Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, you will gain insight into increasingly dynamic environments that require infrastructure integration that demands a high level of expertise – relinquishing IT professionals from their DIY mentality to implementing ICPs for optimal efficiency. Read now to learn more.

Posted: 16 May 2013 | Published: 31 Mar 2013

WHITE PAPER: This report documents ESG Lab's hands-on validation testing of Virident FlashMax II PCI Express (PCIe) SCM drives, with a focus on their multi-dimensional performance capabilities.

Posted: 15 May 2013 | Published: 30 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: This informative white paper provides you with a comprehensive approach to data protection – addressing the issue of complex requirements demanded by the continuous growth of information. Read on now to learn more.

Posted: 09 May 2013 | Published: 31 Jan 2013

WHITE PAPER: Tired of dealing with the complexity of your storage environment? In this white paper, you'll discover a storage resource management suite that can help reduce the complexity of managing your storage environments.

Posted: 08 May 2013 | Published: 30 Apr 2013

WHITE PAPER: This ESG Lab report focuses on hands-on evaluation and testing of Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) for Virtual Environments and FlashCopy Manager for VMware from IBM. Testing validated TSM for Virtual Environments and FlashCopy Manager for VMware focusing on ease of deployment and use, application integration and support, and VMware cluster protection.

Posted: 07 May 2013 | Published: 28 Feb 2013

WHITE PAPER: This comprehensive white paper guides you in the right direction when investing in a NAS system in three criterions. Also, you will have an analytical overview of an innovative solution suitable for enterprise applications, virtualized environments, cloud infrastructures, storage consolidation and data protection requirements.

Posted: 06 May 2013 | Published: 06 May 2013

WHITE PAPER: This informative resource provides you with three criterions to make the right decision when investing in a SAN storage system.

Posted: 06 May 2013 | Published: 06 May 2013

WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the collaboration between Oracle and Intel formulating an optimized storage solution that addresses today's challenges subsequent to a plethora of data growth.

Posted: 06 May 2013 | Published: 30 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: This brief guide will arm you with ten must ask questions you need to consider when reviewing your storage strategy.

Posted: 03 May 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This report examines and details the Hitachi approach to delivering storage capacity efficiency via its USP V and VSP platforms. In doing so, it will highlight how Hitachi looks at the overall economics of storage by reducing relevant operating expenses which they address with the characteristics of their storage systems and software.

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 | Published: 30 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, the challenges associated with safeguarding data and opening up universal access for distributed desktop and laptop systems residing at the edge of an organization's IT infrastructure are examined.

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 | Published: 28 Feb 2013

WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the reasons ESG believes CommVault's innovative data management platform delivers backup, archive, search and analytics capabilities, could be a viable cornerstone of an organization's information retention strategy.

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 | Published: 28 Feb 2013

WHITE PAPER: This paper aims to help you improve the alignment of the three distinct silos within your operations - strategy, analysis, and execution. Read today to find tips and best practices that will help you close the gap and better execute your strategic objectives.

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: Enterprises are continuously striving to meet the unique requirements of customers. Data management has become extremely prominent amongst organizations so adequate adjustments are needed. This white paper explores new specialist system configurations designed to broaden its market.

Posted: 03 Apr 2013 | Published: 21 Feb 2013

WHITE PAPER: This strategy brief outlines how Oracle's human capital management (HCM) solutions enable organizations to simplify how they manage people and empower them to build the best talent to drive existing and new business strategies.

Posted: 13 Mar 2013 | Published: 13 Mar 2013

WHITE PAPER: Today many executives have high expectations of their human resources leaders. This infographic states facts about the relationship between the C-suite and HR.

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 | Published: 12 Mar 2013

WHITE PAPER: This report by the Economist Intelligence Unit investigates whether the HR function is forging a close and robust relationship with the CEO.  It also explores the nature of these working relationships, how they have been affected by the economic downturn and how they vary across industries and regions.

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

WHITE PAPER: The question is no longer if your healthcare practice will make the transition to EHR, but when.  Careful planning and effective change management can help keep missteps – and the stress and costs that come with them – to a minimum.  This white paper presents strategies for avoiding common EHR implementation problems.

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 | Published: 16 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Social networking, high-speed mobility and smarter devices are changing the way we do business. Read this paper now to learn how you can create value for your business through building robust social and real-time collaboration capabilities into portals.

Posted: 16 Nov 2011 | Published: 16 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER:  Download this resource now to help ensure that you treat your information as a business asset and not let it become just a by-product of the systems that use it. Inside you'll read 5 common information governance challenges, 6 key tips to a successful information governance initiative, and more.

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 | Published: 13 Sep 2012

WHITE PAPER: Many IT departments have chosen to throw hardware at performance and capacity problems. In the past, that approach has worked, however times and management challenges have changed; demanding a different approach – capacity management. This guide is designed to help those IT leaders who are now looking to assemble a capacity management approach.

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 | Published: 12 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Different managers have different philosophies for project planning and scheduling, especially when it comes to meeting deadlines. But what if there was a way to improve risk management in relation to corporate projects? Learn how capacity planning provides the foresight necessary to complete projects on time and boost customer satisfaction.

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 | Published: 12 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: As greater demands are placed on IT for efficiency and productivity, it is becoming more important for IT organizations to adopt more sophisticated business process management methods. Learn about a capacity management approach that allows IT to plan for improved services.

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 | Published: 12 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Virtualization offers a more flexible solution where resources can be redistributed in accordance with shifting demands. However, virtualization resources add a new abstraction layer to the infrastructure stack, which can complicate IT service optimization. Read on to learn best practices for optimizing IT services in complex virtual environments.

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 | Published: 10 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: The flexibility and cost alternatives provided by virtualization, cloud computing and SaaS present organizations with a choice of platforms to run applications or a business service. These computing models highlight the need for a better capacity management process. Learn about effectively managing capacity for improvements in business services.

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 | Published: 10 Oct 2011