using software as a service (SaaS) to automate their IT help desk(s) and IT infrastructure are reporting significant savings. Check out this white paper to learn more about the benefits of SaaS.

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 | Published: 05 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: The choice on how best to consume software - whether on-premises or through a Software as a Service (SaaS) model - is based on your specific requirements at different points in your business and organizational lifecycles. Check out this white paper to learn more.

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 | Published: 05 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: Information Technology as a "service" has benefited from early adopters who've deployed some major solutions. "Converged Infrastructure" is how HP describes the products and processes that use this approach and this reference guide give a business and technical perspective of it.

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 | Published: 18 Mar 2011